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with County Counsel, thanked the City's financial consultant Bill Euphrat and the Board's .---- financial consultant Mark Epstein, and the former and current Board of Trustees who worked on the negotiating team. Councilwoman La Berge saved her final thanks for the parent groups who live in Redwood Shores and worked so hard on keeping this issue on the front burner, especially Heather Shotwell and her daughter Mia, who will soon be able to attend her neighborhood school in Redwood Shores. A. Public comment conducted by Redwood City Mayor Gasparini and Board President Archibeque. Each speaker was allowed three minutes to express his or her views. Christa Krock, 802 Newport Circle, Redwood City thanked the School Board and the City, and thanked all the members of her committee who encouraged one another to keep pushing for a school and community center in Redwood Shores. Elmer Orlick, 834 Intrepid Lane in the Regatta Housing Complex in the Redwood Shores neighborhood, spoke in opposition to the proposed school and community center in Sandpiper Park. Mr. Orlick stated that the subject property had been designated for park purposes, not for a school, and the property had a reversionary clause. Mr. Orlick advised that if a school was built in Sandpiper Park it would negatively impact the property values of the homes in Regatta, and he had yet to see acceptable statistics to support the need for a school in the Sandpiper Park area in Redwood Shores. He advised he knew the people in Regatta and there were extremely few children there, and he had walked around the neighborhood and had not seen many children there either. Mr. Orlick stated that the traffic resulting from the proposed school would be unacceptable, and described the discussions he has had with the School Board and Director Griffiths from Redwood City about traffic, setback mitigations, and lots of other mitigations. Mr. Orlick expressed his concerns about additional uses of the school, community center and park, fearing that lights may be installed some time in the future. Mr. Orlick repeated his beliefs that property values would be negatively impacted in the Regatta Complex which was populated by older people without little children, and he had yet to be convinced that there was a need for a school in Sandpiper Park. Mr. Orlick wanted to continue his comments but had already spoken well past the allotted three minutes per speaker. Peter Hughes, 18 Admiralty Court, Redwood City, stated he believed this new schooV community centerlpark was a deal made in heaven and was a wonderful addition to the Redwood Shores neighborhood. Mr. Hughes told the Council and the Board that along with a new school, Redwood Shores would be receiving a much needed recreational facilities, and a meeting room that can be used by all the people in the Shores area. Mr. Hughes thanked the Council for approving the construction of the first public building in Redwood Shores. Michael Shocket, 543 Marlin Drive, Redwood City, told the Council and the Board that he had recently moved here from New York, and was very, very supportive of the proposed school and community center. MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 Minutes of the Joint Meeting with the Redwood City Council and the Belmont Elementary School District Board of Trustees Page No. 124 March 28, 1995 Page 3