HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/17/1993 BAKERSFIELD
Alan Tdndy, City Manager Patricia M. Smith, Chair
Staff: Trudy Slater/Larry Lunardini Patricia J. DeMond
Lynn Edwards
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITrEE
Wednesday, February 17, 1993
12:00 noon
City Manager's Conference Room
1. Retaining Local Control in Government
Committee members are supportive of retaining local control over land use decisions.
Staff will draft a resolution based on the guiding principles and action plan of the
Kern Citizens for Effective Local Government advocating local government as the
avenue which best serves the people of the community.
2. Smoking
The Committee feels that a citywide smoking ordinance will place undue burdens
upon already overburdened local businesses as well as be a problem with
enforcement. The Committee is in unanimous agreement that further review should
be made of an ordinance to limit tobacco access to minors through a vending
machine ordinance. Staff will contact local vending machine owners to discuss this
issue with them and provide input to the committee.
3. Graffiti
Staff reported on steps being taken to reduce and eradicate graffiti. The Police
Department is tracking arrested minors to see if they become repeat problems after
diversion efforts have been made. Community meetings are also being held to
educate-the public on the problems of graffiti citywide. Graffiti has extended beyond
gang-related activities into malicious mischief ("tagging"). Discussions included stiff
penalties, better control of spray paint cans and felt markers at the point of sale,
educational efforts, and parents' responsibilities for their children's actions.
4. Council Procedures (Alan Tandy)
Committee supports the proposed amendment to Section 2.04.070 of the Municipal
Code which will allow the Council to change the Agenda format at a noticed council
meeting with a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Council at that meeting. Thus,
Council can respond quickly to immediate needs generated a that Council meeting
without changing the established order of business in the existing City ordinance.
The only change in the proposed ordinance from the existing one is in the
introductory paragraph, deleting "unless otherwise changed by the Council" and
adding "Changes in the order of business at the noticed meeting can be accomplished
by a two-third's affirmative vote of the Council."
5. Set Next Meeting
Meeting to be set later.
In attendance: Chair Patricia M. Smith, Patricia J. DeMond, Lynn Edwards, Alan
Tandy, Larry Lunardini, Trudy Slater, Steve Brummer and Jake Wager.
cc: Mayor and City Council
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