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Adjourned Regular Meeting of July 19,2006
1. CALL TO ORDER
A duly noticed adjourned regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the above date in the
City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Cathy Baylock called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT :
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT :
Baylock, Cohen, Nagel, O'Mahony
Councilwoman Keighran attended by teleconference from
Galway City, Ireland.
None
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a.ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL BOND ELECTION
FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR FLOOD CONTROL. AND FOR DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS, DISABLED SAFETY. AND SECURITY CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING CITY BUILDINGS (CONTINUED FROM JULY 17. 2006)
CM Nantell reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing and consider adoption of
the proposed ordinance calling for a special municipal bond election.
In response to Council questions, CA Anderson clarified that after adoption of the ordinance, the City would
be conducting an educational campaign since the City would not be allowed to spend time and resources on
advocacy of the measure; also, CA Anderson advised that a Resolution of Intent would declare this Council's
formal intent as to how bond proceeds would be spent for future councils to acknowledge. Council discussed
formalizing a strategy incorporating consultant advice as to how and when they should advocate for the bond
measure to the community.
DPW Bagdon stated that in cooperation with the educational campaign consultant, answers to new questions
on the bond measure are continually being formulated and added to the educational materials which would
be available to Council and to the public.
Mayor Baylock opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the floor, and the hearing was
closed.
Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1792, calling a special municipal bond
election for approval of bonds to finance construction and completion of municipal improvements for flood
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control, and for disaster preparedness, disabled access, safety, and security capital improvements to existing
City buildings; seconded by Councilman Cohen. The motion was unanimously approved by roll call vote,
5-0.
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ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION REGARDING BOND PROCEEDS THAT
MAY COME FROM APPROVAL OF PROPOSITION BY VOTERS
CA Anderson advised that the Resolution of lntent discussed earlier would be presented to Council for their
consideration at the August 21,2006 Council meeting.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no comments from the floor.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Baylock adjoumed the meeting at 8:35 a.m. in memory of Sister Diane Grassilli of the Sisters of
Mercy.
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City Clerk
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