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CITY OF SAN LUIS O B I S P O
FROM: Ken Hampian, CAO
Lee Price, City Clerk
SUBJECT: CANCELLATION OF THE JULY 209 2004 REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Cancel the Regular City Council Meeting of Tuesday,July 20, 2004.
DISCUSSION
Since 1994 it has been the practice of the City Council to cancel the first regular meeting in the
month of August. This custom allows the Council and staff members to plan summer vacations
and reduces meeting absences. This year, however, two members of the Council have vacation
plans that cause them both to be absent from the second meeting in July. Given this rare
occurrence, staff is recommending that the Council consider canceling the Tuesday, July 20,
2004 meeting rather than the first meeting in August.
If staff anticipates the need for the Council to act or provide input on matters prior to the next
Regular Council Meeting, a special meeting will be requested.
ALTERNATIVE
In recent years, vacations have often been scheduled before and after the cancelled meeting,
resulting in several weeks of less than a full Council. If canceling the second meeting in July
does not assist in reducing other summer meeting absences, then Council may wish to
discontinue the tradition, since meeting cancellations can result in very heavy agendas both
before and after the cancelled meeting. Not canceling any meetings would "smooth out" the
workload some, which would be advantageous if a cancelled meeting is not helpful in vacation
planning.
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