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4. SPECIAL ORDER(S) OF THE DAY A. Reco nizin Welcomin Star Awardee Immi rant Youth Action Team � 9 9 9 , 9 .�1 and Sequoia High School Dream Club — Jana Kiser, Redwood City 2020 Executive Director and Redwood City Together member Mayor Gee welcomed Jana Kiser, Executive Director of Redwood City 2020, who spoke about inclusion and welcoming and explained the Welcoming Star initiative. Two students were present to accept the award — Karolina Soto and Abby Lopez, students at Sequoia High SchooL Mayor Gee presented the award to the students and shared a few words about the award and thanked them for their work in the community. Council Member Pierce explained how moving this program has been for her and how they did a program where they contrasted the lives of those who have documentation and those who do not. Council Member Aguirre also spoke about all the work the adults have done to support this program and the opportunity to improve the quality of life of many youth. B. Water Conservation Update Presentation - Ramana Chinnakotla, Public Works Services Director Mr. Chinnakotla, Public Works Director provided a presentation (on file) and he thanked the community for exceeding the water reduction expectations. He talked about other � efforts they have made to help with water conservation, and listed the top three � conservation programs in Redwood City. He shared details about different program expectations and how they have mostly been exceeded. He provided details on various programs and possibilities noting that the home delivery option is costly and the Utilities Committee recommended to hold off on this and decided to start the weekend program for the recycled water fill station. Council Member Howard thanked Mr. Chinnakotla and his staff for the work, and spoke about the "My Water"website and how user friendly the platform is and how helpful it is to conserve water. Council Member Pierce spoke about sharing the information with members the Bay Area Water Supply Conservation Agency and encourages the community to keep conserving water. Council Member Bain shared his thoughts on the progress the community has made in conserving water, and asked about the timeline for the pipeline getting to Kaiser Hospital and downtown buildings. Mr. Chinnakotla explained that they had received the permits they needed and were moving forward with the bidding process, and the connection is scheduled for Spring 2016. Mayor Gee thanked the community for conserving. He also spoke about a controversial topic from a few years ago, the recycled water project, and how it was a long discussion and how it was a good decision for the City of Redwood City to pursue it, based on the information presented. � 5. PUBLIC COMMENT � JOINT CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ September 28, 2015 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 MINUTE BOOK NO. 66 Page No. 02