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I I I I II 3. Priority should be given to anti-gang efforts. (The department should link this effort with the Youth Advisorv Board. -- Councilman Ruskin expressed concern that Council Members were being limited to choosing only five top priorities, of unequal weight. He said that highlighting only five might give a false message about those items not included. In response to Councilman Ruskin's questions regarding the Council priority projects in progress which would not be stopped at this point, City Manager Everett identified: Mezes Plaza, San Mateo County Historical Museum, the report on Police Department staffmg issues, and City Council implementation of appropriate, joint Chamber/City economic strategies. City Manager Everett said expressing support for on-going priorities tells staff it is going in the right direction and to continue its efforts, for example the PAL and DARE programs. Ranking priorities within the four major priorities: Specialist Barbour distributed five "dots' to each Council Member and asked each of them to vote for his or her top five priorities by placing a dot next to that item. Results of the votes were as follows:: a. Economic Development; No.4 received five votes. No.8 received three votes. No.7 received two votes -- No.1 received one vote No.2 received one vote. b. SchoolsÆducationiChildrenIY outh; Combined Nos. 1,4,5 and 9 received seven votes Combined Nos. 2 and 3 received three votes c. Community Relations; Combined Nos. 1,2 and 7 received three votes No.3 received three votes Combined Nos. 4 and 5 received one vote No.6 received one vote. d. Public Safety. No.3 (including PAL and DARE) received three votes No. I received one vote No.2 received one vote -- MINUTE ORDER NO. 97-044 ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING STUDY SESSION MARCH3,1997 MINUTES MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 PAGES Par¡e No. 183