02/27/2020 City Council Regular Meeting Adopted 11/12/2020Open Government Commission Meeting Minutes
2/27/2020
GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
February 27, 2020
I.OPENING
A.Call to Order and Roll Call
Chairperson Esposito called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioner Diana Bentz, Alison Beach, Chairperson Robert Esposito,
Commissioner Rebecca Scheel
Absent: Commissioner Alison Beach, Commissioner James Weaver
II.PRESENTATIONS TO THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
A.PUBLIC COMMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA BUT WITHIN THE COMMISSION’s SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
There were none.
III.CONSENT CALENDAR
A,Approval of the Minutes of the November 14, 2019 Regular Meeting
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item III. A.
Motion was made by Commissioner Scheel, seconded by Commissioner Bentz and
carried to approve the November 14, 2019 minutes (Commissioners Beach and
Weaver absent).
IV.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A.Discussion of Potential Training Options for Commissioners
The staff report was presented by City Clerk Freels who suggested the Commission
consider the City Clerk’s Association of California (CCAC) Public Records Act training in
April.
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There were no public comments.
The Commission discussed the training opportunities including the First Amendment
Coalition series, and agreed to the one day CCAC training session at $175 per person.
Motion on Item III. A.
Motion was made by Commissioner Scheel, seconded by Commissioner Bentz and
carried to register for the CCAC training (Commissioners Beach and Weaver
absent).
V.NEW BUSINESS
A.Quarterly Review of Public Records Requests Per Gilroy Code Section 17A.35 (c)
(Fourth Quarter, 2019)
The staff report was presented by City Clerk Freels.
There were no public comments.
Motion on Item III. A.
Motion was made by Commissioner Scheel, seconded by Commissioner Esposito
and carried to receive the report (Commissioners Beach and Weaver absent).
VI.CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
There was none.
VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT
A.Update on “Open Gilroy” Webpage
City Clerk Freels spoke on the website refresh effects on the launch of the Open Gilroy
page.
VIII. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
Assistant City Attorney Houston spoke on the Law conference she would be attending.
IX. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
There were none.
X. FUTURE COMMISSION INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS
The Commission agreed to continue to discuss other training options including the 1st
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amendment coalition sessions
XI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020
/s/ Shawna Freels, MMC
City Clerk