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13 There was a general discussion of lifting the building moratorium and disposition of previous contribution obligation of Leslie Properties amounting to approxi - mately $ 1 . 8 million . Because of the way in which the previous developer contri- butions had been made , it would be difficult to accurately assess the extent of these obligations . It was partially for this reason that Staff had recommended the changes previously discussed regarding a precise realignment of future re - sponsibilities between the District and the Developer . Staff felt that some residual financial commitments remained from the previous developer , and that it would be in the best interests of the District to exchange this residual commitment for something of value to the District , such as public improvements which would otherwise , under the recommended new responsibilities of the District , be a responsibility of the District . Such an exchange would be a trade - off of the approximate number of dollars involved for improvements of Dis - trice -wide benefit under the new definition ; i . e . , reclamation needs , construction of certain major streets , or portions thereof , site for future construction of a fire station , water storage facility , and modification of the oxidation ponds . Council expressed their desire to have further exploration by Staff of Mobil ' s proposal with reference to the four basic areas of initial and primary concern as discussed at this meeting . Mayor Keckley invited further comment from the audience . Mr . Ron MacQuarrie , President , Redwood Shores Homeowner ' s Association , generally agreed that the four distinct basic items for discussion had been thoroughly covered . His major con- cern was with reference to their being a need of more than one analysis of the tax rates and assessed valuation . Mr . Lou Knowles , Land for People Organization , who had handed out a list of prepared questions to the City Council and audience , stated that many of the concerns had already been answered . He touched upon the subject of moderate and/or low - income housing units , the marketability of refunding bonds , Mr . Kuebelbeck responded by indicating District would be coming forth in much more detail with guidelines by legal documents which would answer Mr . Knowles ' questions . Staff responded to Mr . Knowles ' concern regarding what the impact of SB 90 would have on the District , by indicating there was still some confusion with refer- ence to this " clean up " bill . Council , however , would be kept advised in advance of the situation . Clifford M . Boxley , Director of PROBE spoke with concern toward the low -moderate income housing goals and job opportunities in reference to Redwood Shores and the overall community of Redwood City . Mrs . Nita Spangler , 970 Edgewood , commented on her belief that the public was not being made more aware of City Council and Commission actions and meetings . Mayor Keckley and other members of the Council and Staff advised of the many public notices and paid weekly publication of the Council Agendas in the Redwood City Tribune and other sources where all material was available concerning Council ' s Agendas and full reports , and the continual attempts made by Council to interest the citizens of Redwood City to notify them on matters of concern to all the community . Pat Barrantine , 40 Carmel Lane , representing the Sierra Club , and Committee for Green Foothills , spoke to the Waterfront Committee , of which Councilman Norris was Chairman , and her concern on lack of more informa- tion being available to the public . Councilman Norris responded by indicating how to obtain the information which was available and encouraged her to attend the morning meetings . --- Mr . Neil H . Smith , of Mobil Oil Estates ( Redwood ) Ltd . , commented on the question of the District tax rates and referred to the Mobil Oil report on Redwood Shores of April , 1973 , with respect to basic principles for future bond issues and refunding bonds . He briefly noted that the problem of keeping the District tax 9/11/73 Adj . Reg . Mtg .