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December 31, 1999. The department was actively pursuing implementing the program over the longer term as a general emergency preparedness mechanism. Ms. Nathanson said that the council had several briefings about the Year 2000 situation and had discussed it several times. She regretted that those testifying were not made aware of those discussions or had not seen the minutes of the meetings reflecting those discussions. Ms. Nathanson said that the comments of those testifying confirmed the council's agreement that the City's plans were a good start and the City needed to do more. Mr. Lee confirmed that those offering testimony had not had occasion to speak to the council before on any topic. He expressed appreciation for their comments. He believed many important steps had been taken to address the situation. Mr. Farr said for many people it took considerable fortitude to speak in a public forum, and he thanked those testifying for speaking. He agreed with Mr. Kelly and Mr. Lee that the City was more prepared than it had been previously been. He believed that ensuring that small neighborhoods could function together in the case of an emergency was very important, and said he had asked the City Manager to prepare a package of information to distribute to small neighborhood groups about organizing for disasters. Mayor Torrey thanked those who spoke during the public forum. Regarding those who spoke about Year 2000 issues, Mayor Torrey said that the City would send them the materials prepared for the City Council about the Year 2000 situation. He asked that the package of information include the letter the council received from the group that was working on broadcast communications during power outages. He assured those testifying that the council was very concerned about the situation. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes January 13, 1999, Lunch Work Session January 25, 1999, Dinner Work Session and Council Meeting February 8, 1999, Dinner Work Session February 8, 1999, Council Meeting B. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of February 23, 1999 C. Initiate and Call for Public Hearing for Easement Vacation for River Island Estates (EV 99-1) Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, to approve the items on the City Council Consent Calendar. Mayor Torrey noted a correction offered by Mr. Kelly to paragraph 1 on page 6 the minutes of January 13, 1999, which indicated incorrectly that Mr. Meisner had received the vote of Mr. Pap~ rather than Mr. Kelly. He determined there was no objection to the correction offered by Mr. Kelly.