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1 January 21, 2012
ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
January 21, 2012
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Downtown
Library, 270 Forest Avenue, at 9:05 A.M.
Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price arrived @ 9:28 A.M.,
Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh
Absent:
Oral Communications
None
Action Items
1. Council Retreat for the Purpose of Discussing Council Priorities for
2012, Topics for Future Council Retreats, and the Infrastructure Blue
Ribbon Commission’s Report Findings, Recommendations, and Next
Steps.
MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member
Schmid to; 1) rollover the five Council Priorities; and 2) refer to Policy and
Services Committee to review the definition of Council Priorities and
recommend to Council any changes to the priority setting process.
AMENDMENT: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member
Burt to add Infrastructure and delete Land Use & Transportation Planning
from the current Council Priorities.
AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT: Council Member Klein moved, seconded
by Vice Mayor Scharff to have Infrastructure and Cubberley Community
Center as the 2 priorities for 2012.
AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT FAILED: 2-7 Klein, Scharff yes
AMENDMENT FAILED: 3-6 Burt, Espinosa, Scharff yes
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INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to have Policy & Services Committee establish a
process for how priorities and goals are established.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council
Member Schmid to replace Youth Well Being with Healthy Community as a
priority.
AMENDMENT FAILED: 2-7 Holman, Schmid yes
MOTION PASSED: 8-1 Burt no
Break at 10:30-10:50
MOTION: Council Member Shepherd moved, seconded by Council Member
Schmid that the decision on the future of Cubberley site be made by and
through the established Cubberley Process and integrated into the
infrastructure process and discussion.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to direct Staff to return to Council with Chief Burns’ revised Public
Safety Building plan, information on the Post Office and any other potential
sites, and at the next Council meeting the City Manager is to report when
these reports will be available.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 1:57 P.M.