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back for discussion. He envisions this being a five year plan. He offered to take <br /> questions from the City Council and one Council Member requested a summary of the <br /> SWOT analysis. One Council Member inquired if we need to allocate resources and <br /> ponder what we want to do in terms of services levels. This Council Member wanted to <br /> have projections and appreciated the information and the work from the organization. <br /> A Council Member inquired about the EDT (Economic Development Team) having <br /> discussions with car dealers and how to keep them here. Another Council Member <br /> thanked Dr. Bell for his work and loves the pictures that are displayed up around the <br /> Council Chambers and he would like the pictures to stay up. He also wants to celebrate <br /> and focus on the new needs due to the state takeaways and the need to manage and <br /> sustain our successes. He does not want to overlook older infrastructure and he is <br /> looking forward to celebrating and also making it be sustainable. <br /> Vice Mayor Foust inquired if there has been analysis on what each job requires and <br /> how to train locally. Dr. Bell said that we have to be careful about preferential <br /> treatment. Vice Mayor Foust noted that the community colleges are doing more <br /> certificate programs —with Deputy Sector Navigators and she believes that this is a <br /> good opportunity. Dr. Bell noted that he had developed an outreach program with <br /> career counselors in San Mateo County, along with the local colleges, and the city <br /> hosted a career counselor forum as part of their training consortium and how that was a <br /> good initiative. Another Council Member noted that earlier on the Consent Calendar, <br /> there was the use of Grants and the example of Triple AAA providing a check tonight, <br /> and she hopes this upward trend continues with staff constantly looking for opportunities <br /> and for the public to consider stepping up and contributing. <br /> Vice Mayor Foust commented that she often hears about staff and how professional <br /> they are. She said thank you to staff and especially Dr. Bell for his work and leadership. <br /> Vice Mayor Foust said that there are a lot of challenges but there are a lot of <br /> possibilities, and she spoke about partnerships. <br /> Mayor Gee summarized by saying that the images around the Chambers are a fraction <br /> of what has been accomplished. He also added that the needs of the community will <br /> change with population growth in the rate of 8 or 9 percent with different service needs. <br /> He noted that we grew up with the notion that if you have a home, it is the American <br /> dream realized, but the younger generation does not want to give up their freedom and <br /> may prefer to rent instead. Mayor Gee thanked staff and the Executive Team for all <br /> they do every day to build community together and spoke of the importance of being <br /> nimble and flexible as we move forward into a new world and paradigm. <br /> 9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST <br /> A. City Council Member Report of Conferences Attended <br /> B. City Council Committee Reports <br /> CITY COUNCIL February 24, 2014 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 5 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 <br /> Page No. 89 <br />