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ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Council Members Buchan, Hartnett, Howard, La Berge, Sanfilipo and Mayor Gasparini NOES: Councilwoman Steinfeld ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY A. Proclamation proclaiming March 19 through March 25, Mediation Week in Redwood City; (207) Mayor Gasparini read the Proclamation and presented it to Ruben Avelar and Rudy Ramirez from the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center who thanked the Council for acknowledgment ofPCRC's services and stated it was an honor and a privilege to work with Redwood City. Mr. Avelar invited everyone to attend the Mediation Workshop on "Managing Conflict" to be held from 9 A.M. to Noon on March 22, 1995, at the Belmont Sports Complex in Belmont, California. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Proclamation upon the occasion of Sergeant Don Shurtleff's retirement from the Redwood City Police Department after eleven plus years of outstanding service to his department and his community; (207) Mayor Gasparini read the proclamation and presented it to Sergeant Shurtleff and his wife, Dorothy. Sergeant Shurtleff thanked the Council for acknowledging his work, and said it had been pure enjoyment and an honor to work for the people of Redwood City. Sergeant Shurtleff added that he was retiring because of a disability and wanted the Council to know that he had received top notch medical treatment and therapy and thanked the City for taking care of its officers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Presentation of Redwood City plaques to retiring and outgoing members of the Housing and Human Concerns Committee and the Fair Oaks Center Community Advisory Board in honor of their hard work and accomplishments to improve the quality of life in Redwood City; (207) Mayor Gasparini presented the City's Plaque recognizing the outstanding service of Beatrice Soto who retired from the Fair Oaks Center Community Advisory Board, to Board Chairperson Bonnie Miller who accepted on Mrs. Soto' s behalf. The outgoing members of the Housing and Human Concerns Committee, Deborah Wade, Annie Edwards, Frederick Jefferson, and Michael Hitchcock were unable to attend this presentation and their plaques will be presented to them by the Housing Division at a later date, with the thanks of the Council for their service to the community. Regular Meeting Minutes MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 March 13, 1995 Page No. 099 Page 8