For City Council Meeting February 25, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Barbara A. McGee, City Clerk
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Request City Council to consider 1) Cancelling and/or to Reschedule Regular City Council Meeting Dates July 8, November 11, November 25, December 23, 2025 2) Consider Summer Recess from June 29 through July 12.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council to consider 1) Cancelling and/or to Reschedule Regular City Council Meeting Dates July 8, November 11, November 25, December 23, 2025 2) Consider Summer Recess from June 29 through July 12.
BACKGROUND
On an annual basis, the City Council sets the calendar for regularly scheduled City Council meetings. The recommendations in this report are for the calendar year 2025. A new calendar for 2026 will be brough forward in January of 2026.
Historically, the City Council would cancel scheduled City Council Meetings for Summer Recess, Pre-Election preparation, Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday weeks. At the March 14, 2023 City Council Meeting, City Council approved to have a 2 week Summer Recess in July.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
City Council to consider cancelling and/or to reschedule the following regular meeting dates (Exhibit A - 2024 Calendar):
• The meeting of July 8 for City Council Summer Recess.
• The meeting of November 11 for Veteran’s Day.
• The meeting of November 25 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
• The meeting of December 23 for the Christmas Holiday Closure week.
Consideration of rescheduling the November 11th Meeting:
• Special Meeting November 18, 2025
Consideration of Summer Recess in July:
• Summer Recess - June 29th through July 12th to account for the first two full weeks in July
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The proposed action does not meet the definition of a project as defined by Section 15378 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and excludes organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
The request is consistent with Guiding Principle 3A of the Rialto General Plan: our city government will lead by example, and will operate in an open, transparent, and responsive manner that will meet the needs of the citizens and is a good place to do business.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney's Office has reviewed the staff report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
This action does not impact the budget.