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talk with the City Manager in order for him to get the Police Chief to have the officers speak up. City Attorney Yamamoto stated that the City Council has no jurisdiction with respect to the District Attorney's investigation and City Council has no jurisdiction with respect to the Coroner's investigation. Additionally, the City Council has no jurisdiction over any internal affairs investigation that the Police Department conducts, because the City Charter approved by the voters of Redwood City determined that the elected officials of the City are not to interfere in the administrative functions of the department. An internal affairs investigation is, in fact, an administrative function of the department. The only level in which the City Council can become engaged in personnel investigations is with respect to your Council appointees: the City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney. Steven Howard, Architectural Review Committee Member, speaking as an individual, stated that in the work of the ARC there are processes where it appears improvement can occur, but a formal letter has not been finalized as yet. In the meantime, he asked that Council look at how the City issues citations and the time often required to determine the owner of the property. The second issue is to schedule automatic follow-ups for businesses that have opened on a regular scheduled basis. Lupita Escobedo, sister to Rick Escobedo, asked if it is not the Council that oversees the Police Department, and then who would it be that Chief Bolanos is to report. _ City Manager Everett responded that Chief Bolanos reports to him and that all messages and questions should be directed to him and that he is the final authority on items that are personnel in nature within the City. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR- Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There is no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. M/S Ruskin/Hartnett to waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items. The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote with Council Member Jordan abstaining on Item 7.1A. 7,1 Section - Motions A. Motion to approve the minutes from the meeting of December 2, 2002 as submitted; (301) MINUTE ORDER 02-362 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, DECEMBER 16, 2002 MINUTES PAGE 3 MINUTES Book No. 59 Page No. 342