Jeff Gee, Mayor
Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, Vice
Mayor
Alicia C. Aguirre, Council Member
Kaia Eakin, Council Member
Diane Howard, Council Member
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Council
Member
Chris Sturken, Council Member
MEETING LOCATION
NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION
Monterra Credit Union
Conference Room
350 Convention Way
Redwood City, CA 94063
www.redwoodcity.org
Virtual via Zoom
(to observe the meeting only):
redwoodcity.zoom.us
Meeting ID: 994 8182 5639
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Saturday, February 3, 2024
9:00 AM
Please turn off all electronic devices before the start of the meeting to prevent disruptions PURSUANT TO THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON. To maximize transparency and public access, while the primary meeting takes place at the Redwood City meeting location, members of the public may attend in person at the Redwood City meeting location, or observe the remotely as provided below.
OBSERVE THE MEETING REMOTELY: To observe the meeting via Zoom, visit redwoodcity.zoom.us, select “Join” and enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639.
PUBLIC COMMENT: All public comments are subject to a 2-minute time limit unless otherwise determined by the Mayor, in accordance with the City Council's Guide to Communications & Business, available here.
Public comment is accepted in person at the physical meeting location, or via email to [email protected]. If submitting comments by email, please indicate the corresponding agenda item number in the subject line. Emailed comments within the City’s subject matter jurisdiction received by 8:00 a.m. on the meeting date may be read into the record during the meeting at the Mayor’s discretion and in any event will be made part of the final meeting record.
AGENDA MATERIALS:
City Council agenda materials, released less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, are available to the public at the City Clerk’s Office, 1017 Middlefield Road and Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063, in a public binder at each City Council meeting, and on the City’s website at www.redwoodcity.org.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
The City Council will provide materials in appropriate alternative formats to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please send a written request to Yessika Castro, City Clerk, at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address [email protected] including your name, address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service at least 24 hours before the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Council Member Aguirre
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
All public comment will be taken at this time on the items on the agenda, and items not on the agenda
5. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
5.A. Review Background Materials for February 3, 2024 City Council Offsite Meeting and Discuss City Council Priorities
Recommendation:
At the City Council’s February 3, 2024 meeting the City Council will discuss the Council’s goals and priorities for the coming year. This report provides background materials on the City Council’s current priorities and the activities currently underway to advance those priorities. Additionally, staff have developed a preliminary updated 10-year General Fund forecast, and will briefly present this at the meeting.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6. PLANNING FOR MARCH 18, 2024 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
7. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for February 12, 2024