Ord 2021-004 Amend start and end time of Council meetings

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO.2021-004 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND CITY OF SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1-1-200 TO CHANGE THE START TIME FOR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM 7:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. AND TO ADD AN END TIME OF 10:00 P.M. Recitals WHEREAS, during its February 6, 2021 annual planning retreat, the City Council discussed amongst other items, ways and means to make its regular meetings more efficient; and WHEREAS, because of a marked increase in the volume of City business and policy priorities, coupled with a welcomed increase in public participation in regular City Council meetings, the City Council believes that it is in the best interest of the City to change the start time of its regular meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and to establish an end time of 10:00 p.m. unless extended by a majority of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above recitals are true and correct and made a part of this ordinance. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Section 1-1-200 of the San Leandro Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to read as follows: Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. If any such day is a City holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day at 6:00 p.m. Regular meetings shall end at 10:00 p.m. unless a majority of the City Council votes in favor of continuing the meeting past 10:00 p.m. SECTION 3. CEQA. Approval of the ordinance is exempt from further environmental review under the general rule in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. As a mere text amendment, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of San Leandro hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof,