REPORT TO GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Review of Council Governance Session Report and Referrals of September 5, 2019
Report
BACKGROUND
The Santa Clara City Council held a Council Session on Governance on Thursday, September 5, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Central Park Library. This session was scheduled based on direction received at the City Council's previous session on Governance on Thursday, December 13, 2018. The purpose of the session was to discuss ongoing questions or concerns regarding governance.
Jan Perkins, Vice President with Management Partners, facilitated both workshops. The City Council reviewed their experience with districts and discussed Council principles, norms and protocols that were developed as a result of the December 2018 governance session, as well as from Council feedback.
DISCUSSION
Facilitator Jan Perkins provided a summary of the Council Session on Governance (Attachment 1) that includes comments, questions, and any referrals from the meeting. Staff have reviewed the summary and created a matrix of all referrals from the session (Attachment 2). Based on the referral matrix, four items were referred to the Governance and Ethics Committee for review - three to be discussed at the meeting on October 24, 2019, and one to be discussed at a following meeting:
1. Discussion and Action on proposed framework for the January 30-31, 2020 Priority Setting Session
2. Review of current Council Referral Policy (Council Policy 030)
3. Review the Code of Ethics and Values and Training
4. Next Steps regarding Council Sessions on Governance and any additional meetings (to be discussed at a future Governance and Ethics Committee meeting)
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This is an information report only and no action is being taken by the City Council and no environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than sta...
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