CC 2024-12-10_09e 2025 City Council Regular Meeting ScheduleItem 9.e.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Matthew Downing, City Manager
BY: Jessica Matson, Director of Legislative & Information Services/
City Clerk
SUBJECT: 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Schedule
DATE: December 10, 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution establishing the 2025 City Council regular meeting schedule.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
There is no financial impact projected. Staff time will be reduced since Cancellation
Notices for regular meetings traditionally cancelled will not be needed.
BACKGROUND:
Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 2.04.010 provides that the City Council shall hold
meetings as established by City Council resolution. City Council Resolution No. 4434
establishes that the Council shall hold its regular meetings on the second and fourth
Tuesday of every month. The Council may enact further resolutions amending its meeting
schedule. Staff typically present an item to the Council in the spring to cancel the first
regular City Council meeting in July to allow for summer vacations and in the fall to cancel
the second regular meeting in December due to the holiday.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
For calendar year 2025, staff recommends adopting a regular meeting schedule, with the
cancellation of the meetings of July 8, 2025, and December 23, 2025. Staff recommends
the cancellation of the July 8, 2025, meeting in keeping with the recent historical
precedent of at least one summer meeting being cancelled to allow Council and staff to
take vacation and to focus on other work. Finally, staff recommends the cancellation of
the December 23, 2025, meeting, due to its proximity to the Christmas and New Year
holidays.
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Item 9.e.
City Council
2025 City Council Regular Meeting Schedule
December 10, 2024
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The Council may act now, or at a future meeting, to cancel additional meeting dates as it
deems fit. Further, special meetings and closed sessions will continue to be scheduled
as needed.
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Adopt a Resolution setting the City Council’s 2025 regular meeting schedule, and
cancelling the meeting dates of July 8, 2025, and December 23, 2025;
2. Modify and adopt a Resolution; or
3. Provide other direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
Setting a schedule for regular City Council meetings in 2025 will allow Council and staff
to plan around meetings and will reduce staff time in preparing Cancellation Notices.
DISADVANTAGES:
No disadvantages are identified.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with
Government Code Section 54954.2.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed Resolution
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE ESTABLISHING THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 2.04.010 provides that the City
Council shall hold meetings as established by Resolution; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No 4434 establishes that the City Coun cil shall
hold its regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of every calendar month,
and the Council may adopt further policy resolutions amending its regular meeting
schedule; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that certain regular meetings of the City Council be
cancelled due to proximity to holidays and other facto rs; and
WHEREAS, the Council may still act to cancel additional regular meetings, or schedule
additional special meetings, at a future meeting if it deems it necessary or desirable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo
Grande hereby cancels its regular meetings of July 8, 2025 and December 23, 2025.
On a motion by Council Member _________, seconded by Council Member __________,
and by the following roll call vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 10th day of December 2024.
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RESOLUTION NO.
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CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
ATTEST:
_______________________________________
JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
_______________________________________
MATTHEW DOWNING, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________________
ISAAC ROSEN, CITY ATTORNEY
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