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• Natoma Road Sewer Project Status Report City Engineer Chiu provided an overview of the project. The repair work to the sewer line • was nearing completion with testing scheduled to begin on Friday (October 22) and paving tentatively scheduled for the following week. • Stanford Trail Status Report City Engineer Chiu reported that Town staff had been working with representatives from Stanford on the design details of the trail. The agreement between the Town and Stanford for the project was currently being reviewed by the respective attorneys. City Attorney No report given. City Clerk No report given. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS 25. Discussion of Term Limits for Planning Commissioners (Councilmember Warshawsky) Councilmember Warshawsky explained that he had requested this discussion in light of the Town's term limits for councilmembers (two four year terms) and the challenge that serving multiple terms presents to the Commissioners. He noted that he recognized the • value of institutional knowledge that comes with time; however, he believed there was also a benefit to appointing new people to the Commission. Warshawsky suggested that a general discussion on the issue was appropriate given the influence and power of the Commission. Council discussion ensued. Mayor Pro Tem Larsen noted that he was generally in favor of term limits. Mordo noted that the Council was the appointing authority and could choose to limit the terms by simply not re-appointing a Commissioner and could initiate a policy that gave a preference to new people if they were qualified. He offered that the position was difficult and required a familiarity with a wide range of information (zoning ordinances, site development ordinances, municipal code, and policies). PUBLIC COMMENT Planning Commissioner Partridge concurred that it was a time consuming and difficult position. He acknowledged that it was an ongoing learning experience but personally, he was not sure that he would be interested in serving more than eight years. Planning Commissioner Abraham had submitted a letter to the City Council that was available on the dais. He did not support term limits. Planning Commissioner Harpootlian commented that the Council had the authority to remove a Commissioner if they wanted to or not re-appoint a Commissioner to an • additional term. He concurred that it was a difficult position. Harpootlian questioned 12 Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 21,2010