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8.C. - Page 2 The Committee met on June 12, August 21, and October 18 of this year to consider these amendments and other potential amendments to the Charter. After thorough review, the Committee recommends the changes described in the following section. The full text of the proposed amendments is included in Attachment 1 to this staff report. In Attachment 1, proposed additions to the Charter are indicated by underlining and proposed deletions are indicated by strike -through text. ANALYSIS Recommended Amendments: 1) Public Noticing Procedures The Committee recommends amendments to Section 33/4 (Acquisition and Disposal of Property by Port), Section 6 (Initiative, Referendum and Recall), Section 15 (Legislation), and Section 47d (Ordinances and Resolutions). These proposed amendments would make the City's public noticing procedures more effective and more responsive to changes in technology and media. Proposed changes to Section 33/4 amend existing procedure for publishing notice of a proposed sale of property by the Port. Currently this section states that public notice of any such proposed sale shall be advertised in the "official newspaper" of the City. However, the City no longer has a newspaper that meets the requirement for a "newspaper of general circulation" published within city limits, which is a state law requirement for publication of notices. The proposed amendments replace this outdated requirement with a requirement to publish notice in any newspaper of general circulation within the City. Proposed changes to Section 6 amend existing procedure for publishing notice of a deposit of petitions, referenda, or recalls. Currently this section states that the deposit of petitions for initiatives, referenda, or recalls shall be noticed three or more times in a newspaper published and circulated within the City. The proposed amendments replace this with a requirement that notice be published in accordance with procedures established by an ordinance of the Council. This will allow the City to publish notice in compliance with the Charter even though no newspaper of general circulation is currently published within Redwood City. The proposed amendments will also allow the Council to amend noticing procedures for initiatives, referenda and recalls without needing to amend the Charter.