Item 25 - Streamlining City Council Meetings

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Streamline City Council Meetings November 2, 2021 Page 4 9. UPDATE THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. Revise the agenda order so as to hear items in the following order: public hearings, business calendar, and then consent calendar items. Standard or frequent types of items are placed under the Consent Calendar. Staff recommends hearing the items that would require discussion first before hearing the routine items. Members of the Council would always have the opportunity to pull items from the Consent Calendar for discussion 10. SURVEY CONSTITUENTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK. Conduct a City Council Meeting Streamlining Outreach Survey. To increase our community outreach efforts, staff recommends obtaining feedback regarding the current meeting structure. The survey does not need to be a formal, scientific survey with requisite controls; but instead will allow members of the community to vote on different options and allow them to suggest how City Council may streamline meetings. 11.INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. Schedule one or more additional regular City Council meeting each month. 12.TIME LIMITS FOR COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS. Impose a time limit that councilmembers may speak on any City Council agenda item. 13.IMPOSE A SET MEETING END TIME. End City Council meetings at a set time. Next Steps The options presented in this staff report are for discussion by the City Council. Should it be the desire of the City Council, staff can prepare a revised City Council Rules and Procedure document, in the form of a resolution, to include revised procedures to streamline City Council meetings. Alternatively, staff can return to the City Council with additional information at a future meeting. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Submitted By: Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager