PREPARED BY: LYNN TRACY NERLAND DATE OF MEETING: 10/16/17
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING SECTION 1.16.020 OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING POSTING OF NOTICES; AMENDING SECTIONS 2.04.030 AND 2.04.050 REGARDING CITY MANAGER REQUIREMENTS; REPEALING CHAPTER 2.64, "DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE;" AND AMENDING SECTIONS 3.04.040 AND 3.04.060 REGARDING THE TERM OF THE BUDGET
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Waive first reading; introduce Ordinance
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Updating the Municipal Code to amend or repeal governance provisions was not identified in the Council's Workplan. However, the Municipal Code is the compilation of the City's ordinances and should be updated to reflect current practices and laws as much as possible.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The proposed Municipal Code amendments regarding City governance issuance are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it is not an activity that may cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical environment change pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080(a) and 14 California Code of Regulations section 15002(d). If deemed a project, it would be exempt as having no possible significant effect on the environment pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations section 15061.
BACKGROUND
In the course of City operations, it has come to staff's attention that there are some outdated governance provisions in the Municipal Code that do not reflect current operations or law and should be amended or repealed. Similar to the State's annual clean-up legislation, staff recommends that these outdated provisions be amended or repealed. This is not to say that there are no other outdated provisions in the Municipal Code, but these are the ones identified at this time. The proposed ordinance addresses the following subjects:
1. Municipal Code Section 1.16.020, "Designation of places where noti...
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