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Robin Smith, President of the Sequoia Audubon Society, whose mission is to protect birds and <br /> their habitats, encouraged the Council to comply with the Army Corp of Engineers permit <br /> which states that the fencing needs to be in place and the predator management control must be <br /> in place. <br /> <br /> Craig Breon requested assurance of long term maintenance of the fences once they are up. He <br /> stated the goal is to identify the species in tremendous difficulty and get them deleted from the <br /> list which can only occur for these species with a greatly increased amount of tidal salt marsh in <br /> the south bay. <br /> <br /> Ralph Nobles gave an historic background of the situation explaining that the fencing need not <br /> be permanent because other restoration projects in progress will make recovery a certainty. <br /> <br /> Ruth Horstfall expressed hope that other alternatives might be exercised to protect the <br /> endangered species besides the levee closure. <br /> <br /> Christa Shaffer strongly opposed the closing of the levee and respects the environment and the <br /> endangered species. <br /> <br /> Carol Ford, Redwood Shores Homeowners Association, expressed disappointment in the City <br /> not obtaining a negotiated settlement which could include setting aside or procuring land in a <br /> swap and not fighting for public access. She requested a collaborative effort to figure out how <br /> to keep public access. <br /> <br /> Nancy Glaser questioned why no concern was shown during development stages and asked <br /> whether there may be certain times of the year the levee could remain open. <br /> <br /> Mike Mikolasik stated that there may be better solutions and that denying access is unfair, <br /> imploring the Council to vote against the fences. <br /> <br /> Dr. Bernard Haisch appealed to the Council to allow access to the levee. <br /> <br /> Hisham Ghazalli felt limiting access to humans would not be the answer and urged finding <br /> other solutions. <br /> <br /> Rick Kadet stated he has been very upset with owners of unleashed dogs and asked for <br /> enforcement of the current law. <br /> <br /> Don Warren. explained that the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, specifically <br /> set up to maximize public access to the bay and deal with developers that would normally not <br /> have done so. In Redwood Shores, the dedication was made of the levees to the community at <br /> large. <br /> <br />REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 6, 1999 <br />AGENDA PAGE 5 <br /> MINUTES Book No.57 <br /> Page NO. 478 <br /> <br /> <br />