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• MINUTES NOVEMBER 24 , 1971 HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE 7 : 00 A .M . CITY TIL4NAGER ' S OFFICE CITY RA.LL REDWOOD CITY MEMBERS PRESENT : Chairman Paul C . Keckley , William Floyd , Tony Gonzales , Mary W . Henderson , Sylvester McGuire , Eugene Moriguchi , Herbert G . Petersen , and Frederick A . Soderer . MEMBERS ABSENT: Martin F . Mohr . STAFF PRESENT : City Manager Pales and Planning Director Schroeter . VISITORS : Maxim K . Rice , 1756 Broadway #8 , Redwood City Louis L . Knowles , 2369 University Avenue , East Palo Alto Eileen Gray , 950 Iris Street , Redwood City Dick Proctor , 1122 Hudson Street , Redwood City Don Newmark , 1405 Marshall ?/403 , Redwood City Dave Ransom, 435 Buena Vista , Redwood City Chairman Keckley opened the meeting at 7 : 15 A . M . On motion duly made and seconded , the Minutes of the meeting of November 10 , 1971 , were approved as mailed . The schedule of meetings in December was modified to cancel the meetings normally scheduled for the 8th and 22nd and to have only one meeting that month on the 15th at 7 : 00 A . M . All regular attenders are to be notified . Chairman Keckley considered appointing a screening committee to review the applications for the position of Community Redevelopment and Housing Specialist , • but decided to postpone action until the next meeting owing to the fact that only nine applications have been received thus far . A suggestion was made to advertise the position in the Spanish language portion of the Redwood City Tribune . Mr . Gonzales asked if 15 copies of the brochure could be made available to him . Chairman Keckley asked Mr. . Knowles to report on last Sunday ' s meeting on housing and taxes that was held at the First Congregational Church . Mr . Knowles reported that speakers covered the subjects of (a ) success in Darin County of the policy to require a percentage of new developments to be available for low- and moderate - income housing ; (b ) an urging that a coalition of housing groups in this area be pursued ; and (c ) a pitch for following the guidelines on mixed housing in the General Plan for Redwood Shores . Mr . Moriguchi asked if there was any means whereby the City could require the scattering of low- and moderate -income housing in Redwood Shores . Chairman . Keckley responded that the Council can make the decision on this in that they have already recognized the desirability for Redwood Shores being a mixed community . In response to a question, Mr . Knowles clarified that the "percentage " require - ment that he referred to as being applied in Marin County was a policy and not MINUTES HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 2 , 1971 PAGE 1 OF 4