CC Min 1995-09-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

expressed by all three cities, and commented that it was a major event when three cities agreed in concept to form one assessment district. Auxiliary lanes on Highway 101 (Woodside to Highway 92) are being considered for Measure A funding, and are ranked 3rd and 4th in terms of priority of countywide projects. In order to have maximum political clout to ensure the auxiliary lanes on Highway 101 remain at least as high on the list as they are or perhaps move up, the three cities will invite the City of San Mateo (who also has an interest in auxiliary lanes) to participate in the presentation to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority. Mayor Pro Tem Hartnett advised he would be glad to provide additional information on the proposed traffic assessment district. Mayor Pro Tem Hartnett announced that the City of San Carlos had offered to pay for part of the study about to be completed, and that further updates would be forthcoming. MEMO 9/19/95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST This item limited to fifteen minutes. A. County Emergency Winter Shelter Plans REPORT: Redwood City Housing Coordinator, August 20, 1995, Revised September 11, 1995 Mayor Pro Tem Hartnett called upon those in the audience who had submitted speakers' cards. Dr. Nancy Jewell Cross, candidate for City Council asked the Council to give attention to the conditions that a shelter imposes on its residents which cause neighborhood problems. Dr. Cross discussed the routine at a shelter and described the chronic problems suffered by homeless shelter residents, and asked the Council to put constraints on people who ask to use Redwood City land. Mayor Pro Tem Hartnett, member of the Council's Committee on homeless and transitional shelters, presented the staff report and described the County's change in plans for a year round shelter due to the County's lack of success in the competition for HUD funds. Mayor Pro Tem Hartnett advised that the County had notified Redwood City last Thursday of its plan to provide an emergency winter shelter on County owned property at the foot of Maple Street, the old work furlough site, and another shelter in the National Guard Armory in the City of San Mateo. It is expected that the shelters will be operated by Samaritan House for this coming winter only. Mayor Pro Tem Hartnett stated that Redwood City did not encourage nor recommend the shelter be located in the City nor at the County facility on Maple Street, but the City's permission was not needed. He advised that the County would include in the contract the number of beds in the shelter would be MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 Regular Meeting Minutes September 18, 1995 Page No. 332 Page 11