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APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Regular Adjourned Meeting
Saturday, March 27, 2004
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CALL TO ORDER
At 8:20 a.m. Mayor James called the meeting to order in the Cupertino Senior Center, 21251
Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, California.
ROLL CALL
City Council members present: Mayor Sandra James, Vice-Mayor Patrick Kwok, and Council
members Richard Lowenthal, Dolly Sandoval, and Kris Wang. Council members absent: none.
Staff present: City Manager David Knapp, Public Works Director Ralph Qualls, Parks and
Recreation Director Therese Smith, and City Clerk Kimberly Smith.
COMMUNITY CONGRESS
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"Balance or Bust" budget management board game.
City Manager David Knapp gave an overview of the current city budget and how revenues and
expenditures are broken down. Parks and Recreation Director Therese Smith explained how the
"Balance or Bust" board game was played, and community members began the activity.
Representatives from each of the game tables reported back to the entire meeting how they
prioritized their budget cuts, which areas they gave the highest priority, which areas were the
most difficult to cut, and the most important thing they had learned during the process.
The City Council members thanked the community members for their participation and their
ideas.
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ADJOURNMENT
At II :55 a.m., the meeting was adjourned to Monday, AprilS at 5 :00 p.m. for commission
interviews for CDBG, Housing Business Representative, and BicyclelPedestrian commissions.
The interviews will be held in Conference Room A, City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue.
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For more information: Staffreports, backup materials, and items distributed at the meeting are
available for review at the City Clerk's Office, 777-3223, and also on the Internet at
www.cupertino.org. Click on Agendas & Minutes/ City Council! Packets.
Most Council meetings are shown live on Cable Channel 26, and are available at your
convenience from our web site. Visit www.cupertino.org and click on Watch Meetings.
Videotapes are available at the Cupertino Library, or may be purchased fÌom the Cupertino City
Channel, 777-2364.