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Hector Flamenco, a business owner and a father of finro college students, said he would like to see his kids acquire housing here and he supports of the project. He noted that many young people are taking public transportation nowadays. Bob Lutticken expressed his thanks and respect to and for the Council and opined that this project will be positive for the community. He spoke in favor of moving forward with this project without delay. Keith Bautista, a 43-year resident and retired partner with DES Architects, said they handled lawsuits against his company and in reviewing this appeal, opined that it has no merit and is frivolous. He said this appeal has wasted City staff time and the Council's valuable time. Olivia Martinez said she moved to this city in 1952 and spoke positively about the city as a unique place and its prior and current leadership. She spoke in favor of the project because it would allow access to the coastline and be of economic benefit to the schools. She asked Council to deny the appeal. Anthony Gibbs urged Council to deny the appeal. He said this has been a long and arduous road and believes it is time to approve the project and to move forward. Angie Papangellin opined that this is her opportunity to move back to Redwood City and spoke in favor of denying the appeal and having the project move forward. Michele Gibson is here as a property owner and is a Planner from a neighboring city and she complimented staff on a well-written report. She spoke in support of denying the appeal and approving the project. Don Gibson spoke in support of what he called a well thought out project and denying the appeal. Joe Svitek opined that the concerns of large and small boaters in terms of the launch of the hand held boats were not adequately addressed earlier. He does not believe there will be enough parking because people are still very dependent on cars that and there should be more automobile access areas. Bob Bedbury spoke in support of denying the appeal and allowing the project to move forward. He opined that this is about property rights and there have been unnecessary delays and loss of tax revenue. Tim Keidler said there is a lot of access to the bay which is good for the community and this project provides a variety of needed housing levels and revenue for schools and the City. He spoke in support of the project and hopes this can move forward. Bill Warhurst, representing Pete's Enterprises Inc., spoke about the legal issues with the legal challenge and said that the San Francisco judge cannot tell the State of California what structure to put on its land and that it was the state's decision to remove all the CITY COUNCIL March 24, 2014 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 8 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 110