CC SR 20260217 03 - City Council Policy 60 Remote Attendance Disruption Procedures
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 02/17/2026
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business
AGENDA TITLE:
Consider reaffirming City Council Policy No. 60 to implement new Brown Act amendments
regarding meeting disruption procedures pursuant to Senate Bill 707
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Reaffirm 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)
C. November 4, 2025 City Council Report (Linked)
BACKGROUND:
On November 4, 2025, the City Council adopted, as a Consent Calendar item, City
Council Policy No. 60 in accordance with the recently adopted 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. City staff was recently made aware that adoption of this item
should have been considered as a Regular Business item. As such, this item is being
brought back for consideration as a Regular Business item.
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DISCUSSION:
As reported at the November 4, 2025 meeting (Attachment C), Staff 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 a nd 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 meetin g
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 effect
immediately.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends reaffirming the previously adopted 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 reaffirm 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.
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CITY COUNCIL POLICY
NUMBER: 60
DATE ADOPTED: 11/4/2025 (reaffirmed on 2/17/26)
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.
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