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although they were also concerned about maintenance. Mayor Hartnett said the Council needed to make sure the reconstruction project continues apace to have minimal disruption to downtown business. Mayor Hartnett asked staff to bring a maintenance program proposal back to Council for its review and consideration. He said the project should go forward at full bore and the comments heard at this meeting should be taken to heart. Mayor Hartnett said if this decision proves to be a mistake the Council win take steps to correct the situation and replace those pavers, and not wait a generation to do so. Mayor Hartnett thanked the Streets Committee and asked Acting City Manager Ingram to prepare the proposal for a permanent maintenance program including input from those people who spoke at this meeting and bring it back to Council for review. (209) MEMO 8/27/96. G. Wendy Fleming, 185 Woodsworth, spoke about Consent Calendar Item 3.P. 22, Resolution approving an agreement with the Teen Pregnancy Coalition of San Mateo County, and stated that some health education programs are not effective. She said this particular program provides 3 ten week sessions of teen talk in a school setting. Mrs. Fleming said she was dismayed that the Council was funding something like this, and asked if the Council assessed the programs it funds. She said these programs do more harm than good. (304, 505) Mayor Hartnett explained that the subject item was one of twenty-two agreements that came to the Council for ratification of the Council's previous authorization during the budget process. The Housing and Human Concerns Committee made these recommendations after reviewing and assessing requests for funds from local agencies. The Council considers the recommendations, takes testimony from applicants and makes decisions that result in the agreements that are now on the Consent Calendar. In answer to Council questions, Magda Gonzalez, Park and Recreation Supervisor and liaison to the Housing and Human Concerns Committee, described the competitive process the agencies go through for funding from the HSFA and CDBG. Supervisor Gonzalez said the subject program allows teens to ask sensitive questions in a safe environment, and it was held during the teens' lunch hour. She said the counselors were provided by Planned Parenthood, there was a waiting list for this program, and the teens must have a signed permission slip from a parent to participate in it. Councilman Ruskin said if Mrs. Fleming would like more information on any of the approved programs or the Housing and Human Concerns Committee she could can the City Clerk at 780-7220. MEMO 8/27/96 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 AUGUST 26,1996 MINUTES PAGE 4 Page No. 441