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<br /> REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN 5-24-04 <br /> 1 MS. SPANGLER: Yes, I will. <br />{ 2 I want to tell you the story about the <br /> 3 fireman. Fire - - fire beat was part of my coverage <br /> -4 and the fireman taught me an awful lot about fire <br /> 5 prevention and fighting fires. And as true today <br /> 6 as it was then, aerial ladders only go up about six <br /> 7 stories, so we should not have any high-rise in <br /> 8 Redwood City that go passed six stories. That's <br /> 9 plenty high for safety purposes. <br /> 10 We live in an area that has a summer <br /> 11 drought, we live in an area that has a lot of <br /> 12 winds, and we have been spared what many other <br /> .13 communities have suffered in the way of devastating <br />( <br /> 14 fires, but if you ha've a fire on the other side of <br /> 15 Bayshore in a high-rise and you don't have a water <br /> 16 supply, watch the torches, it would be the biggest <br /> 17 fireworks display we've ever had. <br /> 18 MAYOR IRA: Thank you, thank you very much. <br /> 19 MS. SPANGLER: One other thing that -- <br /> 20 MAYOR IRA: Nita. <br /> 21 MS. SPANGLER: -- concern you, Mr. Mayor. <br /> 22 MAYOR IRA: You know, it's not fair for you <br /> 23 to go on as long as you want when I'm cutting <br /> 24 everyone else off at three minutes. And when you <br />\ 25 talked to me earlier you said I just want three <br /> UCCELLI)& ASSOCIATES 134 <br /> (650 952-0774 <br /> -., , <br />