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City Council Meeting Special Meeting
City Council Meeting Special Meeting
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
CITY HALL
1666 N. MAIN STREET, WALNUT CREEK
CouncilMembers:
RAJAN
SIMMONS
SILVA
mAYOR pRO tEM RAINEY
mayor SKREL
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
1.
OPENING
a.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
b.
ROLL CALL - all members were present.
2.
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Professional Unit dated August 18, 2009.
Assistant Administrative Services Director Sally Rice responded to Council’s questions on contract language.
Public Comment : Ethan Bindernagel , unit representative for the professional unit, spoke of the bargaining process and expressed concern for the long term impact on employee morale as a result of short term budget decisions and noted the budget has been balanced by employee compensation and staffing reductions. Margot Ernst , professional unit representative, concurred with Mr. Bindernagel’s comments and noted that it was very challenging to implement structural changes with regard to cost sharing for health care due to the medical redirect of funds to retirement. She recommended separating this aspect out from health care funding and stated it would be helpful in the process to know the City’s goal and philosophy regarding health care for future discussions.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Rainey, second by Silva, carried , to ADOPT OF RESOLUTION No. 09-39 approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Professional Unit dated August 18, 2009.
YEAS:
Mayor Pro Tem Rainey, Rajan, Silva, Simmons.
NOES:
Mayor Skrel.
For the record Mayor Skrel recorded a nay vote stating the agreements do not represent the structural changes to salaries and benefits that are necessary for and consistent with the City’s fiscal goals and responsibilities.
Agenda Item 2a
3.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Under California law, public comments at special meetings are limited to subjects on the agenda only. Therefore, public comment will take place during Council consideration of the item.
4.
CONSIDERATION
a.
URGENCY ORDINANCE - ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
Interim Assistant Planning Manager Scott Harriman reported City ordinances do not currently specifically regulate the location or operation of medical marijuana dispensaries. Recently staff has received a number of inquiries about establishing medical marijuana dispensaries within the City. The Council is being asked to adopt an interim urgency ordinance placing a moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries in order to provide the City with time to determine whether to adopt an ordinance regulating the location or operation of medical marijuana dispensaries.
The Council asked questions of staff.
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