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4F THE - pL EASANTON.. City Council Staff Report January 3, 2006 City Manager SUB.JECT City Council Meeting Schedule STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Cancel the July 4, August 1. November 21, 2006 and January 2, 2007 City Council meetings. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND In recent years, the City Council has adopted the practice of cancelling Council meetings that occur near holidays. Setting the schedule for the remainder of 2006 vvill greatly assist in managing the agendas for the remainder of the year. DISCUSSION The first holiday that often conflicts vvith Council meetings is the July 4th holiday_ years, if the Council meeting fell too close to this holiday, the meeting vvas cancelledo the first July Council meeting actually falls on July 4th. In recent This year, In the past. the Council has discussed ~hether to cancel a meeting in August to allovv for final family vacations prior to the start of the school year. The 2006-2007 school year begins on Tuesday, August 29th. The first and second meetings in August fall on August 1st and 15th, respectivelyo Given the family orientation of our community, staff suggests that the August 1st meeting be cancelled. This year, the second November meeting falls on November 21 s" tvvo days before Thanksgiving~ the corresponding school break period is November 20-240 As a result, it vvould appear that cancellation of the November 21 st meeting is necessaryo The first meeting in January 2007 falls on January 2nd~ the corresponding school break period is December 25 - January 5. Past experience has been that. due to increased holiday festivities, the community loses interest in vvhat is occurring on the Council agenda as vve approach the ~inter holiday season. Staff has SR 06:004