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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/06/2012 - Joint Agenda Packet - City CouncilTable of Contents Agenda 2 No. 4 - Final Report Cover Sheet revised 1 4 No. 5 - Charter amendment process Cover Sheet revised 1 5 No. 6 - Public Hearing Dates Cover Sheet revised 1 6 1 CITYor; C~J~IA;C;EST~ITION A&M Universiv"Mayor Home ofTr.~/~s Council members Nancy Berry Blanche Brick Mayor Pro Tem Jess Fields Dave Ruesink Karl Mooney City Manager Katy-Marie Lyles David Neeley Julie Schultz Agenda College Station City Council Joint Workshop Meeting w/ Citizens Charter Review Commission Wednesday, June 06,2012,4:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Executive Session will be held in the Administrative Conference Room. Consultation with Attorney (Gov't Code Section 55 1.071 ); possible action. The City Council may seek advice from its attorney regarding a pending or contemplated litigation subject or settlement offer or attorney-client privileged information. Litigation is an ongoing process and questions may arise as to a litigation tactic or settlement offer, which needs to be discussed with the City Council. Upon occasion the City Council may need information from its attorney as to the status of a pending or contemplated litigation subject or settlement offer or attorney-client privileged information. After executive session discussion, any final action or vote taken will be in public. The following subject(s) may be discussed: Legal Advice a. Legal advice concerning proposed charter amendments. 3. Take action, if any, on Executive Session. 4:30 p.m. -Joint Meeting with City Council and Citizens Charter Review Commission 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the Citizens Charter Review Advisory Commission's Final Report to the City Council with the Commission's recommendations for amendments within the City Charter. 5. Presentation, possible action, and discussion to receive direction from the City Council as to how the Commission can support the City Council through the Charter amendment process. 6. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on possible Public Hearing dates to receive comments on the proposed Charter amendments. 7. Adjourn. Page 12 City Council Joint Workshop Meeting Wednesday, June 6,20 12 APPROVED: Notice is hereby given that a Joint Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas will be held on the 6th day of June, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. respectively in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. The following subjects will be discussed. to wit: See Agenda PostedJhis 1 st day of June, 2012 at 5:00 pm rndi City secretary(J I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of College Station, Texas, is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, in College Station, Texas, and the City's website, www.cstx.~ov . The Agenda and Notice are readily accessible to the general public at all times. Said Notice and Agenda were posted on June 1, 2012 at 5:00 pm and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours proceeding the scheduled time of said meeting. This public notice was removed from the official board at the College Station City Hall on the following date and time: by Dated this day of ,2012. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS BY Subscribed and sworn to before me on this the day of Notary Public -Brazos County, Texas ,2012. My commission expires: This building is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive service must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (979) 764-3517 or (TDD) 1-800-735-2989. Agendas may be viewed on www.cstx.~ov. Council meetings are broadcast live on Cable Access Channel 19. June 6, 2012 City Council Workshop No. 4 CRAC Final Report To: David Neeley, City Manager From: Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary Agenda Caption: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on the Citizens Charter Review Advisory Commission’s Final Report to the City Council with the Commission’s recommendations for amendments within the City Charter. Background & Summary: After the November 2011 election, when the proposed amendment to the Charter failed, the Council directed the Commission to continue with the original Plan of Work, working toward a November 2012 election date, with Public Hearings at the Council level, and with the proviso that if the Commission should determine they could not work within the necessary timeline, the Council would reconsider the election date. The Commission began their work in earnest in January 2012, meeting the first and third Wednesday of each month, and the fifth Wednesday as needed. The original charge for the Commission’s Plan of Work included reviewing specific Charter provisions: · Article III, Section 21, Vacancies · Article IX, Nominations and Elections · Article X, Initiative, Referendum, and Recall · Article XI, Franchises and Public Utilities The Commission has completed their charge and respectfully submits their recommendations to the Council for consideration to be placed on the November 2012 ballot. Attachments: · None 4 June 6, 2012 City Council Workshop No. 5 Charter Amendment Process To: David Neeley, City Manager From: Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary Agenda Caption: Presentation, possible action, and discussion to receive direction from the City Council as to how the Commission can support the City Council through the Charter amendment process. Background & Summary: Chair McIlhaney asked that this item be placed on the June 6 agenda to request direction from the Council as to how the Commission can support the City Council though this process. Attachments: · None 5 June 6, 2012 City Council Workshop No. 6 Public Hearing Dates To: David Neeley, City Manager From: Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary Agenda Caption: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on possible Public Hearing dates to receive comments on the proposed Charter amendments. Background & Summary: The Council needs to set dates for Public Hearings to receive public comments on the proposed Charter amendments. The Citizens Charter Review Advisory Commission believes there needs to be a joint Public Hearing with Council. The Commission has been working on this for the past year, and they feel they are better suited to answer questions about why recommendations were made. Attachments: · None 6