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'I . I . . Vice Mayor Howard said she saw the advertisements in the paper that were larger than life, and said it was going to take all the Council Members to call and urge people that they L knew to submit applications and to get involved. Councilman Ruskin suggested that members of the various boards, committees and commissions speak at various service clubs and neighborhood association meetings. He asked if the Council would consider nominating people as a way to get qualified people on board. Mayor Hartnett volunteered to call the Chairs of the boards, committees and commissions and ask them to speak at Redwood City service organizations, neighborhood associations and other groups to recruit applicants. MEMO 4/2/96 CONSENSUS: Mayor Hartnett determined it to be the consensus of the Council to call the Council Ad Hoc Committee on Boards, Committees and Commissions together again (Vice Mayor Howard and Councilwoman Buchan) to consider this issue, and to extend the current recruitment deadlines up to sixty days. MINUTE ORDER NO. 96-068 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Streets Committee - Oral report by Councilman Ruskin (209, 701) '----' Councilman Ruskin advised that the Council Streets Committee had met and had established the Broadway Sidewalks Improvement Project as its top priority. Councilman Ruskin added that the Committee plan was two fold: to complete the project as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality. The project would include the replacement of all old tiles, dealing with the planters and sidewalk furniture, and comprehensively repairing and replacing all of the broken sidewalks. Councilman Ruskin said "simultaneously, we plan to ask for community input, taking into account the needs and concerns of the community, targeting three groups:" Broadway property owners and tenants, members of the community who use the downtown for events, and the general community. Councilman Ruskin named the other members of the Streets Committee: Councilmen Claire and Leipzig, Community Development Director Nelson, Engineering Manager Patterson, Senior Project Manager Lynch, Engineer Buck, Streets Supervisor Mann, Redevelopment Director Church and Redevelopment Specialist Cady. Councilman Ruskin advised that tlJe current budget was $1.8 million, Tom Bottomley of FTB Architects had been hired as the design architect, previous studies would be utilized but new design options would be included, described the proposed timetable including public input and Council input and approval, and added that if everything went smoothly construction could begin in September of this year. Councilman Ruskin said the City would work with downtown event promoters and it was the committee's intention to "act I with complete consideration of their needs," ~ MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Special Study Session Minutes Page No. 167 April 1, 1996 Page 9