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/ // 1 .. . _.. .. / / .G.- /4 - MINUTES .. OCTOBER 25 , 1972 HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE 7 : 00 A . M . COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES BUILDING 1400 ROOSEVELT AVENUE REDWOOD CITY MEMBERS PRESENT : Chairman Paul C . Keckley , William Floyd , Mary W . Henderson , Sylvester McGuire , Robert E . Norris , and Frederick A . Soderer . MEMBERS ABSENT : Melvin C . Kerwin and Eugene Moriguchi . STAFF PRESENT: Assistant City Manager Smith, Planning Director Schroeter, Housing Aide Ransom, Deputy City Attorney Riback , and Urban Affairs Specialist Rivas . VISITORS : Max Rice , P. O . Box 295 , Redwood City , Lou Knowles , P . 0 . Box 295 , Redwood City Kathy Mahaney , 1026 Vera Avenue , Redwood City Rene Masterson , 1600 Brewster , Redwood City Larry Irons , 3733 . Jefferson Avenue , Redwood City • 6 Chairman Paul Keckley called the meeting to order at 7 : 00 A . M . Chairman Keckley introduced Urban Affairs Specialist Richard Rivas . ♦ Chairman Keckley referred to a letter sent to HCC members by citizens concerned with development in Redwood Shores : On October 10 Mobil Estates , Ltd . gave the Planning Cox-mission an outline of a proposal to donate land for a prototype low and moderate income housing development in Redwood Shores . We think that this proposal should be examined carefully by your committee as part of the overall negotiations between Mobil and the City . We therefore ask you to invite Mobil to an evening session of the Housing Concerns Committee sometime in November to discuss their proposal in greater detail . The letter was signed by Louis L . Knowles , Lorene Wilson , Rene Masterson, Larry Irons , Eugene Moriguchi, Dick Bimson and Maxim Rice . Chairman Keckley said that he was opposed to holding such a session . He was afraid much time and energy would be lost if the Committee got involved every time a prospective Shores buyer ran up a trial balloon, he said . Mary Henderson said that she agreed fully . A prospective purchaser of the Shores might otherwise "use" the committee in its activities or demands . She said that the Committee should take up the question only on the recommendation of the City Manager or the City Council . The Committee had too many other things that it should be concerned with. Besides , the proposal referred to was not an official Mobil proposal . . Jim Smith said that the City had a new proposal by Mobil . A discussion that got into a question of donating land for low moderate-income housing could very well put the City ina bad bargaining position at this time . - Bob Norris gaid that he thinks Mobil has shown that it is not ducking the housing issue and that examination of its proposal by the HCC would be "premature . " He MINUTES HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE OCTOBER 25 , 1972 PAGE 1 OF 5