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111 Mayor Bury reviewed normal procedure for receiving communications items re - questing placement on Council agendas , noting that Council reserves option to select date . However , in this case there appeared to be a time element involved , and Mr . Boxley and Mr . Walker were invited to speak . David Walker , 2124 Brewster ( home address 126 Cypress Street ) ; Clifford Boxley, X46 Douglas Ave . , presented a petition requesting Redwood City establish an agency having combined function of redevelopment agency and housing authority, for removal of housing blight and creation of new housing for low and moderate income residents . ( Submitted for the record as Exhibit "A " . ) Mr . Boxley indicated the purpose was to ask Council to consider the problem seriously , and that they would begin to deal with it at City level , and would also bring it up at County level . Mr . Boxley read what he indicated were excerpts from Health and Safety Code , Div . 24, Pt . 2 , Chap . 1 . ( Submitted for the record as Exhibit "B " . ) It was his observation that there were no large parcels of land remaining in Redwood City and defined the target area, which he felt would be the logical area for redevelopment . Mayor Bury noted participation in EOC on matter of low income housing and awareness of the problem, and City ' s efforts in several areas , such as PROBE Community Center , the Community Education Center , mini parks , and the HUD facility, itself , which he hoped would create new focus on community needs . Mr . Boxley acknowledged that he had found City to be sensitive to these needs . He referred to the Housing Law , which would allow the City to establish a committee to which housing issues could be referred . Councilman Henderson asked that Council be provided copies of the petition and report , and moved that the matter be referred to Council Committee on _ Housing for examination and recommendation , seconded by Councilman Keckley and carried . ( MINUTE ORDER #71-67-B ) Mayor Bury ordered a five -minute recess at 10 : 15 p . m . FortysNiners Practice Field s Renovation . City Manager noted that report had been submitted to Council on April 2nd concerning renovation of the practice field , and that in talks with Mr . Spadia, it had been agreed the 49ers would fund up to a maximum of $10 , 000 for the work . He indicated that the field was in very poor condition, and that the Park and Engineering Staff felt if a thorough job was not done , including crowning , it would be a waste of funds . Staff had reviewed Ribera and Suess preliminary report and were able to reduce costs to approximately $20 , 000 . The work would be in conformance with the Master Plan for Community Park . In response to Council question , the seeding of the field as opposed to turfing was recommended because cost of turfing would be exorbitant for that expanse . Funds were available in Capital Improvement Program . Councilman Weymouth moved to authorize preparation of plans and specifications , and preparation of other appropriate documents , seconded by Councilman Williams and carried . ( MINUTE ORDER x`71 -68 )