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feet to 240 feet, to allow buildings of up to 17 Manhattan style luxury condos, particularly skyscrapers not near downtown and public transportation with 23 negative impacts on quality of life should be decided by the voters. She further stated that the developer and some Council Members believe that the project is too complicated for the voters to understand. She urged residents to visit the City's website and review the precise plan and other documents and encouraged everyone to keep an open mind and support the democratic process. Council Member Bain stated that he is not aware of any Council Member who has stated that the project is too complicated for the voters to understand and that it is an accusation that distracts from the argument. Steven Howard stated that one of the casualties of the budget cuts is code enforcement in the city and as a matter of necessity, the focus becomes health and safety. The end result is a proliferation of visual litter in the form of signage, banners, etc. and he suggested that a group of volunteers be trained to deal with non health and safety related issues. The second issue he spoke about was Marina Shores and asked that people imagine having bought a lot in Redwood City and spent several years going through the processes to obtain the proper paperwork, incurring thousands of dollars and after approval, someone living 30 miles away does not like the project and goes forward to block the development. He stated that this is not a large nondescript corporation building the project, but a couple that has spent years in the community that has given a lot of heart and soul to try to make a better community to live in. Paul Powers, representing Glenborough -Pauls of Marina Shores, stated that the developers and supporters harbor no ill will to the opposition that has surfaced. He further stated, that notwithstanding the timing, the four years of effort and the frustration, they do respect the process. He stated that the developers respect the right of those opposing the Marina Shores Village project to do what they are doing. He expressed hope that the citizens of Redwood City will look at the over 400 conditions on the development. He thanked all the people who have come out over the last month to get out the word. He further stated that if the petition is found to be sufficient, that the company will do its best to keep the debate on a high plane. Ashikin Wan -Noor stated that she lives about 100 feet away from the proposed Marina Shores project. She stated that there are expectations about housing and the support of families that this project would represent. She stated that the owners in Marina Point met with Glen borough-Pauls and were advised that the development is not geared toward family living. Rather, it is geared toward affluent seniors who might want to scale down and young or affluent couples with not many or no children because the development will not provide facilities to support such family requirements. She further stated that the 15% affordable and low income housing will not be realized immediately, but only after 26 years later. She stated that while JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND JULY 26, 2004 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 3 MINUTES Book No. 60 Page No. 270