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CC SR 20251104 I - CC Policy No. 60 SB 707 Remote Attendance Disruption Procedures CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 11/04/2025 AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar AGENDA TITLE: Consider adopting a City Council Policy to implement new Brown Act amendments regarding meeting disruption procedures pursuant to Senate Bill 707 RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: 1) Adopt City Council Policy No. 60 to incorporate new Brown Act amendments regarding meeting disruption procedures for two-way remote attendance pursuant to Senate Bill 707. FISCAL IMPACT: None Amount Budgeted: N/A Additional Appropriation: N/A Account Number(s): N/A ORIGINATED BY: Enyssa Sisson, Deputy City Clerk REVIEWED BY: Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: A. Draft City Council Policy No. 60 (page A-1) B. Senate Bill 707 (SB707) (Linked) BACKGROUND: On October 3, 2025, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 707 (SB 707), which amends the Brown Act with the intent to diversify and increase public engagement during local government meetings of legislative bodies, such as the City Council and Planning Commission. Among the various new requirements under SB 707, all qualified legislative bodies must now offer hybrid meetings (through a two-way phone or video platform). The City has already been providing hybrid meetings via Zoom for several years and will continue to do so in the future. In addition, SB 707 requires the City to formally adopt a policy, on or before July 1, 2026, that outlines how to restore any hybrid meeting broadcast disruptions that prevent the public from virtually attending and participating in a meeting. 1 DISCUSSION: Staff has prepared the attached draft City Council Policy No. 60 (Attachment A) to satisfy this new State requirement. The Policy mirrors the meeting disruption guidelines that are already outlined in SB 707, which requires the legislative body to take a recess and try to restore service for at least one hour. If service cannot be restored within one hour, the legislative body must conduct a roll call vote confirming that good faith efforts were made and the public interest in continuing the meeting outweighs remote access. (Cal. Gov. Code § 54953.4(b)(1).) Please note that the public would still be able to view City Council and Planning Commission meetings live on RPVtv Channel 33, the City’s livestream on its website, and the City’s YouTube channel; they may also view and participate in person at the meeting location. The attached draft City Council Policy (Attachment A) outlines the accommodation that will take place if disruptions were to occur. If adopted, the requirements will go into immediately. CONCLUSION: Staff recommends adopting the new City Council Policy No. 60 to reflect the recent legislative changes under SB 707. ALTERNATIVES: In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative actions are available for the City Council’s consideration: 1. Do not adopt the policy. Staff does not recommend this action, as the City would not be in compliance with legislative guidelines in accordance with SB 707. 2. Take other action, as deemed appropriate. 2 CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER: 60 DATE ADOPTED: 11/4/2025 SUBJECT: Procedures to manage disruptions to two-way remote participation during Brown Act meetings per SB 707 POLICY: It shall be the policy of the City Council to adopt a procedure to manage disruptions to two-way remote participation tools during Brown Act meetings to comply with recent legislative amendments adopted by SB707. The following procedure shall apply: Pursuant to Senate Bill 707, each qualified legislative body shall provide two-way remote participation, ensuring public participation, not only in person but also through a two-way phone or video platform that includes but is not limited to Zoom or Microsoft Teams. In the event of a disruption that makes two-way remote participation not possible during a meeting, the legislative body shall recess for no less than one hour to make good faith efforts to restore service. Following such efforts, the legislative body shall adopt, by roll- call vote, a formal finding affirming that reasonable efforts were taken to resolve the disruption and that resuming the meeting serves the public interest more than further delaying it to find a resolution. The City Council adopted this policy to comply with new legislation pursuant to SB707 effective July 1, 2026. A-1