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Consider Adoption of Resolution to Admonish City Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer for Behavior which Violates City Council Code of Conduct Section 3(b). (Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Councilmember Vella)
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COUNCIL REFERRAL FORM
The Council can take any of the following actions:
1) Take no action.
2) Refer the matter to staff to schedule as a future City Council agenda item. Concurrence that staff time will be devoted to the item does not signify approval.
3) Take dispositive action only on time sensitive legislative matters if sufficiently noticed such that the public and Council have been provided sufficient information by the published agenda, and no formal published notice of a public hearing is required.
Name of Councilmember(s) requesting referral: Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft and Councilmember Malia Vella
Date of submission to City Clerk (must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the Council meeting requested): October 21,2024
Council Meeting date: November 6, 2024
Brief description of the subject to be printed on the agenda, sufficient to inform the City Council and public of the nature of the referral:
Consider a resolution to admonish City Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer for behavior exhibited on October 18, 2024 in Long Beach, California while attending the League of California Cities Annual Conference when Long Beach Police and fire personnel responded to reports of an intoxicated woman at a downtown intersection at 12:12 a.m. and that woman was determined to be Councilmember Hererra Spencer. This behavior violates the City Council Code of Conduct, Section 3(b), " . Members are constantly being observed by the community every day that they serve in office. Their behaviors and comments serve as models for proper deportment in the City of Alameda. Honesty and respect for the dignity of each individual should be reflected in every word and action taken by members, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is a serious and continuous responsibility."
The City Council approved a Strategic Plan on November 21, 2023, which established the following 5 priorities:
A. Enhance Community Safety & Services
B. Build Resilience to Climate Change & Water Level Rise
C. Invest in Transportation, Infrastructure, Economic Opportunities & Historic Resources
D. House All Alamedans & End Homelessness
E. Practice Fiscal Responsible, Equitable & Inclusive Governance
If applicable, briefly describe which Council priority the subject falls under and how it relates: The inappropriate conduct of a council member undermines the public's trust in all matters that come before the Council so this referral falls under all five Council priorities.