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J, , [, f f -, r MINUTES SEPTEMBER 27 , 1972 HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE 7 : 00 A. M. COMI4 UN1TI ACTIVITIES .BUILDING 14OO ROOSEVELT AVENUE REDWOOD CITY MEMBERS PRESENT : William Floyd , Melvin C . Kerwin , Eugene Moriguchi , Robert E . Norris , and Frederick A . Soderer . MEMBERS ABSENT : Paul C . Keckley, Nary W . Henderson , and Sylvester McGuire . STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Fales , Assistant City Manager Smith, Planning Director Schroeter , Housing Aide Ransom, and Deputy City Attorney Riback . VISITORS : • Louis Knowles , P. 0 . Box 295 , Redwood City • ,Kathy Mahaney , 1026 Vera Avenue , Redwood City Ken Rowe , Redwood City Tribune In the absence of Mayor Paul Keckley and Vice-Miayor Mary Henderson , Councilman Bob Norris called the meeting to order at 7 : 10 A .M . ANNOUNCEItENTS Housing Aide Ransom announced that , as suggested by Mary, Henderson and Fred Soderer at the last HCC meeting, recommendations concerning "where to go next" about racial discrimination in rental housing would be made at the next HCC meeting , And Avi ripen insula Citizens for Fair Housing would be present . He said that the Palo Alto ordinance reg&lating the management of apartment complexes had been completed and MCFH wished to introduce it to the Committee . Dave Ransom also reported that, upon receipt of a list of persons responsible for apartments of three units or more in Redwor City , the Tri-County Apartment Association has scheduled a meeting concerning fair housing for Redwood City apartment owners on October 18 . The meeting will be at the American Legion Hall , 651 El Camino Real , at 7 : 30 p .m . Dave Ransom distributed copies of a memorandum from the City Manager concerning "Necessary Research Re : Future Activities of the Housing Concerns Committee . " City Manager Pales noted that he had requested comments and suggestions concerning the memorandum . Bob Norris suggested that that be a part of the Committee ' s next agenda . HOUSING E13lMENT Dave Ransom distributed conies of a "Schedule of Work for Housing Elements' , the primary part of which was a working outline for the Housing Element based on State guidelines and the proposed County Housing Element . He pointed out that State guidelines require the City ' s Housing Element to cover three major topics : "Problem, " "Obstacles , " and "The Housing Program. " The "Problems" section is tq,include inventories of existing units , of potential units , and of existing sites , as well as detailed population characteristics and estimates of housing need . Much of this material has been covered in the MINUTES HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 27 , 1972 PAGE 1 OF 5 •