No Show Council....

Today was on of the most important days for the citizens of Pensacola residents.  The Council was scheduled to meet at 3:00 to discuss the Mayor's proposal to spend approximately $87,000,000.00 in Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) for the next 10 years.  
At 3:30, the City Administrator, Financial Director, Dick Barker and department heads assembled to brief council on capital projects, parks and recreation, public safety, fire and police and public works request for LOST.  Only two council members showed up - me and Councilman Wingate.
Unbelievable.   The council gave itself a $7,000.00 year raise, but I suppose it wasn't enough to get them out to a LOST meeting.  
Among the issues discussed was the $2,000,000.00 extra price  tag for the new Bayview Center, the one that wasn't included in the Bayview Master Plan.  The interest rate on the funds that will be borrowed to pay for the center and the $3,000,000.00 Fire Station #3 will be around $2,000,000.00.  I also learned that the Mayor has no plans to ask council for the $1,600,000.00 need to put sidewalks and drainage on Burgess Rd., so poor kids will have a safe route to walk and ride bikes to school. 
I don't understand.  I really don't.  Can someone explain how the city council cannot show up for a city council meeting. Please advice!!