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MAYOR DIANE HOWARD M I N U T E S <br />VICE MAYOR IRA RUSKIN <br /> 1017 MIDDLEFIELD RD <br />COUNCIL MEMBER RICHARD S. CLAIRE REDWOOD CITY, CA <br />COUNCIL MEMBER JIM HARTNETT <br />COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF IRA <br />COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEEN M. JORDAN <br />COUNCIL MEMBER MATT LEIPZIG <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> MARCH 8, 1999 <br />CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 p.m., Vice Mayor Ruskin presiding <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br />Council Members Present: Claire, Hartnett, Ira, Jordan, Leipzig and Vice Mayor Ruskin <br /> <br />Council Members Absent: Mayor Howard <br /> <br />Staff Present: Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Nelson, <br />Interim City Clerk McKay, Assistant City Attorney Sorba, Finance Director Ponty, Community <br />Development Manager Church, Assistant to the City Manager Moore, Fire Chief Montez, Parks and <br />Recreation Director Griffiths, Principal Planner Jany, Parks and Recreation Supervisor Centeno, <br />Community Development Services Manager Patterson, and Council Volunteer Balsamo. <br /> <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Council Member Hartnett <br />INVOCATION: Delivered by Pastor Dennis Logic, First Christian Church <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Ruskin welcomed Redwood City television viewers to the first broadcast meeting of <br />the Redwood City Council meeting. He explained one of the City Council's priorities is to improve <br />communication and noted this will be conducted on a three-month trial period. He commented it is <br />the hope of the Council that the cameras will be invisible and there will be no change in the conduct <br />of regular Council business and that the televised meeting's objective is a better informed citizenry. <br /> <br />1. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - Introduction of Redwood City 2000, Frontier <br />Leadership Program <br /> <br />Assistant to the City Manager Moore introduced Kenneth Clayton, representing Redwood City 2000 <br />Frontier Leadership Program. Mr. Clayton defined the program, and introduced the following <br />mentorees who each have Redwood City Department Head as a mentor for the ten month program, <br />noting his mentor is Fire Chief Montez; Jaime Baquero with Finance Director Ponty, Rosalina <br />Calderon with Assistant to the City Manager Moore, Erika Chavez with City Manager Everett, <br />Jenny Corral with Police Chief Bolanos, Arturo Jimenez with Director of Community Development <br />Services Nelson, and Luz Lopez with Director of Human Resources Rivera-Pena. <br /> <br /> MINUTES BOOKNO. 57 <br /> Page No. 273 <br /> <br /> <br />