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City of Seal Beach Planning Commission · Agenda of September 6, 2006
City of Seal Beach Planning Commission
Agenda for September 6, 2006
6:45 p.m.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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ROLL CALL
III. AGENDA APPROVAL
By Motion of the Planning Commission, this is the time to:
(a) Notify the public of any changes to the Agenda;
(b) Re-arrange the order of the Agenda; and/or
(c) Provide an opportunity for any member of the Planning Commission, staff, or
public to request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate
action.
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
At this time, members of the public may address the Planning Commission
regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning
Commission, provided that the Planning Commission may undertake no action or
discussion unless otherwise authorized by law.
STUDY SESSION
1. Ethics Training by Assistant City Attorney - Governmental Transparency
VI. AOURNMENT
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
PLANNING COMMISSION
Minutes of Adjourned Meeting - September 6, 2006
Chairperson Deaton called the adjourned meeting of the Planning Commission to order
at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2006. The meeting was held in the City
Council Chambers and began with the Salute to the Flag.1
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Deaton, Commissioners Bello, Ladner, O'Malley, and Roberts.
Also
Present: Department of Development Services
Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
Paul DaVeiga, Senior Planner
Alexander Abbe, Assistant City Attorney
Absent: None
AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION by Ladner; SECOND by Roberts to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
5-0
Deaton, Bello, Ladner, O'Malley, and Roberts
None
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Chairperson Deaton opened oral communications.
There being no one wishing to speak, Chairperson Deaton closed oral communications.
STUDY SESSION
1. Ethics Training by Assistant City Attorney - Governmental Transparency
1 These Minutes were transcribed from audiotape of the meeting.
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CIty of Seal Beach Planning CommissIOn
Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2006
1 Mr. Abbe began by responding to questions pending from the last training session
2 regarding receipt of gifts from out-of-state parties, noting that these must be reported.
3 He reviewed the definition of "gift," as "anv payment that confers a personal benefit
4 upon the recipient," unless it is something that is given to members of the general
5 public. He followed by reviewing guidelines for gifts received from family.
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7 The Assistant City Attorney then referred to the presentation handout provided to the
8 Commissioners tonight. (Copy of presentation is on file for inspection in the Planning
9 Department.) He discussed the provisions of The Brown Act and the elements that
10 constitute a meeting, then he presented the guidelines for conducting a public meeting.
11 He explained that any form of direct or indirect communication among three or more
12 Commissioners would be considered an illegal serial meeting, and all meetings must be
13 publicly noticed and agendized. He also reviewed meeting exceptions and the rules
14 governing public meetings and how to effectively conduct a public meeting. He
15 explained when a closed session can be held and how to handle any claim of a public
16 body having violated the Brown Act.
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18 Mr. Abbe followed with a discussion of The Public Records Act and the procedures for
19 complying with requests for public records, as well as some common exemptions to this
20 act. He cautioned that e-mail communications are considered public records.
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23 ADJOURNMENT
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25 Chairperson Deaton adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
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28 Respectfully Submitted,
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32 Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secret
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38 The Commission on September 20, 2006, approved the Minutes of the Planning
39 Commission Meeting of Wednesday, September 6, 2006. ~_'
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