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Pete Hughes, 18 Admiralty Court, Redwood City, asked Council to include a police and fire station facility in Redwood Shores in the FY 1995196 budget; and advised there was a piece of land available for construction of a such a facility, that if not used soon would revert to its previous owner. Mr. Hughes stated that all the new civic buildings were being built in central Redwood City and none in the Shores, and the people there felt isolated. John Mooney, 980 Pleasant Hill Road, Redwood City, also asked Council to include a public safety facility in Redwood Shores in the FY 1995/96 budget; and added that governmental fees cannot be money-making and must only pay for the actual service and cannot produce a profit. Certain court decisions have allowed up to 8% maximum over actual costs. Joe Steinfeld, 850 Main Street, Redwood City, advised that the cost of debt service was not included in the documents presented to Council; there is no contingency for further state takeways or a future recession; Redwood Shores is at buildout and the City should not plan on any more revenues from new developments in Redwood Shores; and stated that the "drop in property values in Redwood City as compared to the general property values...and that is due of course to a 20% undermanned police force and schools which by comparison to the facilities that our bureaucrats are now...having put at their disposal are really almost in ghetto shape." Mr. Steinfeld went on to list those projects built by the City he continued to oppose. Don Saye, 2021 Broadway, Redwood City, advised that although there is some sentiment against parking meters in the downtown area, the revenue was a welcome addition to the City's coffers. In response to further questions from Council regarding public safety facilities in Redwood Shores, City Manager Everett advised that the staff understood how important this issue was to the Council; the time and place to discuss this type of project is during the budget review of Capital Improvement Projects; and the Five- Year Budget Projection did not include C.I.P. MIS: STEINFELD/ TO APPROVE THE SUGGESTED LIST OF BUDGETARY GUIDELINES WITH THE MODIFICATION IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO INCLUDE A STUDY AND PREPARATION OF A POLICE AND FIRE SUBSTATION IN REDWOOD SHORES. The motion died for lack of a second. MINUTE ORDER NO. 94-054 MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 Page No. 088 Special Council Meeting Minutes March 6, 1995 Page 4