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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 15, 2010 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Ann Sullivan, City Clerk DIRECTOR: Dave Anderson
SUBJECT: Status of January 19, 2011 City Council Meeting
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Cancel the January 19, 2011, City Council meeting to allow newly appointed Mayor, newly
elected and newly appointed Council Members to attend the League of California Cities
conference.
REPORT SUMMARY
Each year in conjunction with the reorganization of city councils, the League of California Cities
(LCC) invites newly appointed Mayors and newly elected Council Members to a New Mayors
and Council Members Academy (letter is attached). The LCC is the leading provider of
education and advocacy for the cities of the State of California.
This year the LCC conference will be held in Sacramento, California, January 19 – 21, 2011.
The following three council members have expressed an interest in attending this educational
conference: the newly appointed mayor, the newly elected councilmember, and the
councilmember that was appointed to the Council in June of 2010.
Staff recommends that the City Council consider cancelling the January 19, 2011 Council
meeting so that the three City Council members (noted above) can attend this conference.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
N/A
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The scheduled meeting of January 19, 2011 will remain on the Council Meeting calendar.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
N/A
FOLLOW UP ACTION:
If Council chooses to cancel the January 19, 2011 City Council meeting, the City Clerk will
update the 2011Council Meeting calendar reflecting the cancellation of said meeting and post an
agenda on the City website and kiosk noting the meeting has been cancelled.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda
item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s web site in advance of the
meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each
Monday in advance of the Council meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – League of California Cities Letter