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Home My WebLink About11/04/1999 BAKERSFIELD ~A!a~Tandy., C_!ty. David Couch, Chair · ~tatt: /rudy ~lat Patricia J. DeMond Jacquie Sullivan AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE Special Meeting Thursday, November 4, 1999 1:30 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Called to order at 1:35 p.m. Members present: Councilmember David Couch, Chair Councilmember Patricia DeMond Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan 2. ADOPT SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None APPROVED AS SUB/qITTED Olq DECEI~BElt 16, 1999 Agenda Summary Report Legislative and Litigation Committee November 4, 1999 Page 2 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. CONSIDERATION AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING POLICY ISSUES RELATING TO EDITING AND TRANSMITTING TELEVISION BROADCASTS OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS KGOV Station Manager Rick Davis explained that timing issues had been worked out with City staff regarding televising live Council meetings as well as rebroadcasting of meetings. Generally, live City and County transmissions will have priority over rebroadcasts and unutilized air times will be shared equally. Mr. Davis agreed that the City would have air time from 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays through the end of Council meetings, even though they may last late into the night or even early morning. The KGOV policy used successfully by the County of Kern was reviewed by the Committee to see if it would be applicable to meet the City's needs. City Clerk Pamela McCarthy explained the City's procedures for addressing public statements were more flexible than the County's and occasionally allowed, with Mayoral approval, individuals to speak on a public hearing issue during the public statements portion of the agenda. This would present a problem if public statements were eliminated during rebroadcasts. Committee members agreed that City Council procedures should not be changed to accommodate a programming and use policy. The Committee agreed unanimously that live broadcasts should be televised "gavel to gavel" without edit. Rebroadcasts would also be televised without edit. The KGOV policy will be revised to include these guidelines. The revised policy will be forwarded to Council for approval. Public Works Director Raul Rojas indicated that staff and related costs pertaining to televising Planning Commission or other meetings had not been included in the current budget. Committee members felt that televising of Planning Commission meetings was an issue that needed to be addressed during the next budget cycle. At this point, only Council meetings would be televised. It was further agreed that live broadcasts of Council meetings would include Council workshops and that filler material would be aired in the time lapse between the workshops and the Council meetings beginning at 7:00 p.m. The time lapse (filler) material used between the workshops and Council meetings would be removed during rebroadcasts. Agenda Summary Report Legislative and Litigation Committee November 4, 1999 Page 3 5. NEW BUSINESS A. REVIEW OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 TO THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION OF DOGS Administrative Analyst Trudy Slaier indicated that recommendation by the SPCA to review certain sections of the City's existing ordinance had resulted in a total rather than piecemeal review. Deputy City Attorney Virginia Gennaro explained that a section within the State's Food and Agriculture Code made vicious or potentially dangerous dogs a statewide concern, superseding local control. The changes proposed in Chapter 6.04 and the addition of Chapter 6.05 complied with the State's Food and Agriculture Code. Response times for issuance of as well as appeals of potentially dangerous and vicious dog orders are considerably shorter than currently used (10 days as opposed to 30 days). Since the City Council-appointed Vicious and Dangerous Animals (VDA) Administrative Review Board will be unable to realistically accommodate the new time restraints, the appointment of the City Manager or his designee as a hearing officer was recommended.. The Committee unanimously agreed with the proposed changes and addition to the City's Municipal Code and directed staff to forward them to Council for approval. Upon implementation of the proposed changes, the Mayor will be asked to forward a letter to the board members thanking them for their service to the City. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m. Staff Attendees: Administrative Analyst Trudy Slater, City Clerk Pamela McCarthy; City Attorney Bart Thiltgen, Deputy City Attorney Virginia Gennaro; Public Works Director Raul Rojas, Telecommunications Coordinator Mel Perry Other Attendees: KGOV Station Manager Rick Davis; SPCA Director Executive Jim Renshaw, SPCA Animal Control Lieutenant David Paquette (P:~.&LtL991104.MIN)