File #: 2016-2527   
Type: Regular Agenda Item
Body: Open Government Commission
On agenda: 2/1/2016
Title: Minutes of the October 14, 2015 Meeting
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Minutes of the October 14, 2015 Meeting

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UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY - - - OCTOBER 14, 2015 - - - 7:00 P.M.

Chair Aguilar convened the meeting at 7:02 p.m.

ROLL CALL - Present: Commissioners Bonta, Dieter, Foreman, Tuazon, and Chair Aguilar - 5.

Absent: None.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA

None.

AGENDA ITEMS

3-A. Minutes of the March 30, 2015 Meeting

Commissioner Bonta stated she would pass on a few typos to the City Clerk.

Commissioner Dieter moved approval of the minutes as corrected.

Vice Chair Foreman seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.

3-B. Hearing of Sunshine Ordinance Complaints filed September 15, 2015

The Assistant City Attorney gave a brief presentation.

John Klein stated he is embarrassed about needing to be present and thought about withdrawing the complaint because it seems trivial; however, it is not trivial; through the whole process, which has been skeletal, the response has not been as it should be; he submitted five individual records requests directly to the Mayor and each Councilmember because that is the way he wanted to do it; if the City Attorney wanted to consolidate the response, it would have been fine; however, the City Attorney's response on the 11th does not even say who he is responding for; the City Clerk is the custodian of records; that he did not know why he was getting an email from the City Attorney; he thought maybe it is on behalf of the Mayor, but did not know; while the response was timely, it did not include the information the rule requires, which is: when the documents will be ready, how the documents will be delivered and by whom; said information is not in the City Attorney's September 11th response; he did not know who the Attorney was responding for and the required information was not included in the three day response; the Attorney said he needed clarification; the City Attorney i...

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