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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 11, 1994
City Council Meeting Time (Prepared by: Lou Ann Texeira,
Assistant to the City Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION~ Receive report and determine appropriate city council
meeting time.
SUBJECT:
EXHIBITS:
DESCRIPTION: On January 10, 1994, Councilmember Houston requested
that the city council consider at a future meeting, changing the starting
time for regular City Council meetings from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m..
Presently, the Dublin city Council holds regular meetings on the second
and fourth Mondays of each month, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
This issue was discussed again at the city Council meeting on February
14, 1994. Councilmember Houston stated his three reasons for making the
request to change the meeting time: 1) To better accommodate those city
staff who do not live in Dublin and must either come back for the meeting
or wait around until 7:30 p.m.; 2) city Council meetings occasionally run
late, and if the meetings began earlier, perhaps they might conclude
earlier; and 3) To attract more citizens to the city Council meetings.
After some discussion, the City council directed staff to survey Dublin
citizens regarding the preferred starting time for City council meetings.
Staff developed a simple survey (see attached) which was included in the
1994 spring Recreation brochure. OVer 10,000 brochures were mailed out
to Dublin citizens on March 4, 1994. As of April 5, 162 (1.65%) citizen
surveys were received.
The citizen survey posed two basic questions: 1) Do you attend city
Council meetings (Never, occasionally, Regularly); and 2) What time would
you prefer city council meetings begin (6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30). Of the
responses received, 52 (31.5%) preferred a 7:30 p.m. meeting time; 51
(31%) preferred a- 7:00 p.m. meeting time; ; 22 (13.3%) preferred a 6:30
p.m. meeting time; 14 (8.5%) preferred a 6:00 p.m. meeting time; and 21
(12.7%) indicated no time preference. The attached survey summary
presents a more detailed account of the responses received to date.
Staff recommends that the City council review the results of the citizen
survey and take any action deemed appropriate.
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PERMIT NO, 116
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Attention: City Manager's Office
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Dublin, CA 94568
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Here is ill1 opporlunity for you to speak to your City officials. The
Dublin City Council is looking to increilse citizen input at City
Council meetings,
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Currently, the Dublin City Council meets on the second and fourth
Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Dublin Civic Center. The
City Council discllssed the possibility of chilnging the meeting time
in an effort to ilH:re<lse iltlendance at City Council meetings. Please
lilkc il monll2ntlo respond to the following questions:
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I would prefer Dublin City Council meelings to:
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Begin at 6:00 p.m.
Begin at 7:00 p.m.
) 13egin ill 6:30 p,m,
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Thank yuu fur participating!
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING TIME QUESTIONNAIRE
As of 4/5/94
165 cards returned
Time Attend Attend Never Attendance Box
Preference RecrolarlV Occasionally Attend Not Checked Total
6:00 1 8 5 14
6:00 or 6:30 2 2
6:30 1 11 10 22
6:30 or 7:00 2 2
7:00 2 23 24 2 51
7:00 or 7:30 1 1
7:30 6 27 18 1 52
NO TIME 2 19 21
PREFERENCE
TOTAL 10 73 79 3 165
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