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; 5. SPECIAL ORDER(S) OF THE DAY <br /> A. Introduction of new San Mateo County Credit Union CEO -Jeffrey � <br /> , Gee, Mayor � <br /> I 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 /> B. North Fair Oaks "Queen of the Festival" scholarship recipients — <br /> Jeffrey Gee, Mayor <br /> I, 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 /> 6. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> I 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 /> iHousing Policy options to the Council in the next couple of months. � <br /> �'i Carrie Jackson spoke about the need for the Council to look at options for promoting ' <br /> ! pollinator health in the city. � <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 governmenYs efforts <br /> � to support honey bees and native pollinators, noting that iYs important to do some work at <br /> the local level as well. <br /> �I <br /> Phil Larochelle stated that the pros of a less restrictive bee policy would oufinreigh the <br /> . cons. He spoke abouf 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 to <br /> ', get people interested in bees to start getting people thinking about solving the pollinator <br /> problem. <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 /> 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 /> � JOINT CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ July 27, 2015 <br /> � PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 <br /> Page No. 447 <br />