TOWN OF PORTOLA VALLEY
Special Meeting of the Town Council
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Jeff Aalfs, Mayor
Sarah Wernikoff, Vice Mayor
Judith Hasko, Councilmember
Mary Hufty, Councilmember
Craig Taylor, Councilmember
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SPECIAL MEETING- CLOSED SESSION
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Persons wishing to address the Town Council on any subject may do so now. Please note, however, that the Council is not able to undertake extended discussion or action on items not on the agenda. Speakers' time is limited to three minutes.
3. CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: Interim Town Manager/Public Works Director
4. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Town Council meeting will be held on May 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. ******************************************************************************************************************* Land Acknowledgement:
The Town of Portola Valley acknowledges the colonial history of this land we dwell upon—the unceded territory of the Ramaytush (rah-my-toosh) Ohlone, Tamien Nation, and Muwekma (mah-WEK-mah) Ohlone, who endured a human and cultural genocide that included removal from their lands and their sacred relationship to the land. Portola Valley recognizes that we profit from the commodification of land seized from indigenous peoples and now bear the ecological consequences. We seek to understand the impact of these legacies on all beings and to find ways to make repair.