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CC RESOLUTION 5598RESOLUTION NO. 5598 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A POLICY RELATING TO THE PUBLIC POSTING OF TRANSLATED AGENDAS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS PURSUANT TO SB 707 The City Council of the City of El Segundo does resolve as follows: SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that: A. In 2025, Senate Bill 707 (Durazo) was signed into law; the bill amends the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code §§ 54950 et seq.) in several ways to increase public participation in City meetings; B. SB 707 requires the City Council, as an "eligible legislative body," to provide translated agendas and meeting information in additional languages because the City of El Segundo is in a county with a population of 600,000 or more; by "agenda," the law clarifies that the term does not include the entire agenda packet (Gov. Code § 54953.4); C. In addition, the new state law requires agencies to make available a physical location, freely accessible to the public and in reasonable proximity to where official translated agendas are posted, for members of the public to post additional translated versions of meeting agendas; D. To remain compliant with the Brown Act and establish clear procedures for public use of the posting area, the City Clerk's office has prepared the attached policy, and E. The City Council desires to adopt the attached policy. SECTION 2: Adoption and Authorization. The City Council hereby adopts the "Public Posting of Translated Agendas for City Council Meetings" Policy, attached as Exhibit "A. The City Clerk, or her designee, is hereby authorized to implement administrative procedures necessary to carry out the policy. SECTION 3: The City Clerk will certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. SECTION 4: This Resolution will take effect immediately and remain effective until superseded by a subsequent resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2"d day of June, 2026. Chris Pimentel, Mayor ATTEST: Susan rda , City "Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mark D. Hensley, City Attorney CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF EL SEGUNDO I, Susan Truax, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Resolution No. 5598 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by said City Council, at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 2"d day of June 2026, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Pimentel, Mayor Pro Tem Baldino, Council Member Boyles, and Council Member KeldorF NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Giroux ABSTAIN; None WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 2nd day of June, 2026. S sani TruaxXCTt" Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California 2 Exhibit A City of El Segundo Public Posting of Translated Agendas for City Council Meetings Policy Adopted pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 5598 1. PURPOSE This policy establishes the procedures and standards for City Council agendas posted pursuant to Government Code 54953.4 (c)(3)-(4) on the Public Posting Window. The Public Posting Window Space is for publicly translated agendas only. The City of El Segundo is not responsible for the content, or accuracy of the content, of the posted agendas on the Posting Window Space. 2. BACKGROUND Senate Bill 707 (2025) amended the Brown Act to require eligible legislative bodies to post City Council meeting agendas translated into other languages in certain circumstances and to "make available a physical location that is freely accessible to the public in reasonable proximity to the [location where the] translations are posted [for] members of the public to post additional translations of the agenda." Government Code 54953.4 (c)(3). The El Segundo City Council is an eligible legislative body pursuant to Government Code section 54953.4(e)(2). The Brown Act requires that the city translate City Council agendas into Standard Spanish. By "agenda," the law clarifies that the term does not include the entire agenda packet. This policy addresses other translations provided by members of the public. 3. POSTING PROCESS A member of the public may post a translated City Council agenda once the official agenda has been posted by El Segundo staff. For regular meetings of the City Council, this is typically no later than the preceding Friday at 3:00 p.m. The Posting Board will be publicly accessible pursuant to Government Code 54953.4 (c)(3)-(4). To ensure that the Public Posting Window space does not contain outdated information, staff will strive to remove agendas within 1 week after the Council meeting. The City is not responsible if agendas are removed by non -city staff members. 4. LIMITATIONS The Posting Window space is for translated agendas for the El Segundo City Council. Any documents other than translated agendas for the El Segundo City Council are not permitted and may be removed at any time by El Segundo staff. City of El Segundo Policy re Translated Agendas for City Council meetings Page 2 of 2 S. NOTICE The Brown Act does not require the City to review or verify agenda translations posted by third parties. To assist members of the public who may rely on such translations, the Posting Window Space will include the following notice. The notice will be updated every six months into languages that have been used for agenda translations. NOTICE REGARDING TRANSLATED AGENDAS —SENATE BILL 707 (Gov. Code § 54953.4, Serrate Bill707) Pursuant to California Government Cade section 54953.4, this window space is designated solely far the public pasting of translated versions of City Council meeting agendas. Translations posted in this .space are provided by members of the public. The City does not verify, review, endorse, certify, or otherwise sanction the accuracy or completeness of any translation posted. This window space may be used only for translated agendas. Any materials that are not agenda translations or that do not comply with this purpose will be removed immediately. For official agendas, meeting notices, and participation information, please refer to the City`.s website, www.else undo, ov or the City Clerks Office.