Governing Documents

Community Planning Group Reform

On Sept. 13, 2022, the City Council approved changes to Council Policy 600-24 which defines the roles, responsibilities and standard operating procedures of Planning Groups. These changes focused on improving transparency, records retention, broadening community representation and reflecting Planning Groups' legal status as independent organizations, consistent with the City Charter and require all Planning Groups to apply for City Council recognition.

On May 21, 2024, the City Council adopted clarifying amendments to Council Policy 600-24 that included holding requiring elections for newly formed, planning groups recognized by City Council, allowing exceptions to the Brown Act to allow planning groups to hold virtual/hybrid meetings without publicly posting members' teleconference locations and setting procedures for the submittal for annual reports and amending operating procedures. City Council's actions also included waiving the recognition application deadline, allowing several planning groups to exceed 20 members to maintain or increase community participation and representation and recognizing 41 independent planning groups that represent community planning areas throughout the City.