City Council

19. PROVIDE DIRECTION ON (1) PROPOSED TOPICS FOR POSSIBLE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO BE STUDIED; (2) CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS; AND/OR (3) SCOPE AND CHARGE FOR A CHARTER STUDY TASK FORCE, IF DESIRED Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (“Common-Sense” exemption); (2) Provide direction to staff on general topics that should be studied and potentially submitted to voters as changes to the City Charter; (3) Provide direction to staff on how best to proceed with Charter Study, including, but not limited to, the following options: a. Discuss Charter amendment matters at the City Council level, as part of a series of City Council workshop/study session discussions; b. Refer specific matters to the Legislative Policy Committee (or other City Council committee) for study and recommendation to the City Council; and/or c. Refer specific matters to a separate, appointed Charter Study Task Force with a specified scope and charge established by the City Council for study and recommendation to the City Council