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II I I I I II Councilman Leipzig expressed support to conduct Council meetings on a day other than Monday. Referring to a possible conflict with meetings of Council appointed boards, ---- committees and commissions, Councilman Leipzig said if the Council decided to change days, the Council appointed boards, committees and commissions could change their meeting days if they wished. He added that a Tuesday meeting in the new City Hall Chamber would be a new start and might increase attendance. He said the conflict with Monday night football possibly keeps some attendees away from Council meetings. He also suggested changing the time to 7:00 p.m. Councilwoman La Berge said she had lived in Redwood City for 35 years, and Council meetings had always been on Monday nights. She said it's a tradition, and it would be difficult for her to make that change, and probably for many others in the community as well. Councilwoman La Berge said changing days might cause a conflict with other meetings, and traditions are very important to a community. She said she did not see a terribly important reason to make such a change. Councilwoman Buchan said that although she wasn't sure it was always the best way to start the week, she had settled on Mondays, but she was open to an earlier starting time. Councilman Claire said the Redwood City Council is the only one in the County that meets four times a month. He said that before Council Members consider changing the day of the week, he suggested they look at the number of meetings they have each month. He said it was previously suggested that they have two business meetings and - one or two study sessions each month. Councilman Claire said he was a 4ger season ticket holder, but in the past the Council had canceled the meetings when the 4gers were playing and made up those meetings on the fifth Monday of the month. He said he works seven days a week and Monday Council meetings were more convenient for him, as he used the weekends to research Council agenda items. MIS: LEIPZIG/- TO HOLD TWO MEETINGS PER MONTH BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. The motion died due to the lack of a second. MINUTE ORDER NO. 97-173 Mayor Hartnett called on those people in the audience who wished to speak to this issue. Nita Spangler, 970 Edgewood Road, said the County Supervisors are cutting back their meetings and "as a result their meetings are jannned up when they do meet, and the public feels offended because they are left out, and things are not always dealt with as timely as they might be." Mrs. Spangler said she supported the four monthly meetings, but suggested that the meetings be shorter. She said that meetings with few attendees trivializes the work of government. "-- REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO- 55 AUGUST 25,1997 MINUTES Page No. 511 PAGE 13