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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Friday, October 29, 2021
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER — Committee Chair James Helms called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in
the Council Chambers Conference Room
ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
PRESENT: James Helms Jr., Sheng Chang, Sudhir Agrawal, Lee Kuo, Jagdeep
Singh, and Li Zhang
ABSENT: Anthony Leung
It was the consensus of the Committee that Committee Member Anthony Leung be
excused from this meeting.
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None
2. REPORTS FROM STAFF LIAISONS — None
3. REPORTS FROM CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS — None
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Special Meeting Minutes of October 14, 2021
It was moved by Committee Chair Helms, seconded by Committee Member Agrawal and
carried on roll call vote to approve the October 14, 2021 Meeting Minutes.
AYES: Committee Members Agrawal, Kuo, Singh, Zhang, Chang, and Helms
NOES: None
ABSENT: Committee Member Leung
b. Committee Meeting. Schedule
Deputy City Manager Bruckner presented an overview of the Committee's meeting
schedule, research timeline, and upcoming holiday conflicts. It was the consensus of the
Committee to go dark for the month of November to provide Committee Members
adequate time to review City charter comparisons for the ten charter cities selected by
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.
Committee members, as well as to give staff time to prepare proposed amendments to
the charter for the Committee to review. Based on Committee Member's availability, the
following schedule was confirmed for the remaining meetings:
Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, December 16, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10 a.m.
Friday, January 28, 2022 at 10 a.m.
Friday, February 11, 2022 at 10 a.m.
Friday, February 25, 2022 at 10 a.m.
Friday, March 11, 2022 at 10 a.m.
Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10 a.m.
c. Ordinance No. 2352
Deputy City Manager Bruckner provided an overview of Ordinance No. 2352 and the City
Council's reasoning for transitioning City elections from April to November.
d. Redondo Beach Decision
Deputy City Manager Bruckner provided an overview of the Redondo Beach summary
handout provided by Best Best & Krieger. Assistant City Attorney Maurer explained the
implications of the Redondo Beach decision along with the legal reasoning in the Court's
decision.
e. Charter City Coml)arisons. Discussion. and Recommendations
Deputy City Manager Bruckner provided a list of California charter cities so that Committee
Members may select several cities to be used as a comparison during the review process
of Arcadia City Charter. It was further explained that staff would provide the Committee
with a summary of proposed changes to the City's charter, along with comparable
language from the charter cities to review when the Committee returned in December.
It was moved by Committee Chair Helms, seconded by Committee Member Agrawal and
carried on roll call vote to use the cities of Big Bear Lake, Alhambra, Cypress, Irvine,
Mountain View, Newport Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Temple City, and Indian Wells
as comparison.
AYES: Committee Members Agrawal, Kuo, Singh, Zhang, Chang and Helms
NOES: None
ABSENT: Committee Member Leung
ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson James Helms adjourned this meeting at 10:59 a.m. to Friday, December 10, 2021
at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers Conference Room.
4a0es Helms, Chairperson Michael Bruckner, iaison