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x95 (The Council and Commission recessed from 9.00 to 9 10 p m. ) Discussion resumed beginning with a question concerning the designa- tion of "public facilities," which Mr Schroeter indicated was part of a list of plans that were not mandatory, but would be desirable, ' and included items such as historic preservation, public facilities, social concerns, economic' redevelopment, and others He advised that an historic preservation draft has been prepared Mr Schroeter also provided the definition of "quality" as intended, where it is used in several instances in the text Attention was called to a phrase, under Social Goals and Principles, to "recognize the human rights, personal dignity, and the ecology are as important as property rights," and it was the general con- sensus that the phrase expressed the essence of what the general plan should be Reference was made to the Council minutes for the public hearing on the Redwood Shores General Plan, and it was indicated the map would be amended to reflect the changes that were ordered. It was indicated by Council that a suggestion had been made to staff that subsequent to adoption of the proposed general plan in its finally approved form, there be a joint meeting of Council and the Commission to discuss tools that are available for utilization, such as the California Redevelopment Law and the Housing and Community Development Act, with respect to what the process involves and how it relates to the funding process In additional discussion, Council suggested that the next public hearing on the proposed General Plan be publicized to indicate that public testimony will be received It was indicated that staff and at least one member of the Commission will be present to respond to any questions for the forthcoming public hearing of the Council and any subsequent hearings, such as those proposed to be held on the individual elements. The matter of periodic revisions of the General Plan was discussed, and Chairman Murphy indicated that the Commission believed a pro- gram of revision at five-year intervals would be adequate. Mr Schroeter added that during their deliberations, it was also sug- gested that more citizen involvement would be desirable, and also that it was determined that possibly rather than revising the Plan on a rigid schedule, it might be simpler to make any revisions as they are discovered to be necessary During additional discussion by Council and Commission, it was also suggested that consideration had been given to annual review to determine what revision, if any, should be done - MOTION Councilman Williams moved, seconded by Councilman Henderson, to continue the public hearing to Monday, December 8, 1975, at 7.30 p m at which time public testimony will be received Mr Schroeter advised, in response to question by Council , that copies of the proposed General Plan are available to the public either at the City Library or the Planning Department The motion carried unanimously by voice vote -3- Ad,j Mtg w/Plng 11/11/75