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RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2021-057 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK TO IMPLEMENT THE WAYS AND MEANS <br /> BY WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL WILL PROMOTE GREATER EFFICIENCY IN ITS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, during the City Council’s February 6, 2021 annual planning retreat, amongst other items, the City Council discussed ways and means by which it could make its regular City Council <br /> meetings more efficient. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, the City Council for the City of San Leandro RESOLVES as follows: <br /> <br />1. That the City Council Handbook shall be amended as follows: <br /> <br />(a) The title, “Council Goals,” in Section I., “Mayor and City Council,” at p. 8 shall be amended to: <br /> <br />“Council Goals and Priorities” <br /> <br />(b) The following language shall be added after the last sentence of the newly titled Section I., Mayor and City Council, Council Goals and Priorities, at page 8: <br /> <br />“All City Council items brought forward at City Council meetings under Item 14. subsequent to a City Council planning retreat shall be re-prioritized by the City Council twice a year.” <br /> <br />(c) The following language shall be added to the beginning of Section II., Meetings, Closed Session, at p.10: <br /> <br />Closed session will begin one hour before the City Council meeting unless otherwise arranged. Action items will be placed first on the closed session agenda. Typically, closed sessions <br /> are called to discuss (1) real property negotiations, (2) existing or anticipated litigation, (3) liability claims, (4) labor negotiations, or public employee appointments, (5) evaluations <br /> and discipline. <br /> <br /> <br />(e) Section IV., Conflicts, Liability & Decorum, Decorum and Order - Council Members, pgs. 21-22, shall be amended with new language in italics, as follows: <br /> <br />“a) Any Council Member who wants to speak shall address the Chair and, upon recognition by the Chair, shall confine himself/herself to the question under debate. <br /> <br />b) A Council Member who wants to question a staff member shall address his/her question to the City Manager, City Attorney, or the City Clerk in appropriate cases, who shall be entitled <br /> to answer the inquiry himself/herself or to designate some member of the staff for that purpose. During initial clarifying questions from City Council Members after a staff report, <br /> the Presiding Officer shall enforce a 5-question limit per City Council