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<br />2 <br />Joint City Council and Finance and Investment Committee <br />Special Meeting Minutes <br />May 28, 2020 <br />Jan Pepper, Mayor, City of Los Altos, requested that the City Council consider <br />donating a matching sum of $250,000 for a small business relief fund for the businesses <br />in Los Altos. <br /> <br />Neysa Fligor, Vice Mayor, City of Los Altos, echoed Mayor Pepper's request for the <br />City Council consider donating $250,000 for the Los Altos small business relief fund. <br /> <br />3. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Study Session Regarding Proposed FY 2020-21 Operating and Capital <br />Improvement Budget (Staff: S. Revillar) <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Sarina Revillar presented the draft FY 2020- <br />21 budget. <br /> <br />City Manager Carl Cahill stated that this budget is very conservative on the <br />operations side and are recommending an aggressive approach on capital spending. <br /> <br />Questions by the Council and the Commission were asked of staff and <br />answered. Council and Committee discussion then ensued. <br /> <br />Public Comment <br />Robert Sandor, Los Altos Hills, inquired about gas tax and asked if it was a <br />revenue or expense item. Director Revillar replied that it is a revenue item that is <br />used for road rehabilitation. <br /> <br />Mayor Wu presented concepts relating to undergrounding Town's infrastructure. <br /> <br />Further Council/Committee discussion ensued. <br /> <br />Public Comment <br />Robert Sandor, Los Altos Hills, said that he prefers that $500,000 is not allocated <br />for studies now. <br /> <br />Steve Schmidt, Los Altos Hills, commented on undergrounding and thanked the <br />Council for their work and for the amount budgeted. <br /> <br />Peter Evans, Los Altos Hills, thanked the Council for putting significant numbers <br />into the budget for undergrounding. <br /> <br />City Clerk Padovan read into the record an email from Bob Elson regarding <br />pathways. <br /> <br />Jolie Wu, Los Altos Hills, read an email from resident Sasha Zbrozek regarding <br />a “dig once policy” for current or future utilities. <br /> <br />Director Revillar presented the proposed enhancements to the budget.