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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 1, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />SUNSHINE ORDINANCE <br />11 P4?? <br />-CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Select one of the following actions: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Direct staff to prepare a revised ordinance and schedule for a future City Council meeting. <br />2. Introduce and hold first reading of ordinance, as prepared by staff. <br />3. Provide additional direction. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On June 14, 2012, the Ethics Committee considered a draft Sunshine Ordinance submitted by <br />Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development (SACReD). Sunshine Ordinances <br />typically encompass expansion of the Brown Act and Public Record Act concepts. SACReD's <br />proposal would go beyond the typical Sunshine regulations to include a broader focus on open <br />government as it applies to development projects. Although staff believes that the City has <br />transparent processes and conducts business in an open manner, at the July 2, 2012 City <br />Council meeting the City Council directed staff to meet with representatives from SACReD to <br />listen to and solicit their issues and concerns and to subsequently develop a set of proposals <br />for the Council to consider. <br />The City Council held a Work Study Session on September 17, 2012 to consider <br />recommendations on each of the six initiatives proposed by SACReD. <br />5OA-1