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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ July 27, 2015 <br />PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 <br /> <br />5. SPECIAL ORDER(S) OF THE DAY <br /> <br />A. Introduction of new San Mateo County Credit Union CEO - Jeffrey <br /> Gee, Mayor <br /> <br />Mayor Gee introduced the new San Mateo County Credit Union CEO, Mr. Wade <br />Painter. Mr. Painter spoke about his history with credit unions and his life in the Bay <br />Area. He spoke about the Credit Union’s role in the community and his goals for this <br />institution. <br /> <br />B. North Fair Oaks “Queen of the Festival” scholarship recipients – <br /> Jeffrey Gee, Mayor <br /> <br />Mayor Gee spoke about the Queen of the Festival and the $10,000 scholarship. He <br />introduced Florence who was last year’s Queen. He introduced the five young women <br />who will be scholarship recipients. <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />Mr. Aknin, Acting City Manager, stated that there are several apartment buildings that <br />were approved as apartment buildings and are currently being rented as corporate <br />housing. He stated that some are allowing people to rent on a daily or weekly basis. He <br />commented that the apartment owners have been sent a notice that they are not in <br />compliance with the Code and Housing Policy. Staff will be bringing forward further <br />Housing Policy options to the Council in the next couple of months. <br /> <br />Carrie Jackson spoke about the need for the Council to look at options for promoting <br />pollinator health in the city. <br /> <br />Aimee Bailey stated that the current bee keeping ordinance is very restrictive and is one <br />of the most restrictive in the Bay Area. She spoke about the federal government’s <br />efforts to support honey bees and native pollinators, noting that it’s important to do some <br />work at the local level as well. <br /> <br />Phil Larochelle stated that the pros of a less restrictive bee policy would outweigh the <br />cons. He spoke about the importance of bees to the environment and agriculture. He <br />stated that the current ordinance would only allow very wealthy residents with extremely <br />large properties to be able to have bees in Redwood City. He stated that it’s important <br />to get people interested in bees to start getting people thinking about solving the <br />pollinator problem. <br /> <br />Peter Broadwell, a resident of Palo Alto, spoke about the work of the Bee Guild in <br />researching the policies in the cities, what’s happening with bees throughout the country, <br />and educating people about them. <br /> <br />Council Member Seybert stated that he met a few years ago with a representative of the <br />Bee Guild. He stated that it makes sense for the City Council to look into relaxing the <br />ordinance. Council Member Howard stated that she is interested in learning more and <br />seeing how the City can help. <br /> <br />6.1.F. - Page 5