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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_09_09 CRC Agenda Mtg PACKET REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA September 9, 2020 VIA TELECONFERENCE 6:00 p.m. Building A Room C-103 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista PLEASE NOTE THAT, PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20, AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND STAFF MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW THE MEETING ONLINE AND NOT IN EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM C- 103. HOW TO WATCH: Members of the public who wish to join by telephone only, may call 1-408- 418-9388 (United Stated Toll) and enter access code: [146 707 0453]. HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Visit the online eComment portal for this meeting at: www.chulavistaca.gov/boards. 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City staff will take all measures reasonably to ensure a publicly accessible experience. *** I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Chula Vista in the Office of the City Attorney and that I posted this document on the bulletin board at the City Hall according to Brown Act requirements. Dated:9/4/2020 Signed: City of Chula Vista Boards & Commissions Charter Review Commission Page 2 ׀ Charter Review Commission Agenda September 9, 2020 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL: Chair O’Donnell , Vice Chair Scofield , Commissioners Buddingh , Disharoon , Glanz , Hopida , and McDonald . CITY STAFF: Maland , Aguayo . PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons speaking during Public Comments may address the Commission on any subject matter within the Commission’s jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law generally prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Commission may schedule the topic for future discussion or refer the matter to staff. If you wish to comment, please submit comments electronically at: www.chulavistaca.gov/boards. ACTION ITEMS The item(s) listed below will be considered individually by the Commission and are expected to elicit discussion, deliberation, and potential action. If you wish to comment on one of these items, please submit comments electronically at: www.chulavistaca.gov/boards. 1. INTRODUCTION OF NEW COMMISSIONERS 2. APPROVAL OF JULY 1, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 3. REQUEST TO EXCUSE COMMISSIONER HOPIDA’S ABSENCE FROM THE MARCH 11, 2020 REGULAR MEETING 4. APPOINT REPRESENTATIVE TO BOARD OF ETHICS INTERVIEW PANEL 5. REPORT ON JULY 14, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGARDING THE COMMISSION’S PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS 6. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING REQUEST FROM RAMON RIESGO TO EXAMINE A POTENTIAL CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CHANGE VOTING SYSTEM TO APPROVAL VOTING 7. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON COMMISSION PROCESS TO SELECT POOL OF TEN ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE 2020 REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARTER SECTION 300.5(D) Page 3 ׀ Charter Review Commission Agenda September 9, 2020 OTHER BUSINESS 8. STAFF COMMENTS 9. CHAIR’S COMMENTS 10. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on October 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Executive Conference Room C-103 located at 276 4th Ave, Chula Vista, California. Materials provided to the Charter Review Commission related to any open-session item on this agenda are available for public review https://chulavista.granicusideas.com/meetings or by contacting the City Clerk at cityclerk@chulavistaca.gov. Page 1 | Charter Review Commission July 1, 2020 DRAFT MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA July 1, 2020 6:00 p.m. A Virtual Regular Meeting of the Charter Review Commission of the City of Chula Vista was called to order by Vice Chair O’Donnell at 6:09 p.m. via WebEx. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Commissioners Buddingh, Hopida, McDonald, Ross, Scofield and Vice Chair O’Donnell ABSENT: Chair Felber CITY STAFF: Assistant City Attorney Jill Maland, Secretary Marisa Aguayo, City Clerk Kerry Bigelow PUBLIC COMMENTS Vice Chair O’Donnell called for public comments on matters not listed on the agenda. There being no members of the public who wished to speak, Vice Chair O’Donnell closed public comments. ACTION ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF JUNE 10, 2020 MEETING MINUTES ACTION: Commissioner Buddingh made a motion to approve the June 10, 2020 minutes. Vice Chair O’Donnell seconded and the motion passed as follows: Yes: 6 (Buddingh, Hopida, McDonald, O’Donnell, Ross and Scofield) No: 0 Abstain: 0 On general consensus the commission agrees to create a subcommittee tasked to prepare a recommendation to City Council. Commissioners Buddingh, Hopida and McDonald volunteer to be part of the subcommittee. 2. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON DRAFT CHARTER AMENDMENT LANGUAGE FOR RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL IN RESPONSE ITS REFERRAL TO “ANALYZE AND DRAFT FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION A CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW CHULA VISTA ‘RESIDENTS’ NOT JUST ‘QUALIFIED ELECTORS’ TO SERVE ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS” Page 2 | Charter Review Commission July 1, 2020 Assistant City Attorney Jill Maland presented. Introduced attachment. ACTION: Commissioner Scofield made a motion to have the Commission accept the amendment language as is. Commissioner Hopida seconded and the motion passed as follows: Yes: 5 (Buddingh, Hopida, McDonald, O’Donnell and Scofield) No: 1 (Ross) Abstain: 0 3. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON DRAFT CHARTER AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY CITY STAFF Assistant City Attorney Jill Maland presented. Introduced attachment reflecting amendments in redline format. Commission members discussed the item. ACTION: Commissioner Buddingh made a motion to have the Commission accept the revisions as proposed subject to the modifications as suggested by the Commission. Commissioner McDonald seconded and the motion passed as follows: Yes: 6 (Buddingh, Hopida, McDonald, O’Donnell, Ross and Scofield) No: 0 Abstain: 0 4. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON DRAFT BI- ANNUAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING COMMISSION ACTIVITIES Assistant City Attorney Jill Maland presented a draft report. ACTION: Commissioner McDonald made a motion to have the Commission accept the Bi- Annual Report as is. Commissioner Scofield seconded and the motion passed as follows: Yes: 6 (Buddingh, Hopida, McDonald, O’Donnell, Ross and Scofield) No: 0 Abstain: 0 5. SELECTION OF NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 2020-2021 ACTION: Commissioner Scofield made a motion to nominate O’Donnell as Chair. Commissioner Buddingh seconded. O’Donnell accepted and the motion passed as follows: Yes: 6 (Buddingh, Hopida, McDonald, O’Donnell, Ross and Scofield) No: 0 Abstain: 0 Page 3 | Charter Review Commission July 1, 2020 ACTION: Commissioner Hopida made a motion to nominate Scofield as Vice Chair. Commissioner Buddingh seconded. Scofield accepted and the motion passed as follows: Yes: 6 (Buddingh, Hopida, McDonald, O’Donnell, Ross and Scofield) No: 0 Abstain: 0 OTHER BUSINESS 6. STAFF COMMENTS – Maland: Provided status of Redistricting Commission applications. 7. CHAIR’S COMMENTS – No comments. 8. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS – Ross: Had questions with respect to Redistricting Commission application. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m. ____________________________________ Marisa Aguayo, Secretary Request for Excused Absence Form – 9/17 REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE City of Chula Vista Boards, Commissions, and Committees Name: _________________________________________________ Date of Absence: _________________________________ Board/Commission/Committee: _________________________________________________________________________________ Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.25.110 (C) allows board/commission/committee members, by a majority vote, to excuse a fellow board, commission, or committee member’s absence from a meeting for any of the reasons listed below. A member who is absent from three consecutive, regular meetings will be deemed to have vacated his or her membership, unless the member’s absence is excused by a majority vote of the other members. An absence is only recorded as “excused” upon receipt of a member’s request and majority vote of the board/commission/committee to excuse the absence. Accordingly, if you have been absent from a regular meeting, please complete and submit this form to the chair or secretary. Please indicate the reason for the absence: 1. Illness of the member, family member of the member, or personal friend of the member; 2. Business commitment of the member that interferes with the attendance of the member at a meeting; 3. Previously scheduled vacation of the member, notice of which was provided to the respective board, commission, or committee in advance of the meeting; 4. Attendance of the member at a funeral, religious service or ceremony, wedding, or other similarly significant event; 5. Unexpected, emergency situation that prohibits the member’s attendance; or 6. Other reason for which the member has given notice to the chair or secretary of his or her unavailability 15 days in advance, as long as the unavailability is not expected to last for longer than 30 days. OR The absence was not for any of the above-listed reasons. I understand that the absence will be recorded as unexcused. I certify the reason for the absence indicated above is true and correct. Member’s Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________ If completed by secretary or staff to board/commission/committee: Completed on member’s behalf by: _____________________________, per member’s Verbal Written request on: _________________. date) secretary/liaison’s name) 1 Marisa Aguayo From:webmaster@chulavistaca.gov Sent:Wednesday, August 26, 2020 11:14 AM To:Marisa Aguayo Subject:City of Chula Vista: Charter Review Commission - Contact us A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name: Charter Review Commission - Contact Us Date & Time: 08/26/2020 11:13 AM Response #: 9 Submitter ID: 83364 IP address: Time to complete: 7 min. , 42 sec. Survey Details Page 1 Please feel free to contact us with any comments or questions by filling out the form below. First Name Ramon Last Name Riesgo Email Address Comments Hello, I was wondering if the Charter Review Commission could examine changing Chula Vista’s voting system to approval voting. Even though Chula Vista has a nonpartisan voting system it clearly isn’t and it allows a small group of people to keep getting elected even if a majority of voters don’t vote for them (especially in primaries). Instead of the current, primary then the top two go to a run off system, Chula Vista can make a fairer system with approval voting. Approval voting is simple, on your ballot you get a list of candidates and you vote for as many as you want no primary necessary (would be cheap too as the ballot would look exactly the same). The one with the most votes wins as they had the most voter approval. For example in District 4 in 2016 Mike Diaz made it to the runoff because both Democrats siphoned votes from one another allowing him to get through. A Democrat could have won District 4 with approval voting as one of the Democrats would have been the second choice for many voters giving him the highest approval. But with the current system we are forced to chose between two candidates in the general even if we don’t like them. Approval voting would be more fairer and remove this jungle primary system by making Chula Vista elections truly non-partisan. Fargo, ND and St. Louis are leading the change to approval voting, Chula Vista should be next. So I hope the Charter Review Commission can examine and discuss changing the system. Here is a link with a FAQ on approval voting: https://electionscience.org/approval-voting-faqs/ -Ramon Riesgo Warning: External Email 2 Thank you, City of Chula Vista This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management System™. Please do not reply directly to this email. Process for Selecting the 2015 Districting Commission Page 1 of 4 The following process was adopted by the Charter Review Commission for the appointments to the 2015 Redistricting Commission Background: The 2015 Districting Commission received 25 completed applications. Below is the process the Charter Review Commission used to select the pool of 10 applicants of which the City Clerk will randomly select 4 that became the first 4 of the 7 Commissioners. The first 4 Commissioners, then select the remaining 3 from the remaining pool of 6. Process for Selecting the 2015 Districting Commission Page 2 of 4 Initial Screening: Getting from 25 to 15 1. Each Commissioner reviews all applications and ranks the applications in order of most-qualified (i.e., 1-25). Review must be based on the four criteria specified in the Charter and Ordinance: a. Relevant knowledge/Demonstrated analytic ability b. Demonstrated ability to serve impartially in a non-partisan role c. Experience in public communication/outreach d. Experience in civic and/or volunteer activities in City of Chula Vista Consideration must also be given to geographic, ethnic, racial and gender diversity. 2. Each Commissioner submits its rankings (1-25) to the City Clerk for compilation. 3. The City Clerk compiles the rankings to determine the top 15 to move on to the next round. (For example: If “1” is the highest rank and “25” is the lowest, the 15 candidates with the “lowest” point totals would be selected.) The City’s Human Resources staff reviews the compiled results for diversity analysis. 4. The Charter Review Commission convenes meeting. City staff presents results of rankings and makes recommendations as to whether the list of 15 should be expanded based on diversity analysis. 5. The Charter Review Commission considers staff’s recommendations and determines final list of applicants to be interviewed. B. Interview Process 1. Public Meeting. Interviews to be held over two noticed public meetings. Each of the final applicants (the top 15, or more if list is expanded pursuant to A., above) shall be invited to interview during one of the meetings. 2. Candidate Statement. i. Each candidate will be invited to make a statement to the full Commission, which will be considered by the Commission in evaluating the candidates based on the criteria set forth in A.1., above. ii. The Commission shall establish a time limit for the statements. (Subcommittee recommendation: five minutes.) Candidates will be asked to include within their statements a response to the following question: “Why do you want to be on the Districting Commission?” iii. Commissioners may ask follow-up questions immediately following each candidate’s statement (follow up questions should be for clarification purposes only). Process for Selecting the 2015 Districting Commission Page 3 of 4 iv. As a courtesy, candidates will be asked to wait outside during the statements of other candidates. v. Participation in this interview process is mandatory. If a candidate does not attend the public meeting, the candidate will not be given further consideration for inclusion in the Districting Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a candidate is unable to participate in the interview process due to unforeseen or emergency circumstances, the candidate may request that the Commission waive the interview requirement. The Commission shall consider all such requests and, by majority vote of the Commission, may waive the interview requirement and allow the candidate to continue to be considered for inclusion in the Districting Commission. 3. Public Comment. A public comment period will be permitted at each meeting after all candidate statements are concluded (public comment will be limited to 3 minutes per person). C. Charter Review Commission Selection of 10 from list of 15 (or more) 1. After the conclusion of the second public meeting, each Commissioner will be given the opportunity to vote for five candidates on a voting sheet, which shall be handed to the City Clerk and tabulated. 2. Each candidate that receives four or more votes will be included in the pool of ten. 3. Repeat process until ten candidates are selected. (For example, if after first round of voting, two are selected and eight openings remain, in the second round, each Commissioner would vote for another five candidates, and so on until ten are selected. If two openings remain, each Commissioner would vote for another two candidates.) 4. The CRC members should keep in mind overarching goal of diversity when selecting the candidates for the pool of 10. D. City Clerk Random Selection of First 4 (out of 10) DCs 1. Once there are ten candidates, the City Clerk shall randomly select four candidates from those ten. (She will probably draw names “out of a hat.”) This shall be done at the meeting immediately following the selection of the pool of ten. 2. The City Clerk will administer the oath to the four selected candidates. Process for Selecting the 2015 Districting Commission Page 4 of 4 E. Districting Commission Selection of Final 3 (out of remaining 6) DCs 1. The Districting Commission will undertake the process of selecting three additional members from the remaining six candidates. 2. The CRC could recommend a process, but it would not be binding. Charter Review Commission Meeting Meeting Time: 09-09-20 18:00 eComments Report Meetings Meeting Time Agenda Items Comments Support Oppose Neutral Charter Review Commission Meeting 09-09-20 18:00 16 2 1 0 0 Sentiments for All Meetings The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment Charter Review Commission Meeting 09-09-20 18:00 Agenda Name Comments Support Oppose Neutral 6. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING REQUEST FROM RAMON RIESGO TO EXAMINE A POTENTIAL CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CHANGE VOTING SYSTEM TO APPROVAL VOTING 1 1 0 0 7. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON COMMISSION PROCESS TO SELECT POOL OF TEN ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE 2020 REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARTER SECTION 300.5(D) 1 0 0 0 Sentiments for All Agenda Items The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment Agenda Item: eComments for 6. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING REQUEST FROM RAMON RIESGO TO EXAMINE A POTENTIAL CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CHANGE VOTING SYSTEM TO APPROVAL VOTING Overall Sentiment andrea denault Location: 58102, fargo Submitted At: 6:48pm 09-09-20 Hello! I live in Fargo and worked to pass approval voting in our community. It is free and simpler than ranked- choice. It is a vast improvement upon the choose-one system. Agenda Item: eComments for 7. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON COMMISSION PROCESS TO SELECT POOL OF TEN ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE 2020 REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARTER SECTION 300.5(D) Overall Sentiment Dario Zamora Location: 91911, chula vista Submitted At: 9:58am 09-09-20 Hello council, would like to know why city has not kept up with providing safe, viable bike lanes for its constants to access our parks and coastline. Imperial Beach and National City, yes even National city's stepped up to the plate! They have wide, green painted lanes now that biking has become ever so popular. In our case we need safe corridors, going east-west and north to south. Yes we know of the improvements to our marina but we need to get there and without having to drive there which we do now. And that's not safe without properly marked bike lanes. We know the wheels of government turn slow but in some cities they turn a little faster. Thank you for your time, Dario Zamora 1 Marisa Aguayo From:noreply@granicusideas.com Sent:Wednesday, September 09, 2020 6:48 PM To:Kerry Bigelow; Cristina Hernandez; Marisa Aguayo; Jill Maland Subject:New eComment for Charter Review Commission Meeting To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. SpeakUp New eComment for Charter Review Commission Meeting andrea denault submitted a new eComment. Meeting: Charter Review Commission Meeting Item: 6. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION REGARDING REQUEST FROM RAMON RIESGO TO EXAMINE A POTENTIAL CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CHANGE VOTING SYSTEM TO APPROVAL VOTING eComment: Hello! I live in Fargo and worked to pass approval voting in our community. It is free and simpler than ranked-choice. It is a vast improvement upon the choose-one system. View and Analyze eComments This email was sent from https://granicusideas.com. Unsubscribe from future mailings To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Warning: External Email City of Chula Vista •Home •Discussions •Meetings • • •Sign In • × Sign In Email Forgot your password? Password or, Sign In with: Connect Sign Up Sign In Meeting: Charter Review Commission Meeting Meeting Time: September 09, 2020 at 6:00pm PDT 2 Comments Closed for Comment September 09, 2020 at 6:00pm PDT The online Comment window has expired Agenda Item 7. CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ON COMMISSION PROCESS TO SELECT POOL OF TEN ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE 2020 REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARTER SECTION 300.5(D) Item 7 Attachment 1 Public Comment • Dario Zamora at September 09, 2020 at 9:58am PDT Hello council, would like to know why city has not kept up with providing safe, viable bike lanes for its constants to access our parks and coastline. Imperial Beach and National City, yes even National city's stepped up to the plate! They have wide, green painted lanes now that biking has become ever so popular. In our case we need safe corridors, going east-west and north to south. Yes we know of the improvements to our marina but we need to get there and without having to drive there which we do now. And that's not safe without properly marked bike lanes. We know the wheels of government turn slow but in some cities they turn a little faster. Thank you for your time, Dario Zamora •Terms and Conditions •Privacy Policy •Support • powered by SpeakUp • © 2020 Granicus