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Measure U Community Advisory Committee Meeting - June 21, 2021

Measure U Community Advisory Commission — Monday, June 21, 2021
BodySacramento, California
SessionMeasure U Community Advisory Commission
DateMonday, June 21, 2021
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0:26

All right, um, let's give it about 30 seconds.

0:51

All right, madam vice chair, we are ready when you are.

0:56

All right.

0:58

We're gonna get started this evening.

0:59

Welcome everyone.

1:01

Hope you all are staying nice and cool as best you can in all this heat.

1:07

Summer is summer is here.

1:11

Um, our chair is not with us tonight.

1:14

Um, she's with some families um out of town, but um we wish her well and we are thinking of her and missing her this evening, but uh we'll go get go ahead and get started.

1:25

So I'll turn it over to staff for uh roll call.

1:28

Sure, thanks.

1:29

Uh um madam vice chair.

1:32

Um, member Prey.

1:34

Here member Dickinson?

1:37

Here member Sawa.

1:41

Here member Kivill here.

1:46

Member Luan.

1:48

Here member Tracy Thomas here, member Goris.

2:00

Here, I'm sorry.

2:02

Member Cresswell.

2:04

Here.

2:05

Member Devon Thomas.

2:13

Member Perez.

2:15

Here.

2:16

Member Odo Kent.

2:18

Here.

2:20

Member Mora.

2:22

Here.

2:24

Vice Chair Williams.

2:26

Here.

2:28

Madam Vice Chair, you have a quorum.

2:31

Wonderful.

2:32

Thank you.

2:33

All right.

2:34

Well, we will jump in with our first items this evening.

2:38

Um, we have an overview of the uh Brown Act.

2:43

Anyone who is on watching wanting to make public comment on this issue, the number is 916-808-7213.

2:51

And we will turn it over to Mr.

2:53

Hicks.

2:54

Good evening, everybody.

2:56

Um Ash, are you set to do to yes, you are?

3:00

Okay.

3:01

So uh Ash and I thought uh that it might be a good idea because we have some new members to kind of give a refresher on the Brown Act as well as covering the measure you conflict provisions and just a touch on uh 1090, and also I'm gonna mention the uh the public record act.

3:20

So um the Brown Act um set forth that government code five four nine five oh and following is California's Open Meeting Act.

3:31

And I think it was one of the first in the country.

3:35

Um I think it's part of California's um effort for uh open government, the other two aspects of that being the public record act and the retention laws.

3:47

So a little history of the act.

3:50

This is uh reporter Michael Harris.

3:52

Uh Mr.

3:53

Harris back in 1952 writes a 10-part series uh in the San Francisco Chronicle on secret corrupt government uh prior to Woodward and Bernstein, some good investigative reporting.

4:07

And the result of his articles is not only prison for a couple of legislatures, legislators, but it's also um the Brown Act.

4:15

It's draft the Brown Act, the original Brown Act is uh drafted by a by counsel for the League of California Cities with a little help from Mr.

4:24

Harris, and it's carried forth by Ralph Brown and passed into law in 1953.

4:30

So slide three.

4:55

All right.

4:56

Uh the purpose of the act, the purpose of the act is set forth, and I apologize.

5:00

The purpose of the act is set forth, and I apologize, I thought I had the provision in here, is set in section 54950.

5:06

It says, in enacting this chapter, the legislature finds and declares that the public commission's boards and councils and the other public agencies in this state exist to aid in the conduct of the people's business.

5:19

It is the intent of the law that their activities be taken openly and that their deliberations be conducted openly.

5:27

And then the nuts and bolts kind of the heart of the Brown Act.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Committee Formation███████████████████████████████31%
Brown Act Compliance██████████████14%
Public Comments██████████████14%
Community Engagement████████8%
Procedural██████6%
Public Engagement██████6%
Measure U█████5%
Committees and Commissions█████5%
Economic Development████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Measure U Community Advisory Committee Meeting - June 21, 2021

The Measure U Community Advisory Committee met on June 21, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting included training on the Brown Act and conflict of interest policies, an update on the participatory budgeting pilot program, discussion of ad hoc committee updates, and approval of the agenda log and consent calendar. The committee dissolved two existing ad hoc committees and formed two new ones.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were received during the meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Overview of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Item 1): Supervising Deputy City Attorney Gerald Hicks provided an oral report on the Brown Act, covering what constitutes a meeting, legislative bodies, serial meetings, open meeting requirements, and closed session exceptions. No public comment was made.
  • Conflict of Interest Policy and Government Code Section 1090 (Item 2): Gerald Hicks explained the Measure U conflict of interest policy, which prohibits members from having a direct or indirect interest in Measure U appropriations, and the broader state conflict-of-interest law (Gov. Code §1090). Members were advised to recuse themselves and notify the city manager's office in writing if a conflict arises.
  • Participatory Budgeting Pilot Program Development Update (Item 3): Staff reported that an implementation partner has been selected and the contract is expected to be executed in the coming weeks, with work commencing toward the end of July. A request for proposals for an evaluation consultant will be reissued soon. Committee members expressed support and thanked staff and the ad hoc committee for their leadership.
  • Ad Hoc Committee Updates: The Budget Oversight and Transparency Ad Hoc Committee had no report. The Civic and Community Engagement Ad Hoc Committee reported on goals including coordinating with the participatory budgeting team, increasing response diversity to the city survey, creating social media accounts, and requesting inclusion of Measure U updates in council member newsletters and town halls. The Annual Report Ad Hoc Committee had no update; the 2021 report will be developed later in the year.
  • Investment Committee Report (Item 8): Member Pray reported on the city's jobs incentive program, noting the current minimum of 500 new jobs may be too high, and discussed potential revisions including lowering the threshold to 200 or 50 jobs and focusing on job quality and advancement opportunities.
  • City Manager’s Office Report: Michael Jasso updated the committee on the city's process to revise the jobs incentive policy with an equity lens, and announced that the city will begin conversations in July on the use of over $112 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, with input sought from the investment committee and potentially the Measure U committee.
  • Agenda Log (Item 4): The committee discussed items for future meetings, including a joint meeting with the Police Review Commission in July. Members suggested focusing the joint meeting on alternatives to policing and survey data, and discussed rescheduling a presentation on economic development and performance metrics due to timing. The agenda log was approved as updated.
  • Updates to Ad Hoc Committees and Membership Composition (Item 5): Following legal concerns about ad hoc committees exceeding 12 months, the committee dissolved the Budget Oversight and Transparency and Civic and Community Engagement Ad Hocs via the consent calendar. Two new ad hocs were formed by motion: the Measure U Community Communication Ad Hoc Committee (members: Member Mora, Member Sala, Member Goris) and the Research on Universal Basic Income Ad Hoc Committee (members: Member Kivel, Member Dickinson, Member Mora, Member Odo-Kent). Staff clarified that ad hocs must be limited in purpose and duration to comply with the Brown Act.

Consent Calendar

  • Item 6: Approved the meeting minutes of May 17, 2021.
  • Item 7: Dissolved the Budget Oversight and Transparency Ad Hoc Committee and the Civic and Community Engagement Ad Hoc Committee.
  • Item 8: Received and filed the committee letter to the City Council regarding the Fiscal Year 2021/22 Proposed Budget.

The consent calendar was approved unanimously with one abstention (Member Tracy Thomas).

Key Outcomes

  • The committee approved the updated Agenda Log as discussed (motion carried unanimously).
  • Two new ad hoc committees were established: the Measure U Community Communication Ad Hoc Committee and the Research on Universal Basic Income Ad Hoc Committee (motion carried with one abstention).
  • The consent calendar was approved, including dissolution of two ad hoc committees and approval of minutes.
  • Staff will follow up on the possibility of hybrid or in-person meetings; no changes are expected before the council recess.
  • The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:03 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

All right, um, let's give it about 30 seconds. All right, madam vice chair, we are ready when you are. All right. We're gonna get started this evening. Welcome everyone. Hope you all are staying nice and cool as best you can in all this heat. Summer is summer is here. Um, our chair is not with us tonight. Um, she's with some families um out of town, but um we wish her well and we are thinking of her and missing her this evening, but uh we'll go get go ahead and get started. So I'll turn it over to staff for uh roll call. Sure, thanks. Uh um madam vice chair. Um, member Prey. Here member Dickinson? Here member Sawa. Here member Kivill here. Member Luan. Here member Tracy Thomas here, member Goris. Here, I'm sorry. Member Cresswell. Here. Member Devon Thomas. Member Perez. Here. Member Odo Kent. Here. Member Mora. Here. Vice Chair Williams. Here. Madam Vice Chair, you have a quorum. Wonderful. Thank you. All right. Well, we will jump in with our first items this evening. Um, we have an overview of the uh Brown Act. Anyone who is on watching wanting to make public comment on this issue, the number is 916-808-7213. And we will turn it over to Mr. Hicks. Good evening, everybody. Um Ash, are you set to do to yes, you are? Okay. So uh Ash and I thought uh that it might be a good idea because we have some new members to kind of give a refresher on the Brown Act as well as covering the measure you conflict provisions and just a touch on uh 1090, and also I'm gonna mention the uh the public record act. So um the Brown Act um set forth that government code five four nine five oh and following is California's Open Meeting Act. And I think it was one of the first in the country. Um I think it's part of California's um effort for uh open government, the other two aspects of that being the public record act and the retention laws. So a little history of the act. This is uh reporter Michael Harris. Uh Mr. Harris back in 1952 writes a 10-part series uh in the San Francisco Chronicle on secret corrupt government uh prior to Woodward and Bernstein, some good investigative reporting.

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