City Council and Concurrent Authorities

City Council/Successor City of Stockton Agency of the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Meeting Agenda - Final Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Agenda City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent Thursday, May 2, 2024 1:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton CA ** Special Public Hearing ** 1. SPECIAL SESSION CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS* 3. HEARINGS** 3.1 24-0436 RECEIVE RECOMMENDATION OF PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT LANGUAGE AND HOLD PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REGARDING CHARTER ARTICLES XI AND XI-A RELATED TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council receive the proposed Charter amendment language for Articles XI and XI-A regarding the Public Information Office and hold the first Public Hearing to solicit community feedback related to these recommendations. Department: City Clerk Attachments: Attachment A - Article XI.pdf Attachment B - Article XI-A.pdf Attachment C - Council Resolution 99-0545, Charter Amendment.pdf Attachment D - Council Resolution 00-0122, Declaration of Vote.pdf Attachment E - Job Specifications Attachment F - Office of the City Attorney, Public Opinion Re Articles XI and XI-A.pdf Attachment G - Moss Adams Report Attachment H - Proposed Charter Amendment (redline) 4. ADJOURNMENT City of Stockton Page 1 Printed on 4/24/2024 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final May 2, 2024 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Stockton and that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on April 24, 2024, in compliance with the Brown Act. Eliza R. Garza, CMC City Clerk By: ________________________________ Deputy City of Stockton Page 2 Printed on 4/24/2024 City Council/Successor Agency to Meeting Agenda - Final May 2, 2024 the Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority/Parking Authority Concurrent *Members of the public may only comment regarding items on this agend The City of Stockton invites public comments in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these methods: 1. Email - you may email your comments to city.clerk@stocktonca.gov 2. Voicemail - you can leave a voice message by dialing (209) 937-8459. 3. In-Person Comments - a) Speakers must submit "request to speak cards" to the Clerk prior to the Public Comment portion of the agenda. No speaker cards will be accepted after the close of Public Comment. Please redirect any inquiries to City.Clerk@stocktonca.gov. b) Address only issues over which the meeting body has jurisdiction. c) Each speaker will be limited to one 2-minute comment opportunity. Donating time is not authorized. d) Your time will be displayed on the speaker podium for convenience. *All written and voicemail public comments received by the Clerk's Office 90 minutes prior to the meeting start time will be forwarded to the meeting body members as correspondence and attached the minutes. All comments received after that time will be forwarded as correspondence the following business day. ***Additions to the Agenda - Government Code Section 54954.2(b)(2), allows members of the City Council present at the meeting to take immediate action, with either a two-thirds or unanimous vote, to place an item on the agenda that action must be taken and that the item came to the attention of the City subsequent to the agenda being posted. All proceedings before this meeting body are conducted in English. The City of Stockton does not furnish language interpreters and, if one is needed, it shall be the responsibility of the person needing one. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Stockton to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact the Office of the City Clerk located at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202 during normal business hours or by calling (209) 937-8458, at least 5 days in advance of the hearing/meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City/Agency to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202, during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City's website at www.stocktongov.com subject to staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting. CHALLENGING CITY DECISIONS: The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Stockton, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies. City of Stockton Page 3 Printed on 4/24/2024