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MAYOR JEFFREY GEE M I N U T E S <br /> VICE MAYOR ROSANNE S. FOUST <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER ALICIA C. AGUIRRE 1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER IAN BAIN REDWOOD CITY, CA <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER DIANE HOWARD <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER BARBARA PIERCE <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN SEYBERT <br /> (Agenda was posted at San Mateo Credit Union Headquarters, <br /> 350 Convention Way, Redwood City, CA 94063 on January 29, 2015) <br /> SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL <br /> MEETING <br /> San Mateo Credit Union Headquarters <br /> 350 Convention Way <br /> Redwood City, CA 94063 <br /> February 2, 2015 <br /> 5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER— Mayor Gee called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. <br /> 2. ROLL CALL -All Council Members were present. <br /> Staff present: City Manager Bell, City Attorney Thompson and City Clerk <br /> Vonderlinden. <br /> There were members of the public present. <br /> 3. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> Kaia Eakin, resident, spoke in support of levying penalties and fines on owners <br /> who demolish historic properties. She informed Council that San Mateo County <br /> received a $500,000 grant from the California Coastal Conservancy to study the <br /> effects of sea level rise along the bay shoreline. <br /> 4. CITY COUNCIL RETREAT <br /> A. City Council Discussion on Strategic Initiatives and Priorities <br /> Dr. Bell, City Manager, provided some introductory remarks about the goal of the retreat <br /> and how this type of ineeting helps confirm Strategic Initiatives and Priorities for the <br /> Council, which will then get woven into the City Manager's and the City's work plan. Dr. <br /> Bell added that while the meeting was not televised, the audio was being recorded. <br /> Ms. Royleen White, the facilitator, gave an overview of the plan for the evening which <br /> included: outline of priorities and budget discussion that included "looming" threats, key <br /> priority updates and a list of upcoming big items. <br /> She also reviewed prior group agreements, rules of engagement, and that the ultimate <br /> goal is to "Build a Great Community Together". The City Council reviewed the specific <br /> items to be covered which included: <br /> Budget Discussion <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 <br /> Page No. 323 <br />