DATE: May 6, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: City Clerk's Office
TITLE: INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OFCHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE I OF THE OCEANSIDE CITY CODE TO CLARIFY RULES FOR SUBMITTING A REQUEST TO SPEAK AND FOR GROUP PRESENTATIONS AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION UPDATING COUNCIL POLICY 100-3 TO CLARIFY THE TIMELINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON OFF- AGENDA ITEMS AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an Ordinance amending various provisions of Chapter 2, Article I of the Oceanside City Code to clarify administrative procedures for submitting requests to speak and for group presentations at City Council Meetings, and adopt a Resolution updating Council Policy 100-3 to clarify the timeline for public comment on off-agenda items.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
At the April 8, 2026 City Council meeting, the City Clerk presented an overview of Senate Bill 707, which updated provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act for public participation at local agency meetings. In particular, SB 707 requires that members of the public participating remotely in City Council meetings be afforded the same opportunity to provide comment as those attending in person.
In order to ensure the City's procedures remain consistent with SB 707's requirement that remote participants be afforded the same opportunity to participate as those attending in person, and to assist with efficient management of all public comments, staff recommended that all in-person and remote participants seeking to comment on consent items, general items, or non-agenda public comment would be required to notify the City Clerk prior to the Mayor calling for consideration of the consent agenda items. This provides a clear cut-off point to the public, reasonable administration by the Clerk, and fair, equitable rules for both remote and in- person a...
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