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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
300 N. "D" Street
San Bernardino, CA 92418
Website: www.sbcity.org
Mayor Patrick J. Morris
Council Members:
Virginia Marquez
Jason Desjardins
Tobin Brinker
Fred Shorelt
Chas Kelley
Rikke Van Johnson
Wendy McCammack
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MINUTES
MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JOINT ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARDROOM
201 NORTH "E" STREET
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA
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This is the time and place designated for a joint adjourned regular meeting of the
Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission of the City of
San Bernardino from the joint regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and
Community Development Commission held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 17, 2010, in
the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California.
The joint adjourned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and
Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino was called to
order by Mayor Pro Tempore Brinker at 5:13 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in the
Economic Development Agency Boardroom, 201 North "E" Street, San Bernardino,
California.
Roll Call
Present:
Mayor Pro Tempore Brinker; Council Members/Commissioners
Marquez, Desjardins, Shorett, Kelley, Johnson, McCammack; City
Attorney Pemnan; City Manager McNeely; City Clerk Clark.
Absent:
Mayor/Chairman Morris.
1. Closed Session
Pursuant to Govermnent Code Section(s):
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A.
Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation - pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9(a).
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B. Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation - significant
exposure to litigation - pursuant to subdivision (b) (1), (2), (3) (A-F) of
Government Code Section 54956.9.
C. Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation - initiation of
litigation - pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section
54956.9.
D. Closed Session - personnel - pursuant to Government Code Section
54957.
E. Closed session with Chief of Police on matters posing a threat to the
security of public buildings or threat to the public's right of access to
public services or public facilities - pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.
F. Conference with labor negotiator - pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6.
G.
Conference with real property negotiator - pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8.
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The Mayor and Common Council did not recess to closed session during this
meeting.
2. Follow-up to Mayor and Common Council RetreatlWorkshop
Mayor Pro Tempore Brinker stated that the purpose of the workshop is to
develop operational guidelines which include developing agenda guidelines,
creating a code of conduct for the Mayor and Council, staff and the public, and
creation of guidelines for standing Council and Ad Hoc Committees.
Mayor Pro Tempore Brinker welcomed the facilitator, Dr. Bill Mathis, who
holds a doctorate in Clinical and Industrial Psychology from the University of
North Dakota at Grand Forks.
City Manager McNeely introduced Dr. Mathis who specializes in working with
City Councils and staff on effective governance as well as Code of Ethics and
Code of Conduct. Dr. Mathis stated that currently he is working with 29 cities,
seven counties and ten water districts and has numerous publications. He
indicated that the workshop would be informal and they would begin by
reviewing the proposed Code of Conduct Guidelines.
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City Manager McNeely stated that he had met with City Attorney Penman who
has reviewed the proposed guidelines. Changes suggested by Mr. Penman have
been included in the proposed topic areas for a Code of Conduct/Guidelines.
Lengthy discussion ensued as the Council members reviewed each of the the 17
topic areas listed in the proposed guidelines. In addition to the changes proposed
by Mr. Penman, the members of the City Council requested that under item 16,
Communication with City Manager and Staff, the seventh bullet should read
The Mayor and Common Council should not criticize staff in public.
Dr. Mathis took an informal poll of the Council members trying to determine
the optimal time to get Council agendas and backup delivered to them and they
responded as follows:
Council member Marquez:
Council member Desjardins:
Mayor Pro Tempore Brinker:
Council member Shorett:
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Council member Kelley:
Council member Johnson
Council member McCammack:
Wednesday before the Council meeting
Wednesday before the Council meeting
Five days before the Council meeting
(Wednesday)
Wednesday or Thursday before the Council
meeting
Three days before the Council meeting
Wednesday before the Council meeting
Recommended leaving everything as it is
now; however, she requested more detail in
the staffreports.
Additionally, it was the consensus of the Common Council that the last
paragraph under item 17, Compliance and Enforcement, be deleted.
Due to the lateness of the workshop and the time needed to review the
remaining topics on the agenda; i.e., Proposed Agenda Guidelines and Council
Committees, the members of the City Council agreed that within the next two
weeks they would review these two items and bring back any proposed changes
to the next workshop scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
It was the consensus of the Council members that the City Manager and the City
Attorney will work to finalize the Operational Guidelines and bring them back
to the Mayor and Council for their approval.
3. Public Comments
No public comments were received.
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4. Adjournment
At 8:29 p.m., the workshop was adjourned. The next joint regular meeting of
the Mayor and Common Council/Community Development Commission is
scheduled for Monday, June 7,2010.
RACHEL G. CLARK, CMC
City Clerk
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