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limits for agenda items. Mattas suggested that if Council chose this method they would want to adhere to the time limits as they did establish an expectation in the community. Mattas offered that efficient use of the consent calendar was a method of running an effective meeting and the Town was currently doing this. Mattas suggested that if the Council chose to schedule the closed session at the earlier time, with the appropriate advance information,they should be able to give direction in the allotted time period. Council discussion ensued. Councilmember O'Malley commented that he was amenable to setting a meeting time limit. He proposed that no new agenda items be opened for discussion after 10:00 pm. O'Malley suggested that it might be prudent to limit the speakers time on agenda items when there were numerous speakers. Mayor Pro Tem Jones did not think it was practical to set time limits on specific agenda items but supported having the closed session at the beginning of the meeting at 6:30 pm and public hearings at 7:00 pm. He suggested that in the absence of a closed session, the meeting could start at 7:00 p.m. and he concurred with Councilmember O'Malley's idea of no new business after 10:00 p.m. Council consensus was to move forward with the discussed agenda format changes. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to convene the regularly scheduled council meeting at 6:30 p.m. with the roll call and closed session as the first order of business; open session to commence at 7:00 p.m. with presentations, comments from the floor and public hearings as the order of business and no new items to be opened after 10:00 p.m. unless waived by the Council. All agenda items not addressed would be rolled forward to the next agenda and prioritized as the first item of business following the public hearings. 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES Councilmember O'Malley reported that he had attended the Santa Clara Valley Water District meeting and presented the annual report of the Lower Peninsula Flood Control District and Watershed Advisory Board activities. Councilmember Mordo reported that the Finance and Investment Committee at their most recent meeting, had agreed to review the Town's fee structure in an effort to close the gap between fees charged and the deficit. The Committee planned to review fees of neighboring cities to ensure that any proposed modifications were appropriate. Their recommendations would be forwarded to the City Council. Councilmember Kerr reported on recent activity at the VTA. Kerr had been elected to serve as Chair of the Finance Committee. He offered that supplementary funding from the recently passed Bond measures would be available for local projects; specifically, the El Monte/Moody Road pathway. Future pathway projects are being reviewed by the Pathways Committee and staff for additional funding opportunities. Kerr reported that the Environmental Initiatives Committee had installed story poles next to the Heritage House. The poles identify the location of the Town Hall solar expansion 10 City Council Meeting Minutes February 8,2007