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City oJArts &Innovation Charter Review Committee IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS DATE: February 10, 2020 FROM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: PROPOSED CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO REFERENCE "TRANSPARENCY", CHANGE REFERENCES TO "CITIZEN"; ADD ADDITIONAL NEWSPAPERS AND REVISE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE ISSUE: To consider the following proposed City Charter amendments: 1. Amend the Charter Preamble to add a reference to "transparency"; 2. Amend Charter Section 411 to replace the word "citizen" with "community member"; 3. Amend Charter Section 414 to add a local newspaper resource such as "The Voice" and online and social media platforms; and 4. Amend Charter Section 1403 to require the City Council to appoint a Charter Review Committee every four years instead of eight, and to require a standing Charter Review Committee to meet on occasions when required. RECOMMENDATION: That the Committee consider the following proposed Charter amendments to be presented to City Council and, if approved, direct staff to prepare proposed ballot amendments: 1. Amend the Charter Preamble to add a reference to "transparency"; 2. Amend Charter Section 411 to replace the word "citizen" with "community member"; 3. Amend Charter Section 414 to add a local newspaper resource such as "The Voice" and online and social media platforms; and 4. Amend Charter Section 1403 to require the City Council to appoint a Charter Review Committee every four years instead of eight, and to require a standing Charter Review Committee to meet on occasions when required. BACKGROUND: At the March 11, 2019 Committee meeting, Member Beeman submitted a written list of proposed Charter amendments to the Charter Preamble as well as Charter Sections 411, 414. The written list is attached hereto. At the January 13, 2020 Committee meeting, Member Beeman proposed an amendment to Page 80