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Mr . Weeks indicated that at the Commission ' s request , the City Clerk had instructed her staff to include into the Commissioner ' s Council Packet the reports which the Commission had acted upon and recommended to the Council ; he said that all Commission members should be receiv- ing these reports . AGENDA ITEM 1 . Review of Park Dedication Ordinance Survey-Staff Mr . Weeks indicated that the survey data which had been requested a few months ago had been included in the Commissioner ' s packet . He reminded the Commission that they had requested additional informa- tion with respect to the success of Park Dedication and Fee Ordinances in neighboring communities . Mr . Ferrando gave a brief description of the survey design and an overview of the survey conclusions . Commis- sioner Weintraub commented that while not a great deal of open space remains undeveloped in Redwood City , it ' s important to remember that neighborhoods have to be rebuilt and that this type of ordinance is beneficial not only during original construction but also during the rebuilding period . Commissioner Buckhout inquired as to whether or not the survey had given any indicationas to how the money collected through the ordinance was being utilized . Mr . Ferrando indicated that in accordance with state law , the money could only be used for park development and acquisition . Mr . Weiss commented that the Open Space Task Force working on the General Plan had conducted a similar survey and had arrived basically to the same conclusions that park dedi- cation and fee assessments had been a long standing practice in the bay area and that it has been used successfully by a number of corrmiuni - ties . Commissioner Weintraub requested Mr . Weiss ' opinion of such an ordinance . Mr . Weiss replied that while his own opinion was not that important , it was the opinion of the Open Space Task Force that all the tools that could possibly be accrued to provide open space should be utilized . The Task Force felt that one of those tools should be a park dedication and fee ordinance . Mr . Weeks stated that the main interest and probable area of greatest use with respect to such an ordinance would be for the collection of fees which could go toward the development of new recreation areas as well as the renovation of existing ones . He indicated that the dedi - cation aspects of the ordinance could eventually become important as they relate to Redwood Shores and the waterfront area . Chairperson Pound inquired as to the status of the Park Dedication and Fee Ordinance . Mr . Weeks indicated that it was being included in the revision of the City ' s Land Subdivision Ordinance which was perhaps still several months away from completion . Discussion ensued with respect to a section of the proposed ordinance which permitted exemptions for subdivisions containing five parcels or - 2 -