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7 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 16, 2023 Public Comment Allan Epstein, Los Altos Hills, commented on Item 4.I, the grand jury response. He recommended a change to the response. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Councilmember Tankha moved to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item 4.V. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mok. MOTION PASSED 5-0: AYES: Swan, Mok, Schmidt, Tankha, Tyson NOES: None ABSTAIN: None RECUSE: None ABSENT: None Regarding Item 4.V, City Manager Pirnejad explained the need for a larger contract for the media communications firm. Ryder Smith, Tripepi Smith, Irvine, responded to questions from the City Council. Public Comment Allan Epstein, Los Altos Hills, said it disappointing that the staff report was posted at 10:00 a.m. this morning. He requested that the item be continued to another meeting. Duffy Price, Los Altos Hills, said she is intrigued by this firm. She would be very interested in the list of cities, and which of those cities are involved in maintaining local control. She asked if this was a lobbyist. City Manager Pirnejad said that Tripepi Smith is a communications firm. John Swan, Los Altos Hills, said that he agreed with Duffy Price and City Manager Pirnejad. Rather than approve this tonight, he suggested that we take a step back and come up with a game plan. What are we trying to accomplish and if this firm works for us, Duffy Price should be our spokesperson on how to work in the effort to bring back the local land issue to town. Jim Waschura, Los Altos Hills, agreed with the idea that town residents need information. When the builders remedy issue came to the press, we were getting calls on what is going on in town. The calls inside the town, there wasn't enough information - that is the area that we should spend on to inform our residents. Council discussion ensued.