Monday, February 10, 2025 Rules Committee Minutes
Dr. Jeannette Sánchez-Palacios, Mayor
Bill McReynolds, Councilmember
Bill Ayub, City Manager
Michael MacDonald, City Clerk
Jim Duran, Councilmember
MINUTES
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING – 3:00 P.M.
COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM – CITY HALL
501 POLI STREET, VENTURA, CA 93001
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This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Michael B. MacDonald, City Clerk, (805) 658-4787. The Committee may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.
CALL TO ORDER: 3:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers McReynolds, Duran, and Mayor Dr. Sánchez-Palacios
Absent: None
Mayor. Dr. Sánchez-Palacios presiding
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
Public Speakers: KC Rodriguez
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FORMAL ITEMS: The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for Formal Items as the item is taken up. Formal Items may be reordered at the discretion of the Chair. The public may speak up to three (3) minutes on each agenda item. If there are more than 20 speakers, the time shall be reduced to two (2) minutes.
1. Introduction and Overview of the Rules Committee and Its Duties under the City Council Protocols
Staff: Michael MacDonald, City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION
Receive a presentation from the City Clerk reviewing the duties of the Rules Committee, as set forth by the City Council Protocols.
Action: No speakers. Presentation made; discussion held.
2. Adoption of Regular Meeting Schedule
Staff: Michael MacDonald, City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION
Discuss and adopt a regular meeting schedule.
Action: No speakers. M/S/C (Duran/McReynolds) to approve a quarterly meeting schedule on the second Monday of the month at 3 PM.
Vote: All Ayes
3. Discussion on Developing a Program for Ceremonial Lighting of City Hall Referred on: July 9, 2024
RECOMMENDATION
Provide feedback and direction to the City Council on the concept of establishing a program for ceremonial lighting of City Hall with different colored lights, as part of the United States Semiquincentennial Celebration item. This item was referred by the City Council to the Rules Committee on July 9, 2024.
Action: No discussion. Item continued.
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4. Updating City Council Protocols
Referred on: January 28, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
On January 28, 2025, the City Council referred to the Rules Committee two areas of the City Council Protocols for review: (1) policy consideration process; and (2) frequency and means of the City Council’s review of the Protocols.
Action: No discussion. Item continued.
POLICY CONSIDERATION ITEMS: The Rules Committee may refer the item to a Council Advisory Group, Council subcommittee, to the City Manager for further analysis, schedule the item for a Council meeting agenda, or refer the item back to the author. The Rules Committee can send the item back to the author if it finds the item to have 1) a significant lack of background or supporting information, 2) significant grammatical or readability issues, or 3) that the item is not aligned with the adopted City Council goals or legislative platform.
5. Policy Consideration – The Community, Autonomy, Rights, and Equality (CARE) Policy
Introduced by: Councilmember Campos, District 1
RECOMMENDATION
Consider a referral and/or other actions within the Rules Committee’ authority under the Protocols, for policy consideration that recommends the City Council adopt the Community Autonomy, Rights, and Equality (CARE) Policy to protect reproductive rights, immigrant residents, and gender -diverse individuals from restrictive laws and external enforcement efforts.
Public Speakers: KC Rodriguez, Lisa Klein, Kathryn Schackmann, Holly Johnson, Julieanne Case, Michelle Rosenblum, Robert
O’Riley, Michael Fink, Steven Allen, Crosby Nicharson,
Marianne Parra, Robin Redwater, Kevin Daly, Amber
Thompson, Kenan Rubenstein
Action: M/S/C (McReynolds/Duran) to refer to item to the March 18, 2025 City Council meeting with a “Further Review
Required” recommendation and requests the author to
provide the following supporting information:
1. All of the cited resolutions and communications as
attachments.
2. Expand on the financial impacts to include
enforcement.
3. Provide definitions in Section 5.2 for immunity for
health care workers.
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4. Provide definitions in Section 4.5 for legal immunity for residents.
5. E xpand on the comparison to Senate Bill 54 CA
Values Act.
6. P rovide background information on the World
Professional Association for Transgender Health
(WPATH).
7. Expand the language around the diverse and Native
American communities.
Vote: All Ayes
COMMITTEE AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS: None
ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
• Monthly Heritage Recognition Calendar
• Permanent Chumash Acknowledgement at City Council meetings • Legislative Platform
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 4:18 p.m.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct record of the Rules Committee meeting held on February 10, 2025.
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Michael MacDonald
City Clerk
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