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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.6 Approval of the 2023 City Council Meeting CalendarCELEBRATING STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DUBLIN CALIFORNIA Agenda Item 4.6 DATE: December 20, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager SU B.ECT : Approval of the 2023 City Council Meeting Calendar Prepared by: Marsha Moore, MMC, City Clerk EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council regularly meets the first and third Tuesday of each month for Regular City Council Meetings (Meetings). Meetings are cancelled when they conflict with City of Dublin holidays. Additionally, the City Council historically takes the first Tuesday of July and first Tuesday of August off, and traditionally meets on the second Tuesday of January, cancelling the first and third Tuesday meetings. The City Council is being asked to approve the 2023 City Council Meeting Calendar with these changes and include the cancellation of the July 18 and November 21, 2023 meetings. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the 2023 City Council Meeting Calendar. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. DESCRIPTION: The City Council regularly meets the first and third Tuesday of each month for Regular City Council Meetings (Meetings). Meetings are cancelled when they conflict with City of Dublin holidays. Additionally, the City Council historically takes the first Tuesday of July and first Tuesday of August off, and traditionally meets on the second Tuesday of January, taking off the first and third Tuesdays. To provide scheduling clarity, Staff has prepared a list of expected meetings in 2023. The attached expected meeting calendar shows no meetings on January 3 and 17, July 4, and August 1. It shows a meeting on January 10, the second Tuesday of the month. Page 1 of 2 85 Staff recommends two new changes to the meeting calendar, the cancellation of the July 18, 2023 and November 21, 2023 meetings. Staff looked at the past agendas for the second meeting in July and identified significant reoccurring items, and determined that by rescheduling items, or giving the City Manager authority to take specific actions during a recess, and later ratifying them, that the City Council could take a recess in the summer. The recess would last approximately eight weeks, June 20 - August 15, 2023. In addition, Staff recommends the City Council not hold a meeting on November 21, 2023, due to it being the week of the Thanksgiving holiday. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The City Council Agenda was posted. ATTACHMENTS: 1) 2023 City Council Meeting Calendar Page 2 of 2 86 Attachment I 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES City Council Meeting Date January 10, 2023 February 7, 2023 February 21, 2023 March 7, 2023 March 21, 2023 April 4, 2023 April 18, 2023 May 2, 2023 May 16, 2023 June 6, 2023 June 20, 2023 July 18, 2023 August 15, 2023 September 5, 2023 September 19, 2023 October 3, 2023 October 17, 2023 November 7, 2023 November 21, 2023 December 5, 2023 December 19, 2023 87