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One Council Member said she had hoped for more of a solution befinreen the community and the developer. She said that honestly seven years to get this approved is too long and she had hoped for more movement and agreement. She thought she had signed up for something that builds community and not angers community. Vice Mayor Gee said that this is a process and Council is here to try and enable it. Motion carried 7-0 by electronic vote. M/S Ira/Seybert to approve the Vesting Tentative Map. Motion carried 7-0 by electronic vote. 9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. City Council Member Report of Conferences Attended Mayor Aguirre reported on attending a ribbon cutting ceremony at PDI Dreamworks for expanding its facilities and she was presented with a book on Madagascar III. She will be donating the book to the North Fair Oaks Library. Council Member Bain attended a meeting a group titled "Matching Cities" and this time the presentation was on eco districts and making our neighborhoods more sustainable. Mayor Aguirre offered Council Member Bain the opportunity to share the material at a future Council meeting. B. City Council Committee Reports C. City Manager (Oral) Update — thanked Bill, PACT and the Fall Clean day, General Plan award won the State Award Dr. Bell thanked Mr. Ekern and Mr. Harkness for their work on the Finger Avenue issue. He also announced that Partnership Academy for Community Teamwork (PACT) will start this Wednesday. Furthermore, he announced that the Fall Clean-Up is coming up on Saturday. He was also proud to announce that the City's General Plan won the Northern California Award. Mayor Aguirre recognizes that tomorrow is the 9/11 anniversary and she mentioned some events commemorating this event. She also noted that Fiestas Patrias, Target Days and other events are coming up. Council Member Jeff Ira noted that the Utilities Committee is well aware of the creeks' issue and plans to study it. He said this will be a massive endeavor since there are general creeks and culverts to be looked at. From his perspective this will be a major initiative in terms of time, financial investment, and policy deliberation but he did want the Council to know this is in the horizon. Council Member Foust announced the economic dashboard and she asked everyone to check it out. She thanked the Economic Development subcommittee, Susan Barnes and City Manager Dr. Bell. She noted this is getting a lot of positive press and this is great news. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD September 10, 2012 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 19 MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 Page No. 200