Council Legislation/Environmental Committee

Council City of Stockton Legislation/Environmental Committee Meeting Agenda - Final Council Legislation/Environmental Committee Michael Blower, Chair Kimberly Warmsley, Vice Chair Susan Lenz, Member Michele Padilla, Alternate Wednesday, April 19, 2023 4:00 PM Council Chamber - City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton CA 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC COMMENT* 3. ITEM(S) FOR DISCUSSION 3.1 23-0380 PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON OWNER-ONLY UTILITY BILLING Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Informational and discussion only. No action to be taken. Department: Administrative Services 3.2 23-0381 STATUS OF VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Presentation and discussion on the Vacant Commercial Property Ordinance. No action to be taken. Department: Community Development 3.3 23-0369 DISCUSSION REGARDING STOCKTON ARTS COMMISSION Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Information item only; no action required. Department: Community Services Attachments: Attachment A - Stockton Arts Commission Budget FY22-23 Attachment B - Stockton Arts Commission Ordinance Attachment C - Stockton Arts Commission Bylaws Attachment D - Stockton Arts Commission Action Plan 3.4 23-0388 COUNCIL POLICY Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Discussion lead by Councilmember Michael Blower. City of Stockton Page 1 Printed on 4/13/2023 Council Legislation/Environmental Meeting Agenda - Final April 19, 2023 Committee Department: Council Legislation/Environmental Committee 3.5 23-0385 CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 6.04.360 TO THE STOCKTON MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE WILLFUL ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS IN THE CITY Recommended Action: RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Legislation and Environmental Committee ("Committee") consider the proposed ordinance amending Title 6 of the Stockton Municipal Code ("SMC") to prohibit willful animal abandonment within the City of Stockton ("City") and forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council for adoption. Department: City Attorney Attachments: Attachment A - Animal Abandonment Ordinance1 - redline Abandoned Animal Ordinance PPT 4. FUTURE ITEMS/COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS 5. ADJOURNMENT 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 13, 2023, in compliance with the Brown Act. Eliza R. Garza, CMC City Clerk By: ________________________________ Deputy City of Stockton Page 2 Printed on 4/13/2023 Council Legislation/Environmental Meeting Agenda - Final April 19, 2023 Committee PUBLIC COMMENT The City of Stockton invites public comments in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these methods: 1. e-Comment - follow the e-comment link on the City's agenda page stockton.granicusideas.com/meetings 2. Email - you may email your comments to city.clerk@stocktonca.gov 3. Voicemail - you can leave a voice message by dialing (209) 937-8459. 4. 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 3-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. All proceedings 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. 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Any writings or documents provided to a majority of this meeting body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at 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. The Agenda is available on the City of Stockton Website: www.stocktongov.com. City of Stockton Page 3 Printed on 4/13/2023