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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 14, 2021
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER — Deputy City Manager Bruckner called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m. in
the Council Chambers Conference Room
ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
PRESENT: Sudhir Agrawal, Sheng Chang, James Helms, Lee Kuo, Anthony Leung,
Jagdeep Singh, Li Zhang
ABSENT: None
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None
2. REPORTS FROM STAFF LIAISONS
a. Welcome and Introductions
Deputy City Manager Bruckner introduced staff and explained their roles with the organization.
3. REPORTS FROM CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
a. Introductions
Members of the Charter Review Committee introduced themselves and provided
information on their professional backgrounds.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Selection of Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson
With a nomination from Committee Member Chang and a second by Committee Member
Agrawal, and no other nominations, Committee Member James Helms was appointed to
Committee Chairperson
AYES: Committee Members Agrawal, Chang, Helms, Kuo, Leung, Singh, & Zhang
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Charter Review Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made
available for public inspection at City Hall, 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007 during normal business hours.
With a nomination from Committee Member Helms and a second by Committee Member
Agrawal, and no other nominations, Committee Member Chang was appointed Committee
Vice Chairperson.
AYES: Committee Members Agrawal, Chang, Helms, Kuo, Leung, Singh, & Zhang
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
b. Overview of Committee Goals, Oblectives, and Timeline
Deputy City Manager provided an overview of the Committee's goals, objectives, timeline,
and a summary of Charter issues for the Committee to consider. Mr. Bruckner explained
the main goal of the Committee is to make recommendations for Charter amendments
within 6 months, and recommended establishing a regular meeting schedule for the
Committee. It was the consensus of the group that the Committee meetings would be at
10:00 a.m. on the Fridays that City Hall is open.
The Committee requested that the following items be brought back at the next meeting: 1.
List of Charter cities in California and the year their most recent charter was adopted; 2.
Information on the Redondo Beach decision; 3. A calendar of potential meeting dates; 4.
Public Works project amounts and contract authorities from other cities.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson James Helms adjourned this meeting at 11:36 a.m.
r By.
James Helms, Chairperson NKchael Bruckner, Staff Liaison