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6.2 Section — Claims and Warrants A. Approve warrants dated through November 23, 2009 and usual and necessary payments through November 30, 2009. (303) Minute Order 09-252 .................................................................................� 7. STAFF REPORTS A. Redwood City Strategic Plan Recommendation: Affirm Redwood City Strategic Plan. (205) Magda Gonzalez, Deputy City Manager, shared the final City Strategic Plan with the Council and asked Council for its final "blessing". One Council Member said she had a few suggestions on word choice but she would share those offline. Another Council Member said that she had finro minor suggestions but she would bring them up at the February 2010 session. All Council Members were very proud of the document and pleased that it was going to be posted to the website. Ms. Gonzalez acknowledged the members of the Executive Team that worked on the plan. They were Fire Chief Skinner, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Centeno, Public Works Director Barwacz and Human Resources Director and Assistant City Manager Bell. There was consensus to affirm the Redwood City Strategic Plan. Minute Order 09-253 Break for the P/anning Commission to join the City Council in Joint Session mode. B. New General Plan (Joint Session) Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Draft General Plan as the proposed "project description", with input from the Planning Commission, and direct staff to complete the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for subsequent Planning Commission certification of the EIR and subsequent Planning Commission approval and recommendation of the Draft General Plan. (601) City Clerk Vonderlinden did the roll call and Commissioner David Smith was absent. Tom Passanisi, Principal Planner, introduced the topic and explained the goal for the evening. He provided some background and history leading to tonight. He covered the CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) schedule. One Council Member appreciated the matrix and he wanted to make it clear that the Council and staff have been extremely responsive to the input provided by the various stakeholders. There were multiple comments on the various elements. Council also discussed the issue of the Master Plan for the Port and how this should be done by the City and not the Port. Commissioners also weighed in on the various elements. One Council Member did not get the full General Plan packet. There was some JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 23, 2009 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 5 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page 529