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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: February 19, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-073 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.E. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Resolution Amending Section IV of the City of San Leandro <br />Councilmembers Handbook, Related to Requests by Members of the Council <br />to Schedule Agenda Items <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />To refine the process used by Councilmembers to request items for consideration on the City <br />Council agenda, staff recommends Council adopt a resolution , amending Section IV of the <br />Councilmembers Handbook, to add a new section to the City Council agenda, entitled <br />“Council Requests to Schedule Agenda Items”. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Section IV of the City of San Leandro Councilmembers Handbook contains the following <br />paragraph: <br />“REQUESTS BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO SCHEDULE AGENDA ITEMS <br />Any item raised as a future agenda item at one of its regular meetings by a Council Member <br />will, by consensus of the Council, be referred to staff for placement on an upcoming Council <br />agenda (Work Session or regular Council Meeting ) or Council Committee agenda. The <br />Presiding Officer will ask Council members to indicate their interest in considering the item , <br />then announce whether or not there is consensus to schedule the item on a future agenda.” <br />Staff would like to assist the City Council in the scheduling and managing of their public <br />meetings. A proposed new section of the agenda , entitled “Council Requests to Schedule <br />Agenda Items”, is intended to create smoother work flow, and to allow the Council a specific <br />time to propose agenda items in a more formal manner. <br />Analysis <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/12/2013