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Council Member Howard referred to comments from Mr. Spence indicating that the perception from U.S. Fish and Wildlife is that Redwood City has not shown good faith with the terms and conditions of the permit. She stated that meeting with Congressman Lantos after Council's affirmative vote could show reasonableness and good faith. Council Member Pierce asked the member of the Audubon Society if the Society would be supportive of the City's efforts to pursue an active predator management program of having the levees open to access during the day and making someone responsible to be sure there are no dogs on the levees. Sequoia Audubon Society Spokesperson responded she could not offer an opinion without discussion with the board, but mentioned she would bring up the subject to the board. Vice Mayor Claire supported the motion due to the fact that he along with the Sequoia Audubon Society and U.S. Fish and Wildlife believe the City is not upholding the laws of the United States. He stated for Redwood City this could be a very costly court decision. He further stated it seems like a reasonable alternative. Mayor Ruskin stated be believed it is important to protect the endangered species and work toward the restoration of the wetlands and ultimately it will be a treasured resource. He also stated he would like to find a way to enforce the Endangered Species Act and keep access open. He further stated that public safety is the highest mandate of city government and he feels responsible for maintaining the levees in order to protect all the homes and businesses, property and people in Redwood Shores from flooding. He stated he will support the motion and read the specific points. The motion passed by a majority vote with Council Members Ira and Jordan voting no. 10:15 p.m. - Council Member Jordan left the meeting due to illness. 10:15 -10:30 p.m. —Recess C. General Plan Update; Community Development Services Manager Passanisi and City Manager focused the discussion to determining a realistic number of area plans to do and what general concept of citizen participation should occur. Community Development Services Manager Passanisi referred to a prior joint City Council and Planning Commission study session held to look at the General Plan. At that meeting, the City Council directed a survey be conducted to determine what area plans should be prepared as part of the General Plan. The top four vote getters were Downtown, Expanded Downtown, Expanded El. Camino Real and El Camino Real. Consensus by the City Council was to go forward with the four mentioned areas. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 24, 2000 PAGE 10 MINUTES Book No.58 Page NO. 19