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6.1. - Page 2 of 4 ANALYSIS As expanded, the responsibilities of the Charter Review Sub -Committee would be as follows: 1) Review and propose amendments to the City Charter; 2) Review pending local, state, or federal legislation that has the potential to impact Redwood City residents; and 3) Consider new City policies and review and propose changes to existing City policies, as they relate to City Council governance. The City Council does not have a sub -committee that routinely reviews and evaluates pending local, state, or federal legislation. This added responsibility to the new Governance Sub -Committee would provide the City Council with more in-depth analysis of pending legislation and allow the City Council to advocate on matters that have the potential to impact residents. Likewise, the City Council does not have a sub -committee to consider new City policies or review and propose changes to existing City policies, as they relate to City Council governance. This new role would allow the sub -committee to consider new governance policies and to examine existing Council governance policies before bringing a recommendation to the full City Council. The traditional role of the Charter Review Sub -Committee would continue and would be folded into the more inclusive Governance Sub -Committee to give sub -committee members the ability to make more extensive recommendations to the City Council for the benefit of the City and its residents. FISCAL IMPACT Depending on the frequency of meetings, the extent of legislative review, and the extent to which governance policies are modified or developed, minimal to moderate staff time would be needed to implement the desired changes of the new Governance Sub -Committee. Work priorities of staff would need to be re -aligned, but no additional budget appropriation is required at this time. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The proposed action is not a "project" for purposes of CEQA, as that term is defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notification was achieved by posting the agenda, with the agenda items being listed, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcitV.org 115