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Commissioner Lloyd mentioned a police officer used to come to the Veterans Senior Center once a month to speak to groups but he is no longer available. Officer Mateo said to contact Officer Ardwan who would be available to speak senior groups whenever needed. Chairperson Anthony asked about different types of residential parking violations and the costs associated with them. Officer Mateo explained that another Redwood City neighborhood was experiencing similar parking problems. In order to improve the situation, and before citations were issued, warning notices were given to residents which listed various types of violations. Upon receiving the notice, the parking problems in the nieghborhood decreased. Officer Mateo said he would get this list to Chairperson Anthony. Officers Mateo and Garcia explained if a car sits on the street and is not moved for 5 days, it is considered abandoned according to City ordinance. State regulations consider it abandoned after 3 days. If the Police Department is notified about an abandoned car, they tag the car but then must wait an additional 5 days before it can be towed. Commissioner Jordan asked if the ordinance was going to be amended due to the Urban Runoff Prevention Program and Officer Garcia said he was not aware of a change to the current ordinance. Library Supervisor Val Hamilton asked about upcoming construction in the downtown area and if there was going to be a stricter or a more lax enforcement of parking regulations, and also if the Police Department is involved in any pre-planning of parking problems as a result of future construction. Officer Garcia said parking regulations are enforced due to the overflow of parking which occurs during construction. He said he was not involved in any pre-planning phase of construction and its impact on parking. Commissioner Newell inquired about the response time of 911 calls by the Police Department. Officer Garcia explained that all incoming calls are prioritized. Any injury related calls are given a high priority and are also responded to by the Fire Department. ITEM 2-PEER COUNSELING UPDATE Supervisor Mannia explained the training for this program was to begin on September 12 and five people had expressed an interest in becoming peer counselors. Due to the extensive time commitment required of the trainees (6 hours per week for 12 weeks), only two people remain interested in the program (Noreen Donohue and Marie Smith). She said the training is done at the County Health Department in San Mateo and it was not convenient for many of the interested people. Supervisor Mannia invited Delia Moonrider