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1. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. Councilwoman Gasparini invited everyone to attend the Bay Trail clean-up scheduled for Sunday, August 8th, behind the Century Theatre. Councilwoman Gasparini thanked the General Services Department for its help in doing some major clean-up in preparation for August 8th. The clean-up will start at noon and last until 2:00 P.M. with a picnic at Pete's Harbor immediately following. B. Councilwoman Gasparini thanked the General Services for their help in fashioning a workable shopping cart ordinance. Councilwoman Gasparini described the involvement of the major stores in Redwood City and the partnership the City has encouraged to make this ordinance work. C. Councilwoman La Berge described the merchants involvement in a beautification effort on the 2600 block of Broadway, including flowers in half barrels, the flying of flags from other nations, and corrective treatment for sidewalk trees. D. Councilman Greenalch stated he had been too angry to speak his mind during the discussion about 696 Upton earlier in the evening, but wanted everyone to know that the existing conditions were unacceptable and he wanted staff to mount a full court press to eliminate this situation. E. Councilwoman Steinfeld congratulated Erlinda Tulioc, Park and Recreation Program Coordinator, on the birth of her daughter, and described Erlinda's work with Down Syndrome children. F. Mayor Buchan discussed the following items: 1) The Labor council has requested the City to involve itself in its labor dispute with Oracle. Mayor Buchan asked for input from her colleagues. 2) Chairman Rolandelli, Historic Resources Advisory Committee, has asked Council to write a letter to the San Mateo County Historical Association offering to have a representative from the HRAC sit on the committee seeking a new home for the San Mateo County Historical Museum. Mayor Buchan asked for input from her colleagues. 3) Mayor Buchan offered to be the voting representative at the annual I conference of the League of California Cities. ! I 4) Mayor Buchan announced that a task force had been formed, the Redwood City Mid-West Flood Relief Team, to hold a fund raiser to help the flood victims of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Mayor Buchan described Ste. Genevieve and its unique historical setting as similar to Redwood City and its historical setting in San Mateo County. Mayor Anderson of Ste. Genevieve was very excited that a city in California could care about a town of 4,500 people so far away, and he is extremely grateful for anything the citizens of Redwood City can do. Mayor Buchan asked that everyone keep August 15th open (City Clerk's note: the date was changed to August 14th), the date of the fundraiser, as all the details are being Regular Meeting and Study Session Agenda MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 August 2, 1993 Page 1 Page No. 496 ~, --.. --- - --~. --- --- n- --- ----------~- -~-- -- ------ -- ----- ---