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6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS <br />Pat Dixon stated that several years ago, downtown Redwood City was very lively, but <br />unfortunately some of the former Council Members decided in the late 40's that it <br />would be nice to have banks in the area since it is the County seat. She further <br />referred to a row of palm trees at the Oracle location that did not do well and she <br />stated that the palm trees will not do well in the courthouse location. <br />7. STAFF REPORTS <br />A. Consideration and action regarding petition for referendum of Ordinance No. <br />1130 -332, (Marina Shores) rezoning property located at Peninsula Marina, Pete's <br />Harbor, Uccelli Road and Bair Island Road (307) <br />City Clerk Howe gave the background on the referendum petition filed in the City <br />Clerk's office on July 27, 2004. The results of the signature verification by the San <br />Mateo County Elections Office were received on Monday, August 2 and the <br />petition was certified on August 3, 2004 by the City Clerk. Both the verification <br />certificate and the petition certificate were shown on the overhead and copies <br />disseminated to City Council. The alternatives as stated in the staff report were <br />explained with a clarification that alternative no. 1 no longer applies since the <br />petition was found to be valid. <br />Mayor Ira stated that there were a large number of speaker cards and that <br />clapping would not be allowed for either side of the issue. He further explained <br />that this was not the time to talk about the merits of the project but to address the <br />alternatives before Council at this time. Mayor Ira asked for information to be <br />presented on slides showing the Redwood City voter turnout that compared the <br />November 2000 Presidential General Election with 77.13% turnout to the March <br />2002 Gubernatorial Election with a 34.99% turnout. He stated that by placing this <br />item on the November 2 ballot there could be between 10,000- 15,000 more <br />people voting than in a Special Election in March 2005. The second slide <br />reflected the difference in cost between the November election at approximately <br />$1.00 per registered voter and an election in March with costs estimated to be <br />between $4 -$5.00 per registered voter. <br />5:48 p.m. - Council Member Bain arrived <br />City Clerk Howe reviewed the major points of the reports for Council Member <br />Bain. <br />SPECIAL/TELECONFERENCE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 5, 2004 <br />MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 <br />MINUTES Book No. 60 <br />Page No. 284 <br />