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Mayor Hartnett stated Redwood City did quite well through the leadership of the City Manager and other departments including the Police who at one point went door-to-door to answer calls about problems in the Oakwood neighborhood, and who found and helped an elderly person deeply in need of assistance. Mayor Hartnett stated the Committee discussed the "philosophy of advocating for our citizens, and not relying on others to do for us what we can do in an emergency. The issue of advocacy had to do with .... advocating to PG&E to be more aggressive in repairs and responses." Mayor Hartnett added that advocacy also had to do with "coming up with a way of getting information, and the City being part of the information process for our citizens." Mayor Hartnett said the worst part of the emergency was lack of communication and sometimes miscommunication which made matters worse. Mayor Hartnett said that examples of taking care of ourselves and not relying on others were the actions of our police, fire and public works crews who did what had to be done and went above and beyond the call of duty. Councilman Claire stated that he felt there was no need to join other Mayors in the County to urge the PUC to investigate the responses ofPG&E during this past emergency. In response to Council suggestions Mayor Hartnett agreed that this Code Book section should be distributed to newly constituted Councils. He stated that certainly the Mayor and Vice Mayor should be made aware of their legal responsibilities on the Committee, and perhaps a handbook could be prepared, updated on an annual basis, and distributed to the Council and staff. MEMO 12/20/95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Main/Middlefield Project Disposition and Development Agreement. Mayor Hartnett announced that the Public Hearing on the Main/Middlefield DDA will not be conducted at this meeting, but will be continued to 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, on Monday, January 22, 1996, 401 Marshall, Redwood City. All interested parties were notified before the Meeting. MINUTE ORDER NO. 95-269 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. Councilwoman Buchan announced that Mayor Hartnett had informally appointed her the Council liaison to work with the City's Management Information Systems Division to allow her to pursue her interests in computers and computer technology and develop policies and programs for recommendation to the full Council. The first meeting will take MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 Special Council Meeting Minutes Page No. 491 December 19, 1995 Page 10 ----.--