1 City Council
Special Meeting
Annual Retreat
Saturday, February 5, 2022
9:00 AM
Virtual Meeting
Pursuant to AB 361 this City of Palo Alto City Council Meeting Will Be Held by Virtual Teleconference Only
To pre
vent the spread of Covid-19, this meeting will be held by virtual teleconference only, with no physical location. Members of the public who wish to participate by computer or phone can find the instructions below and at the end of this agenda.
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
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The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26, live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed to Midpen Media Center at https://midpenmedia.org.
TIME ESTIMATES
Time estimates are provided as part of the Council's effort to manage its time at Council meetings. Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Comments will be accepted both in person an d via Zoom meeting.
Written public comments can be submitted in advance to
[email protected] and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on the City’s websi te.
1. ROLL CALL AND WELCOME FROM MAYOR
2. COUNCIL RETREAT DISCUSSION
9:15 AM STATUS OF 2022 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
10:30 AM
PUBLIC COMMENT
Council reserves the right to limit the duration of Oral Communications period to 30 minutes. 11:00 AM B REAK
0. PRESENTATION SLIDES
2 S pecial Meeting February 5, 2022
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Board after distribution of the age nda packet are available for public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org.
11:10 AM SETTING 2022 COUNCIL PRIORITIES
12:15 PM LUNCH BREAK
12:45 PM DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE REVISION TO COUNCIL
PROCEEDURES AND PROTOCOLS HANDBOOK AND 2022
STANDING COMMITTEE TOPICS
1:45 PM RETREAT DEBREIF, TAKE AWAY AND NEXT STEPS
3. ADJOURNMENT (2:00 PM)
PU
BLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS
M
embers of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone.
1. Written public c omments may be submitted by email to [email protected].
2. Spoken public comments using a computer will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom -based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully.
A. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in- browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browse rs i
ncluding Internet Explorer.
B. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak.
C. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.
D. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted.
E. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments.
3. Spoken public comments using a phone use the telephone number liste d be
low. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. *6 can be used to unmute and speak.
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