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<br />11 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />May 21, 2020 <br />Peter Brown, Los Altos Hills, said associate members on the Environmental <br />Design and Protection Committee are helpful in bringing more expertise and <br />perspective to the meetings. <br /> <br />Carol Gottlieb, Los Altos Hills, said the History Committee secretary doesn't want <br />to become a member because she travels regularly; she takes the minutes when she <br />is present at the meeting. <br /> <br />Council discussion ensued. <br /> <br />Councilmember Corrigan suggested forming a subcommittee to review the <br />committees as a whole to identify how they are operating and how they could <br />operate unencumbered outside of the Brown Act. <br /> <br />Councilmember Spreen agreed to serve on a subcommittee. He requested the City <br />Council issue specific direction staff to come back with a proposed standing <br />committee resolution that defines associate membership as being appointed by the <br />City Council with a fixed two-year term, with no term limits, but to return every <br />two years for review. Councilmember Corrigan suggested the <br />subcommittee tackle committee effectiveness and take a strong long look at term <br />limits and discuss the barriers from attracting and keeping full members on these <br />committees. <br /> <br />Councilmember Corrigan also agreed to serve on the ad hoc committee. <br /> <br />DIRECTION: The subcommittee is comprised of Councilmembers Corrigan and <br />Spreen to investigate standing committee effectiveness and alternatives. <br /> <br />DIRECTION: Staff shall return to the City Council with a proposed standing <br />committee resolution that defines associate membership as being appointed by the <br />City Council with a fixed two-year term. No term limits on associate membership, <br />but members will need to return every two years for reappointment. <br /> <br />10. Closed Session: Labor Negotiations (Pursuant to Government Code Section <br />54957.6) <br />Unrepresented Employee: City Manager <br />Agency Designated Representative: Steve Mattas <br /> <br />City Attorney Mattas said the closed session would continue offline with a separate <br />meeting link. <br /> <br />11. ADJOURN <br /> <br />The City Council recessed to closed session at 9:54 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 10:31 <br />p.m. There was no reportable action as a result of closed session. <br /> <br />