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City Attorney Thompson thanked the attorney who made the comments and said that she was surprised that she had not heard from this attorney in advance of the meeting since the item has been out since last Thursday. She provided additional wording for the CEQA portion of the ordinance. Vice Mayor Foust asked if what is before Council is enabling legislation to allow the City to do it and should the Council decide to do it. The City Attorney confirmed that the additional steps would come later if Council so decides to take these steps. The Vice Mayor commented that she encouraged the attorney to engage staff and have a less adversarial approach. She appealed to the owner of this building to come on board and be part of the solution and the great ideas that are going on. Another Council Member inquired about the outreach to others who are not on board and another Council Member made comments about the meaning of this tax and how it will help business owners. She said that this Attorney has mistaken the City's authority and power in accordance with the Charter. She said that there was a minor clerical edit that was needed on the ordinance and she will address that. She said that the point is that this is not a project under CEQA and if the motion includes making clerical edits this is not an issue. Ms. Thompson said that this is merely an ordinance that enables the future processes. One Council Member clarified that this is strictly enabling legislation but it is not establishing the Districts, and City Attorney Thompson confirmed that interpretation.. A suggestion was made that the person making the prior comments reaches out and communicates with the City since Redwood City is a very inclusive community. This Council Member would prefer that approach instead of an adversarial approach. Another Council Member inquired about extra efforts to reach out to those who did not respond to the survey. Mr. Brooks said that the next step is the petition drive to participate, voice their opinions or get engaged in this process. This Council Member said that having more people involved and aware is a good approach. M/S Aguirre/Foust to approve the items with edits as mentioned by the City Attorney as it relates to the CEQA portion of the Ordinance. Motion carries 6-1 by electronic vote with Council Member Howard abstaining and recused. C. Update on Planning Project by San Luis Obispo Students Related to the Broadway Corridor (Information Only) (613) Recommendation: Information only. Mr. Bill Ekern provided a brief report on this topic saying this project is about to wrap up but the goal was to give an update to Council. Council Member Aguirre said that she worked with the students, especially the ones from the University of Houston. She valued their ideas and fresh perspective. Another Council Member said that he CITY COUNCIL March 10, 2014 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 9 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 100