AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/07/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Management Services Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of Designation of Voting Delegate for League of California Cities Annual Conference.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council designate a voting delegate and up to two alternates to represent the City of Corona at the 2019 League of California Cities Annual Conference.
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ANALYSIS:
The League of California Cities Annual Conference will be held October 16 through October 18 in Long Beach, California. The conference will include the Annual Business Meeting where the membership takes action on conference resolutions. The League bylaws provide that each city be entitled to one vote in matters affecting municipal or League policy.
In order to ensure the integrity of the voting process at the Annual Business Meeting, the designation of the voting delegate and alternates must be ratified by the City Council. Specific voting procedures will be used at the conference. A copy of the 2019 Annual Conference Voting Procedures is attached to this report. The Voting Delegate/Alternate Form designating the City Council’s representation will be completed and returned to the League office no later than August 30, 2019.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Not applicable.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item supports the City’s Strategic Plan Goal 6: Improve Communications with Our Community; Objective a: Commit to transparency in all City actions. The recommended action will help achieve these goals by presenting the voting delegation information.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this request.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is for designation of voting delates and alternates during the League of California Cities Annual Conference, and there is no possibility that approving the recommended action will have a significant effect on the environment.
PREPARED BY: SYLVIA EDWARDS, CITY CLERK
REVIEWED BY: KERRY D. EDEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: MICHELE NISSEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: MITCHELL LANSDELL, ACTING CITY MANAGER
Attachments:
1. 2019 Annual Conference Voting Procedures