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<br />Public Comment: <br /> <br />Janet Borgens thanked Council Member Jordan for the placement of speed humps. <br /> <br />Infrastructureßleplacenœent <br />Council discussion continued regarding Infrastructure/Replacement and consensus was <br />Flooding and Accelerated Sidewalk Repair to be numbers one and two. <br /> <br />Accelerated Sidewalk Repair - some agreement appeared that the issue is important and <br />needs to be addressed. <br /> <br />Public Comment: <br />Pete Hughes stated the flooding problem is difficult to address seriously without money <br />dedicated and supported a tax in this instance. <br /> <br />Housing <br />Comments included exploring City/School employee housing assistance and first time <br />homebuyer program together and looking at updated consolidated plan and housing <br />strategy during General Plan update (policy issue). Senior housing complex and low <br />interest housing loans were listed as strategies. City of Palo Alto's plan was pointed to as a <br />model. <br /> <br />Downtown Improvement <br />General consensus was that all three areas are important for staff to stay focused on . <br />1) Continue to plan for the Downtown CinemalRetail Project <br />2) Expand the Downtown area plan to include housing <br />3) Parking structure in redevelopment area downtown. <br /> <br />Doing BusinesslEfficiency <br />Establishment of Citywide operating principles on perfonnance was determined to be on <br />track. Interest was expressed for exploration of Palo Alto's and San Jose's external <br />management/cost audit programs. Continued interest was expressed regarding tlÍe hiring of <br />a communications specialist. Dedicated staff time for Council priorities at regional boards <br />was determined may come with the the budget presentation. Making aesthetics a way of <br />doing business was derIDed as a guiding principle. The focus on savings to be tied to the <br />employees' bonus program was stated. A desire for a bonus/reward program was also <br />expressed. <br /> <br />MIS ClaireIHartnett to adjourn the meeting at 7:06 p.m. The motion passed by a <br />unanimous voice vote. <br /> <br />5. ADJOURNMENT - 7:05 p.m. <br /> <br />STUDY SESSION <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />MARCH 6, 2000 <br />PAGE 3 <br /> <br />"T'~' <br />