in the government areas there is a conference center and the city council chambers. this includes a 250-seat auditorium. the civic center hosts the seasonal, weekly farmer’s market on saturdays, and a marketplace on tuesdays that features various vendors, both utilizing the center’s plaza area. as of 2007, plans called for an upscale restaurant in a space. city services at the site include the administration department, city planning, the office of the city recorder, and the municipal court among others. the civic center also houses the office of the mayor and is the site of the twice-monthly city council meetings.