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October 16, 2003
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting
Thursday, October 16, 2003, 5:00 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Cheng called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Cheng, Councilmember Kerr and Councilmember Warshawsky
Finance and Investment Committee Members Frank Lloyd, Wilfred
Corrigan, Craig Jones, and R. Douglas Norby
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem O'Malley, Councilmember Fenwick
Finance and Investment Committee Membrs Lalla Carsten, Lall Jain and
Roy Rogers
Staff. City Manager Maureen Cassingham, City Attorney Steve Mattas, Planning
• Director Carl Cahill, City Engineer/Director of Public Works Mintze
Cheng, Administrative Services Director Sarah Joiner, Accountant/Office
Manager Cindy Higby and City Clerk Karen Jost
Press: Kaye Ross, San Jose Mercury News and Tim Seyfert, Los Altos Town
Crier
2. STUDY SESSION ON THE REVISED OPERATING AND CAPITAL.
IMPROVEMENT BUDGETS-FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004
Administrative Services Director Sarah Joiner summarized her staff report for Council
and the Finance and Investment Committee. She explained that she had met with the
Committee on October 16, 2003 to review the Town's Fund Balances/Retained Earnings
Summary Revisions after adoption of the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2003-2004. This
was reflected in Worksheet #1 of Joiner's report. The Committee's approved
recommendations were shown as Worksheet #2. This was being forwarded to the City
Council for consideration on the agenda as Public Hearing Item 11.1 of tonight's Regular
City Council Meeting.
Discussion ensued regarding the possible fiscal impact of the newly-elected Governor's
campaign promise to eliminate the vehicle license fees; street projects; proposed Town
projects; and the spreadsheet format that was being used.
Council requested that Administrative Services Director Joiner prepare a revised budget
report format that would show:
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• . Ongoing routine operating revenue and expenses
• One-time operating revenue and expenses
• CIP reported separately
3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
4. ADJOURNMENT
The Special City Council Meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Jost
City Clerk
The minutes of the October 16,2003 Special Meeting were approved at the November 6, 2003
Regular City Council Meeting.
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