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188. To: From: Dan O'Leary, City Manager Mark B. Taylor, City Atty. X Ordinance Resolution Motion Discussion Date Submitted: January 20, 2004 Agenda Date: January 26, 2004 Funds Required: n/a Account Number: FundS Available: Account Name: Finance Approval: Date: City Attorney Review.'~~ ~. ~ Date: City Manager Reviewl .).J), ~0~,,- ~ Date: i{ Project/Proposal Title: City Charter Amendments Action Required by City Council: Receive report of 2003-04 Charter Review Commission and provide direction to staff on placement of charter amendment proposals on May election ballot Project/Proposal Summary: On January 6, 2004, five members of the 2003-04 Charter Review Commission approved and adopted the attached report. The report recommends that seven proposals for changes to the City Charter be placed on the ballot for voter consideration at the May 15, 2004 City election. A summary of the proposals follows: 1. Amend Section 3.02(a)(2) to strengthen residence requirements for city council members. 2. Amend Section 3.17(b) to clarify which city officials are subject to the process for removal of city officials by the city council. 3. Amend Section 5.03 to change the deadline for the filing of applications by candidates for city council to conform to state law. 4. Amend Section 6:05 to change the time frame for the holding of an election after the certification of an initiative or referendum petition to conform to state law. 5. Amend Section 6.07 to lengthen the period of time a recall petition is valid. 6. Amend Section 6.08 to change the time frame for the holding of an election after the certification of a recall petition to conform to state law. 7. Amend Section 7.01 to prescribe the composition of the planning and zoning commission and qualifications for its members. In addition, the report recommends that the City Council make five non-substantive revisions to the Charter. Section 12.13 of the Charter allows the City Council to make these changes by ordinance. A minority report was submitted by Commission Member Ernie Murray. A copy of it is attached. The report recommends against proposal items 1 and 7 from the list above. Council discussion and direction to staff is requested on Charter amendment proposals to include in the ordinance calling the May 15, 2004 election.