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City Council Meeting Minutes April 20, 2021 future committee meeting for a presentation." with "The committee shall invite the public to attend their meetings." The new section would read: Article 6 MEETING section E. "The committee shall invite the public to attend their meetings". The motion to amend failed by the following vote: For: 3 - Council Member Baker, Council Member Gonzales and Council Member Garza Against: 4 - Mayor Pro Tem Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Scott and Council Member Gleason Ms. Cook noted that there is not an item C under Section 6. Upon inquiry by Mayor Hughson, Mr. Cosentino confirmed that this change may be made administratively. MOTION TO AMEND: A motion was made by Council Member Balser, seconded by Council Member Garza, to amend ARTICLE 5. AGENDAS section B to add #5 "that a chair can add an item to the agenda". The motion to amend failed by the following vote: For: 2 - Council Member Baker and Council Member Garza Against: 5 - Mayor Pro Tem Derrick, Mayor Hughson, Council Member Gonzales, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Scott and Council Member Gleason Mr. Lumbreras inquired how to distinguish, for items requested for placement on an agenda, the difference in council policy -related issues and city operations which are strictly administrative. Mayor Hughson stated that her intent to address one part of that is found in ARTICLE 7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION BY CITY COUNCIL which provides for a process by which a committee can propose action by City Council through the resolution process, just as our boards and commissions may do. In addition, we must rely on staff to make those determinations between policy and operations. MOTION TO AMEND: A motion was made by Council Member Garza, seconded by Council Member Baker, to amend Article 6 MEETINGS section E. "The committee, during a discussion item, upon unanimous vote, may call upon members of the public to attend a future committee meeting for a presentation", by removing "unanimous" and inserting "majority" The section would read: "The committee, during a discussion item, upon majority vote, may call upon members of the public to attend a future committee meeting for a City of San Marcos Page 29