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MINUTE BOOK NO. 68
MAYOR JEFF GEE MINUTES
VICE MAYOR LISSETTE ESPINOZA-GARNICA
COUNCIL MEMBER ALICIA C. AGUIRRE MONTERRA CREDIT UNION COUNCIL MEMBER KAIA EAKIN 350 CONVENTION WAY
COUNCIL MEMBER DIANE HOWARD REDWOOD CITY, CA
COUNCIL MEMBER ELMER MARTINEZ SABALLOS
COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS STURKEN
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Saturday, February 3, 2024 9:00 AM
1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Gee called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL – Council Members Aguirre, Eakin, Howard, Martinez Saballos, Sturken, Vice Mayor Espinoza-Garnica and Mayor Gee were present.
Staff present: City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Attorney Veronica Ramirez, Assistant City Manager and Administrative Services Director Michelle Poch é Flaherty, Interim Assistant City Manager Patrick Heisinger, Deputy City Manager Jennifer Yamaguma and City Clerk Yessika Castro.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Aguirre led the pledge of allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
The following members of the public provided comments:
• Dylan Finch
• Karvin Dassanayake
• Rona Gundrum
5. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Mayor Gee gave welcome remarks and an overview of the purpose of the special meeting.
Mayor Gee also expressed appreciation to the staff and consultant who worked on the agenda and logistics for the meeting, and introduced consultant Jeremy Dennis of Municipal Resource Group (MRG) to facilitate the session.
Facilitator Jeremy Dennis gave a brief overview of the meeting agenda and led an ice -breaker activity.
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MINUTE BOOK NO. 68
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)
City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz gave a presentation on preliminary results of the community satisfaction survey, and an update on the city’s fiscal status.
The City Council took a short break.
Facilitator Jeremy Dennis led a discussion on the priorities previously addressed by the Council. Consensus was reached on the goals and priorities moving forward.
6. PLANNING FOR MARCH 18, 2024 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
Mayor Gee gave an overview of the format for the March 18, 2024 State of the City address.
Council Members discussed their roles and participation in preparing for the event.
7. ADJOURNMENT – Mayor Gee adjourned the meeting at 12:11 p.m.
Respectfully submitted.
Yessika Castro, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk
Approved at the February 12, 2024 City Council Meeting.