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5 Minutes of Regular Meeting Redwood City Council May 8 , 1972 7 : 30 P . M . Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Weymouth . Invocation was led by Reverend John Uhlig , Redeemer Lutheran 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 , Police Chief John R . McDonald , Jr . , Chief Building Official Charles Gyselbrecht , Planning Director Ken Schroeter , Controller Jack Ference , Deputy Director of Public Works , Operations Warren J . Mitchell , Acting Deputy Director of Public Works , Engineering Services Fred Sennewald , Construction Engineer William T . Martin and Deputy City Clerk Frances I . Reggetts . The following Government Affairs Program students were noted present on roll call : Julie Gaddini , Patti Bury , John Goodrich , Ed Velasquez , Mike Borissenko , Mike Hite and Brock Riddle . Councilman Norris moved to approve , as submitted , Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 1 , 1972 , seconded by Councilman Henderson and carried . COMMUNITY PROGRESS REPORT . City Manager read the report in full at request of Council . Community Development Housing Report had been completed by staff and was being reviewed by Housing Concerns Committee . Report was preliminary to the Housing Element of the General Plan . Among the findings was the fact that , because of aging, as much as 1/3rd of City ' s housing may require replacement within the next 20 years , and equally as many living units may be needed to accommodate population increases . Proposed Housing Element of San Mateo County General Plan was presented to Board of Supervisors on April 25 . They , in turn , referred it to County Planning Commission who will set a date for public hearing on May 10 . Total value of new construction for April was $720 , 240 , $136 , 700 in residential construction ; $436 , 500 in commercial , and $147 , 040 in alterations . Significant new buildings included the jungle theater at Marine World and the R&B Furniture Store at 2750 El Camino . Three buildings were demolished as result of City inspection , without resorting to formal abatement proceedings . Six houses were completed in Redwood Shores . Including additional plumbing fixtures involved in Marine World remodeling , the equivalent of 149 permits have been issued since imposition 5-8-72