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Minutes of a Special Meeting May 19, 2001 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Special Meeting Saturday, May 19, 2001, 8:30 A.M. Mayor Finn's home: 12000 Finn Lane 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Finn called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 8:30 a.m. Present: Mayor Finn and Councilmembers Casey, Cheng, Fenwick and O'Malley Absent: None Staff: City Manager Maureen Cassingham Planning Director Carl Cahill, Public Works Manager Jim Rasp, Finance Director Carol Ferrell, Building Official Bill Carino, Building Technician Jeanne Evilsizer, Office Manager Beth Ebben, Assistant Planner Matt Weintraub and City • Clerk Pat Dowd 2. RETREAT WITH CONSULTANT TO DISCUSS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF Council met with Dr. Marilyn Manning, the facilitator, and the City Manager from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to discuss items of general interest and to establish goals. At 11:00 a.m. the discussion continued with other staff members. Initially the discussion revolved around the personality profiles which had been taken by all Councilmembers and staff members. The different personality types were outlined and the methods of working and interacting with the types were addressed. The facilitator commented that the overall view of the personality types portrayed by Council and staff exhibited a good mix of different types with different approaches to issues and problems. A general discussion took place on what staff felt were current needs and concerns in the organization and on what they considered to be pluses to working at Town Hall. The needs and concerns raised included in part: updating records retention; a new Town Hall; consistency in leadership, direction and priorities; limited staff and thus limited time to get projects done; and increased regulatory requirements in areas such as finance which required May 19, 2001 Special City Council Meeting 1