CC RES 2016-046 RESOLUTION NO. 2016-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 54, THE
"CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TRANSPARENCY ACT OF
2016"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, it is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that public
business by the California Legislature be performed in an open and public manner and
residents be given the opportunity to fully review every bill and express their views
regarding the bill's merits to their elected representatives, before it is passed; and,
WHEREAS, last-minute amendments to bills in the Legislature are frequently
pushed through without sufficient opportunities for public comment, or advance notice,
providing members of the Legislature with no realistic opportunity to review or debate
them, resulting in ill-considered legislation; and,
WHEREAS, few citizens have the ability to attend legislative proceedings in
person, and many legislative proceedings go completely unobserved by the public and
press, often leaving no record of what was said; and,
WHEREAS, with the availability of modem recording technology and the Internet,
there is no reason why public legislative proceedings should remain relatively
inaccessible to the citizens that they serve; and,
WHEREAS, California should also follow the lead of other states that require a 72-
hour advance notice period between the time a bill is printed and made available to the
public and the time it is put to a vote, allowing an exception only in the case of a true
emergency, such as a natural disaster; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 54, the California Legislature Transparency Act, prohibits
the Legislature from voting on a bill until it has been published online in its final form for
at least 72 hours. In addition, Proposition 54:
a. Allows this 72-hour notice period to be waived to address a state emergency
declared by the Governor, followed by a two thirds vote of the legislative body,
prior to action being taken on the measure for which the rules are being waived;
and,
b. Requires the Legislature, by January 1, 2019, to ensure audiovisual recordings of
all public proceedings are publicly accessible on the Internet within 24 hours and
archived for at least 20 years thereafter (excludes closed session meetings), and
allows all recordings of public proceedings to be used for any legitimate purpose.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does
hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes supports Proposition 54.
Section 2: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes will join the "YES on 54" coalition.
Section 3: Staff is directed to email a copy of this adopted resolution to Kristi K.
Thielen with the "YES on 54" Campaign at kristiacosta-consulting.com.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of October 2016.
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May,%
ATTEST:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, Acting City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,
hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2016-46, was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on October 4, 2016.
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City Clerk
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