REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of Written Petition submitted by William Eserini regarding Use of City Property for Political Campaign Purposes
Report
BACKGROUND
Council Policy 030 - Adding an Item on the Agenda (Attachment 1) sets forth the procedure for written petitions. Any member of the public may submit a written request raising any issue or item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Per the policy, the written request will be submitted on the agenda, in the form substantially provided by the requestor, without any staff analysis, including fiscal review, legal review and policy review. If a simple majority of the City Council supports further study of the request, then a full staff analysis shall be prepared within thirty (30) days, unless otherwise directed by the City Council.
DISCUSSION
The City Clerk's and various other Offices received a letter from William Eserini on September 21, 2018 (Attachment 2) requesting to have the issues identified in the letter to be placed on the Council agenda for the next Council meeting. Following Council Policy 030, staff is treating this request as a Written Petition for the purpose of placing the item on the Council Agenda for Council consideration.
The City Attorney has issued a legal memorandum (Attachment 3) on September 25, 2018 indicating that the allegations in the letter are not enforceable violations of the law.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with considering the request to be placed on a future agenda except staff time and expense.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) in that it is a fiscal activity that does not involve commitment to a specific project which may result in potential significant impact on the environment.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council age...
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