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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1j: Cancellation of the January 1, 2013 Regular City Council Meeting.NOW@ DATE: November 20, 2012 STAFF REPORT Office of the City Clerk TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Dominic La=aretto, City Manager' Prepared by: Lisa Mussenden, Chief Deputy City Clerk/Records Manager SUBJECT: CANCELLATION OF THE JANUARY 1, 2013, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL /SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING. Recommendation: Approve SUMMARY Because the first meeting in January falls on the New Year's holiday, it is proposed that the January 1, 2013, regular City Council /Successor Agency to the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency meeting be cancelled. DISCUSSION In recent years, the City Council has cancelled the second meeting in December in recognition of it being a slow time and to allow the Council Members and staff time to get away for the holidays. This year the third Tuesday in December is relatively early (December 18) and the first regularly scheduled City Council meeting in January falls on New Year's Day. City Charter Section 407 states that "the Council shall hold regular meetings at least twice each month at such times as it shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution. At any time a regular meetings falls on a holiday, such meeting shall be held on the day designated by motion of the City Council." Because the first meeting of January 2013 falls on the New Year's Day holiday and there are no significant items scheduled for that meeting date, it is proposed that the first meeting of January be cancelled and the second meeting of December be held. Should a necessity arise, a special meeting could be conducted to expedite any item which might require immediate City Council action during the dark period. Honorable Mayor and City Council November 20, 2012 Page 2 of 2 FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact with City Council action on this item. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council cancel the January 1, 2013, City Council /Successor Agency to the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency regular meeting; and direct the City Clerk to post the required notices. 2