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Item 6g Potential reschedulin~ of Council meetings to accommodate municioal dections (SR00:ll3) Deborah Acosta presented the staff report. Ms. Michelotti suggested starting the meeting at 6:00 p.m. on election nights. lrying to have a short agenda doesn't always work. In addition, there is an cflbrt to have only one meeting in December and last year one meeting was canceled in November as well. Ms. Acosta said what usually happens is when a meeting is caneclod, more special meetings arc added. Ms. Michelotti said this was not a big issue. She objected to trying to shorten meeting agenda and hold items off because it happens to be an election night. She felt the solution was to move the meeting. Ms, Ayala said starting a meeting at 6:00 p.m. was not practical because people don't get home from work that early. She would be happy leaving the meeting schedule as it is and trying to shorten the agenda. Mayor Tarver felt the only ones who really care are those actively involved in the election. Ms. Dennis did not want to make special accommodations. She felt it was a relief to do something besides waiting on election night. It was not worthwhile to change the whole schedule. No action was taken by Council on this item. 7. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Ms. Ayala referred to the forthcoming Planning Commission discussion on public notices and wanted to make certain Council received the same information. She reminded everyone of the Downtown First Wednesday event which starts tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. Ms. Michelotti asked Mr. van Gclder to investigate the turning movement at Owens Drive and Hacienda Drive where people are turning fight from Owens to Hacienda to get onto the fleeway. There is a long backup there which impedes trallic going into Walmart. She asked if a double fight turn lane would help that situation in the afternoon. Pleasanton City Council 23 05/02/00 Minutes