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4. INVOCATION -Pastor Audrey Ward, United Methodist Church 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR Jeff Filippi, representing the Peninsula Celebration Association, stated that the 65 July 4 th parade and festival was a success and that there will continue to be changes over the next five years. He thanked the Pride and Beautification Committee for the assistance with set -up and stated that the PCA will begin tabulating how much money is yielded to the nonprofits and businesses. He further stated that Council Member Bain had participated on some of the original committees and was a grant writer for the Carrington Hall /Sequoia High School auditorium. Bill Anderson, Parade and Foundation Board Chairman, stated that it was one of the best parades and entertainment with groups from inside and outside of Redwood City. He reiterated the tremendous support from the City and Kiwanis. He stated that the City Parks and Recreation Commission again took first place in the amateur built commercial /municipal category. Each year there is a theme that encompasses the parade and out of all of the entries, the Parks and Recreation Commission won that category as well. Eric Lam, speaking on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, announced that on July 14, 7:30 a.m. at 1695 Broadway the Chamber is hosting, "Good Morning Redwood City ". He stated that the topics of discussion would be observations of the Peterson trial, a Measure "A" update, Sequoia Hospital update and a Redwood City update. He further reiterated the Chamber's continued support of the Marina Shores Village project and stated that, speaking as an employer in a Chamber with hundreds of other employers in Redwood City, housing is desperately needed. Tim Ridner, Director of Development for Glen borough-Pau Is, developers of Marina Shores Village. He stated that for those not aware, the project has undergone an extensive amount of scrutiny by City staff, the Planning Commission and City Council. He further stated that rather than getting involved in a constructive way, a last minute effort is moving forward to block the development of the project. He stated that the group has been collecting signatures throughout the city to place the matter on the ballot for the voters to decide and that it is bad public policy to ask citizens to make complicated land use decisions. He stated that he does not object to the right of the group to refer the matter to the voters, but strongly objects to the methods being used presenting half truths and inaccurate statements. He stated that a coalition has been formed to deliver the truth about the project and the need for housing, "Know all the facts Coalition ", made up of representatives from business, labor, schools, public safety, health care and many others that support the project. He urged all citizens to consider the facts about the project before opposing it. JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT JULY 12, 2004 AGENCY MEETING AND JOINT STUDY SESSION PAGE 2 WITH PLANNING COMMISSION AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES MINUTES Book No. 60 Page No. 258