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about giving priority to branch library patrons. Another Council Member is fooking forward to additional sites for more parking garages and she is looking for more education and she is happy with the compatible meters and she hopes that all future agreements will have a shared parking component. One Council Member appreciated that new tech is on the way, he also would like to have library patron's park for free, and he inquired about the deficit on the parking fund. Mr. Aknin said that he will get back to Council with an answer. One Council Member inquired if we can say with certainty that within two years there witl be a substantial increase in parking downtown. Mr. Aknin confirmed that wil! be a fact. Dr. Bell then explained the parking for Block 2 and commente� on parking numbers and the validation program. One Council Member wanted staff to be cognizant of aesthetics and to be creative especially on the two sites around City Hall and Mr. Aknin concurred and confirmed. One Council Member commented on a parking garage on Broadway with excellent design and it was Mr. Nick Watry who was in the audience who designed it. Mayor Gee explained the intricacies that go with changing the parking technology and how it is a complex science with considerable infrastructure. Dr. Bell then introduced Ms. Ramberg to explain the Strategic Plan (adopted in 2010) and he summarized what he heard at the recent retreat and in general terms there was concurrence to keep the Plan and enlarge the Youth Initiative to make it broader and to rename it as Community for All Ages. One Council Member thanked Ms. Ramberg for her work and she encouraged Ms. Ramberg to do the evaluative work and think about setting some positive measures in various areas. Another Council Member thanked Ms. Ramberg for all her work and choice of words. She agreed with the Strategic Priorities and she values the focus they offer and the fact that it improves the quality of life. This Council Member wanted to have places of worship included in the Communications piece and keep these organizations informed to avoid conflict or competing with the same events. She also wanted to highlight affordability in housing for a community for all ages. Another Council Member shared his excitement and he found this is the best Strategic Plan that Redwood City has had since its inception. Vice Mayor Foust said she remembered the journey and she could not be more proud of where we are with this product and document. She believes that with the big number of new housing units coming onboard we have a new neighborhood called "downtown". Mayor Gee appreciated the work done and he would like to see some kind of score card regarding the ongoing infrastructure investment. He supports the Strategic Initiatives because they will endure the test of time. He would also like to see Code Enforcement in a positive light and to see Redwood City Partnership and the Housing Strategy as foci for the future so we can keep track what is going on and how these evolve. Next Dr. Bell focused on looking ahead as well as revisiting what was approved last year by the City Council. He covered the items that were additional resources that were added last year. He then covered what is being proposed for the FY 15-16 and he covered each of the possible budget recommendations (presentation on file) including the possibility of a downtown senior day with shuttles and the retail market providing a senior discount day. He also covered the Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) program and how he is looking into creating an Endowment Fund for this program JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ February 23, 2015 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUES PAGE 6 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Paqe No. 338