SR 12-15-2020 13I 13.I
December 15, 2020
Council Meeting: December 15, 2020 Santa Monica, California
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CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk, Records & Elections Services
Department
Date: December 15, 2020
13.I Request of Councilmembers Brock and Parra that: (a) all Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions not currently permitted to meet under the
Executive Order may hold a quarterly meeting beginning in January or
February of 2021, with such meetings to be conducted remotely and
focused on issues within the jurisdiction of the relevant board or
commission that are scheduled to come before the City Council before
June 2021, (b) in light of staff reductions and in order to minimize
disruption to core and pandemic-related services, the City Clerk and City
Manager or designees shall work with Board and Commission Chairs to
facilitate the scheduling of these quarterly video meetings, with board and
commission members taking responsibility for preparing agendas,
ensuring compliance with the Brown Act, preparing letters with
recommendations to Council (if any), and ensuring that video recordings of
the proceedings are made available to the City Clerk; and (c) the City
Council will honor all Commissioners and Board Members who have left
their positions, whether as the result of being termed out, not being
reappointed, or by voluntary departure, during the period from September
2020 to the present, by a reading of their names in a January 2021 City
Council meeting and the issuance of an appropriate commendation for
their valuable volunteer service on behalf of the City’s residents.
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