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1. PUBLIC HEARING - to consider declaring a water shortage emergency and <br />establishing regulations, restrictions and penalties for violations <br />(1204 -09) <br />Affidavits of publication are on file. <br />Report: General Services Director, 6/5/90 <br />General Services Director Sennewald presented the staff report and in <br />response to Council questions, described: the base year as 1987 with revised <br />allotments; the minimum allotment of 5 units per month, or 10 per billing <br />period; the approximately $40,000, for additional personnel to institute and <br />maintain a "banking system "; the appeal process and rewarding conservation; <br />how the proposed 10/60 plan focuses on outdoor, non - essential use cutbacks; <br />the penalty structure and its financial impacts; the benefits of <br />reinstituting an established rationing system; and the lack of a perfect plan <br />that would ameliorate all situations. <br />Mayor La Berge declared the Public Hearing open at 8:25 p.m. and invited <br />anyone who wished to speak to please do so. <br />The following people addressed the Council regarding: water rationing; <br />equitable allotments; increasing and decreasing penalties; impacts of <br />penalties on water usage; percentage vs. unit cost penalties; appeals; <br />planned system maintenance; "banking "; conservation and surrounding schools; <br />moratorium on development; and separate accounting for Emerald Lake Hills <br />area: <br />Donald H. Frohlich, 491 Topaz Street, Redwood City <br />Winnie Buckley, 992 Edgewood Road, Redwood City <br />Richard Elder, 2645 Brewster, Redwood City <br />Jean Isaacs, 251 E Street, Redwood City <br />Philip Ienni, 739 Arlington Road, Redwood City <br />Dr. Olivia Martinez, 380 Arlington, Menlo Park <br />Annie Rothenberge, 3943 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City <br />Doug Finlay, 360 Summit Drive, Redwood City <br />Dr. Steve Howard, 907 Katherine, Redwood City <br />Ken Della Santina, 656 Oak Park Way, Redwood City <br />Manuel Sotomayor, 12 Riviera Circle, Redwood City <br />Peter Theodoropoulos, 1478 Virginia, Redwood City <br />Carl Tiedemann, 2370 Goodwin Avenue, Redwood City <br />Henry Garbutt, 670 Oak Park Way, Redwood City <br />Nick Ratkovich, 1634 Brewster, Redwood City <br />Mayor La Berge asked if anyone else wished to speak. No one else wished to <br />speak. <br />M /S: Stangel /Murray to close the Public Hearing. <br />Carried by unanimous voice vote and Public hearing closed at 10:00 p.m. <br />Reg. Mtg. Minutes <br />June 11, 1990 MINUTE BOOK NO. 49 <br />Page 3 Page No. 323 <br />