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4E pLEASANTONc City Council Staff Report December 19, 2006 City Manager SUBJECT: 2007 CALENDAR YEAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the proposed Resolution cancelling the regularly scheduled City Council Meetings of July 3, 2007, August 7, 2007, November 20, 2007 and January 1, 2008 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND In recent years, the City Council adopted the practice of cancelling Council meeting that occur near holidays and cancel two meetings during the summer months to accommodate family vacations. Setting a meeting schedule for the 2007 calendar year will greatly assist in managing the agendas. DISCUSSION The first holiday that often conflicts with Council meetings is Independence Day, July 4th. In recent years, if the Council meeting fell too close to this holiday, the meeting was cancelled. This year, the first Council meeting in July falls on July 300. Therefore, it would appear that cancellation of this meeting would be appropriate. In the past, the Council has discussed whether to cancel a meeting in August to allow for final family vacations prior to the start of the school year. Although the first day of 2007-2008 school year has yet to be determined, it is anticipated that the school will resume Tuesday, August 28th. The August Council meetings call on August 7th and 21st. Given the family orientation of our community, staff suggests that the August 7th meeting be cancelled. This year, the second November meeting falls on November 20th, two days before Thanksgiving; the corresponding school break is November 19 - 23. As a result, it would appear that cancellation of the November 20th meeting would be appropriate. SR 06:279