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4 5 5 Minutes of Regular Meeting Redwood City Council July 9, 1973 7 : 30 P . M . Veterans Memorial Building Pledge of Allegiance was led by Boy Scout Troop 113 - Hoover School . Invocation was led by Monsignor Joseph D . Munier , Mount Carmel Catholic Church . ON ROLL CALL, the following were noted present : Councilmen Mary W . Henderson , Marguerite Leipzig , Robert E . Norris , William C . Rhodes , Ray A . Weymouth , James S . Williams , Mayor Paul C . Keckley , and City Clerk Marian McCrindle . Also noted present were City Manager James M . Fales , Jr . , City Attorney David E . Schricker , Assistant City Manager James M . Smith , Acting Chief of Police George Bold , Fire Chief John Keller , Chief Building Official Charles Gyselbrecht , Director of Public Works Richard J . Pusich , Director of Parks and Recreation Max C . Weeks , and Deputy City Clerk Frances I . Reggetts . Councilman Norris moved to approve , as submitted , Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 25 , 1973 and Minutes of Executive Session of June 25 , 1973 , seconded by Councilman Rhodes and carried . COMMUNITY PROGRESS REPORT . City Manager briefly summarized his written report previously submitted to Council . Community Development . City Staff is continuing to present the rustic -historic concept for Downtown to various groups , including Downtown Action Committee , Downtown Lions Club , Downtown Association Board , Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee , Down- town Merchants Association , Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee , City ' s Middle Management employees . Other presentations are to be made in the near future to Architectural Committee , Cultural Commission and Park and Recreation Commission . Public Works . Doble report on channelization and traffic signal modifications for El Camino Real has been distributed to all interested parties . City cannot proceed until comments are received from the State . Lighting project at the Marina is stalled due to delay in delivery of custom designed fixtures and poles , and an additional twoeweek delay is anticipated . Section of Peninsula Parkway landscaping project is expected to be completed within two weeks . Fair Oaks Neighborhood Center . Construc - tion proceeding on schedule , with completion anticipated about October 30 . City Staff , the contractor , members of the Minority Caucus , and represen- tatives from H . U . D . and Office of Federal Contract Compliance , met to dis - cuss the status of the Affirmative Action program . Minority hiring is proceeding according to plan , with the exception that Guinn Masonary had completed subcontract without meeting minority employment quotas . Minority Caucus had asked for compliance review by the OFCC , which would place a greater burden on Stevenson-Pacific and may delay completion . Administrative . As a result of the Department Heads retreat at Asilomar , monthly seminars had been initiated , for the purpose of improving inter-departmental communi - cations and develop the team concept of problem solving and management . 7/9/73 Reg . Mtg .