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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. 2018-92 AND SETTING THE SCHEDULE FOR REGULAR
MEETINGS OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL IN
CALENDAR 2020
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, has
established the time, place, and conduct for its regular meetings on the second and
fourth Thursday each month, pursuant to Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 2.36;
and
WHEREAS, it has been acknowledged that the City Council wishes to adopt a
set annual schedule of regular meetings, doing so with its first in 2018, followed by
Resolution No. 2018-92 for calendar 2019, and it is now appropriate to rescind that
policy and adopt a subsequent plan for calendar 2020; and
WHEREAS, the schedule will primarily follow the recognized routine of
meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, with some limited
exceptions to account for holidays and events where City Councilmembers would be
absent from the meeting, resulting in Tess than the full City Council or the complete
lack of a quorum on certain dates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, that:
Section 1. Regular meetings will be held generally on the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month, pursuant to Section 2.36.020 of the Palm Desert
Municipal Code, in the Council Chamber of the Palm Desert Civic Center,
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California, with some limited exceptions, with
all regular meetings in calendar 2020 to be held as specified herein on the attached
Exhibit "A."
Section 2. If matters of business necessitate during the planned summer
and holiday recesses, the Mayor or his/her designee may determine if a quorum of
the City Council is available and, if so, schedule a meeting on the second or fourth
Thursday of the month as it would have normally been conducted but for adoption of
this resolution.
Section 3. Each regular meeting will be convened at 3:00 p.m. and
immediately adjourn for the purpose of conducting a Closed Session to consider the
items listed as such on the posted agenda for the regular meeting of that date.
Section 4. The regular and public hearings sessions of each regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, will convene at
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4:00 p.m. and run until approximately 6:00 p.m., if the amount of business so
warrants.
Section 5. If the amount of business to be conducted requires, a dinner
break may be observed by the City Council between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., with
the meeting to be reconvened at 7:00 p.m. to complete any unfinished business
remaining on the agenda.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor/Mayor Pro Tem is hereby given
authority to take up items on the agenda in the order deemed most appropriate in
consideration of public interest and/or time constraints.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
Palm Desert City Council held on this 12th day of December, 2019, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: HARNIK, JONATHAN, KELLY, WEBER, and NESTANDE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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R a CHELLE D. K SS , CITY CLE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORa
GINA NESTANDE, MAYOR
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EXHIBIT A
PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETINGS — 2020
Thursday, January 9
Thursday, January 23
Thursday, February 13
Thursday, February 27
Thursday, March 12
Thursday, March 26
Thursday, April 16
Thursday, April 30
Thursday, May 14
Thursday, May 28
Thursday, June 11
Thursday, June 25
Thursday, July 9
Thursday, August 27
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, September 24
Thursday, October 15
Thursday, October 29
Thursday, November 19
Thursday, December 10
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