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MAYOR ALICIA C. AGUIRRE M I N U T E S <br /> VICE MAYOR JEFFREY GEE <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER IAN BAIN 1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER ROSANNE S. FOUST REDWOOD CITY, CA <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF IRA <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER BARBARA PIERCE <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN SEYBERT <br /> MINUTES <br /> SPECIAL MEETING OF THE <br /> CITY COUNCIL OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL <br /> STUDY SESSION MEETING <br /> May 21, 2012 <br /> 6:00 PM <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> 2. ROLL CALL - all present <br /> Staff Present: City Manager Bell, City Attorney Thompson, City Clerk <br /> Vonderlinden, Deputy City Clerk Wong, Community <br /> Development Director Ekern, Senior Planner Lyon, Downtown <br /> Development Coordinator Zack, and Public Works Assistant <br /> Director Kyaw <br /> 3. PUBLIC COMMENT— <br /> Ramona Ambrozic, spoke about the merits of the Downtown Precise Plan and <br /> opined that both competing projects for Block 2 have merits but the housing <br /> component should be kept in mind to allow downtown restaurants and shops to <br /> thrive and succeed with support from nearby residents. <br /> Vice Mayor Gee requested that City Attorney Thompson make comments <br /> regarding his situation. The City Attorney made note that after an analysis of <br /> Government Code Section 1090 she has concluded that Vice Mayor Gee does <br /> not have conflict of interest because there is no real or direct financial <br /> interest/benefit. Consequently, he can participate in this discussion. <br /> 4. STUDY SESSION(S) <br /> Block Two Presentations and City Council Discussion (452) <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 <br /> Page No. 117 <br />