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3a� ; Discussion followed and Mr. Fales and City Attorney Schricker replied to questions concerning the status of the attempt to obtain a permit from the Corps of ' Engineers to construct the needed reservoir; the fa.ct that the request was filed in January 197� and no re- sponse has been forthcoming in spite of the estimated '""� 90-day wait; the fact that there is to be no connection ' between the application and any presently unfiled, non- +�+ existent applications with regard to areas of�Redwood Shores and no precedent set; the i'act that objections by the EPA and the Fish and Wildlife Department are not based on the stated criteria for issuance of the requested permit; the legal recourse of the City in view of the need for the reservoir in connection with fire safety and water for residents; and the already severe economic impact of inflation on the estimated total cost of the reservoir during the eleven months the permit request has been pending. Ron MacQuarrie, 558 Keelson, Redwood Shores Homeowners Association Su committee on the Water Reservoir Pro,�ect, advised that the community unanimously supports the efforts of the City in attempting to obtain permission to construct the reservoir on Site A, a,s origina.11y proposed. Mr, Ma.c Quarrie urged that the City pursue attempts to obtain Site A. ; Mr. Fales stated for the record that after the filing of the request in January, the public notice was pub- ', lished in July following direct efforts of City staff .� ' who met with the commander of the District and observed '� him prepare the notice by hand in their presence . r �� � Discussion followed a.nd Mr. Fales replied to questions concerning details of the City ' s attempts to obtain the ° Corps permit. i Kent Dedrick, Director of Committee for Green Foothills, ' a vise at most applications to the Corps are approved rather promptly and stated his intention to defend the ' Corps and the Fish and Wildlife Depa.rtment with regard ; to the delay experienced by the City. Mr. Dedrick sug- gested the Corps is short of personnel and must consider many factors before issuing the subject permit, but acknowledged eleven months is an exceptionally long wait for a project of the size of the water reservoir. He urged the City to cooperate with the Corps. � � Len�thy discussion followed concerning the fact that the City has met every substantive and procedura,l require- ; ment of the Corps with regard to the permit application; ; the lack of any decision from the Corps; the fact that outside agencies have evidently been allowed to inter- ; ject considerations other than those indicated as the criteria upon which issuance of the permit must be "�'"' � made; and the steps staff could take to attempt to obtain a prompt decision from Washington in view of �-�� � the urgency of the need for the reservoir. ; i i t IC F 9 _�_ I i � f .:1.°� _:t.g s �i�7�+ � � i �- - ...,.M...�x �.��: _.. �.y--,�....