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Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, September 7, 2017 6:00 PM Council Chambers
276 4th Avenue, Building A
Chula Vista, CA 91910
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Special Meetings of the City Council and the Charter Review Commission
of the City of Chula Vista
CALL TO ORDER
Special meetings of the City Council and the Charter Review Commission of the City of Chula Vista were
called to order at 6:02 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula
Vista, Califomia.
ROLL CALL - City Council:
Present: Councilmember Diaz, Deputy Mayor McCann, Councilmember Padilla and Mayor
Casillas Salas
Absent: Councilmember Aguilar
Councilmember Padilla arrived at 6:10 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Charter Review Commission:
Present. Commissioners Felber, O'Donnell, Ross, and Chair Rhamy
Absent: Commissioner De La Rosa
Also Present: City Manager Halbert, City Attorney Googins, and Acting City Clerk Bigelow
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
Charter Review Commission Chair Rhamy led the Pledge of Allegiance.
WORKSHOP
17-0317 PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE CHARTER REVIEW
COMMISSION'S PROPOSED WORKPLAN FOR 2017- 2018,
INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL CHARTER
AMENDMENTS
Mayor Casillas Sa/as and City Attomey Googins introduced the item.
Charter Review Commission (CRC) Chair Rhamy provided an overview of the CRC's agenda of items that
would be presented during the workshop: 1) Draft amendments to the Charter, • 2) Proposed future work
plan regarding summary review and staff priorities; 3) Proposed amendments from the Commission and
public, 4) Other Charter changes as desired by Council, and 5) Future communication between Council
and the CRC.
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The Council and CRC discussed the draft amendments to the Charter prepared by the CRC.
There was consensus of a majority of the Council to request the Charter Review Commission further
investigate and prepare for Council consideration, in time for the 2018 election, potential Charter
amendments related to City Council term limits, including the ability of the Council to appoint an individual
who had previously served as a Councilmember to a limited term, and to provide a recommendation
whether or not the amendments should affect seated Councilmembers.
CRC Chair Rhamy presented information on potential Charter amendments related to the City Attorney
position.
There was consensus of a majority of the Council to further consider revising the salary determination of
the elected City Attorney, whether or not the position should remain elected or be appointed, and
increasing the term limit to four terms.
There was consensus of the Council that any limitations on term limits be applied to all elected positions
(Mayor, Member of the Council, and City Attorney).
There was consensus of the Council to request the CRC provide information on potential Charter
amendments related to citizenship status and residency requirements for board and commission
members.
Mayor Casillas Sa/as spoke in support of the CRC providing the Council with a periodic report on the
Commission's work.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:56 p.m., Mayor Casil/as Salas adjourned the meeting to the Regular City Council Meeting on
September 12, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers.
Kerry K. igelow, fJMC, Acting City Clerk
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