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. , 4614AL MINUTES NOVEMBER 10, 1971 HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE 7 : 00 A. M. CITY MANAGER ' S OFFICE CITY HALL REDWOOD CITY MEMBERS PRESENT : Chairman Paul C . Keckley , William Floyd , Sylvester McGuire , . Eugene Moriguchi , Mary W . Henderson , and Frederick A . Soderer . MEMBERS ABSENT : Tony Gonzales , Martin F . Mohr , and Herbert G . Petersen . STAFF PRESENT : Planning Director Schroeter. VISITORS : Maxim K . Rice , 1756 Broadway #8 , Redwood City J . Paul Bradley, Star Route Box 162 , Redwood City Steve Yaeger, 272 Hudson Street , Redwood City Kathleen Mahany , 1026 Vera Avenue , Redwood City Lorene Wilson , 612 Stanford ' Street , Redwood City Doris A . Hood , 1504 Gordon Street , Redwood City Eileen Gray, 950 Iris Street , Redwood City Chairman Keckley opened the meeting at 7 : 20 A . M. On motion duly made and seconded , the Minutes of the meeting of October 27 , 1971 , were approved as mailed . Chairman Keckley called on Ken Schroeter to speak to the subject of housing in the Redwood City area generally . Mr . Schroeter started by saying that it was difficult to separate facts from philosophy when talking about housing . Some of the points that he made were that while there is a range of housing in Redwood City that could be classified from very bad to very good , the crux of the housing problem was not altogether that there was very bad housing but rather that there was such a wide disparity between the bad housing and the good housing . He felt that the issue was a relative one rather than an absolute one and also that the housing problem as we generally refer to it is a manifestation of more fundamental root problems such as lack of employment opportunities and lack of a sense of power on the part of minorities and low- income families to control their own destinies . He concluded that while the housing problem in America over the past several decades has defied solution , it was nevertheless encumbent upon all those who are concerned about this kind of disparity in our society to continuously work toward improved living conditions at all levels . • Mr . Yaeger , who was present , disagreed with the general slant of Mr . Schroeterts presentation, suggesting that there was a solution and that was bringing about a mixture of housing types for families of varying economic , racial , and ethnic categories throughout the community. Mr . Bradley of the County Committee for Community Development reinforced Mr . Yaegerts comment and added that the Housing Development Corporation of San Mateo County is presently working in this direction with the hope of achieving some 300 such units throughout the Redwood City area . MINUTES HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 10, 1971 PAGE 1 OF 2