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Item No. 2 (continued) M /S: Chandler /Claire to accept the recommendations in Legislative Report 85 -3 and direct staff to correspond with legislators to inform them of Council's position. MINUTE ORDER NO. 85 -46 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Mayor Britschgi announced that this meeting marks the Fifteenth Anniversary of Councilman Rhodes' membership on the City Council, and congratulated him on the occasion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- REPORTS OF CITY MANAGER 3. Report re Cordilleras Creek Study (* Report of City Manager and Director of Public Works 14/11/85. Director of Public Works Addiego introduced the subject briefly, noting that the General Improvement Districts bond issues approved in the 1960's had greatly improved the drainage problems, but that some problems remained, among them flooding from Cordilleras Creek, which occurs in the area around Old County Road and adjacent areas in the City of San Crlos. George Cook, Boone, Cook & Associates, referred to transparencies showing sections of Redwood City, San Carlos and certain areas of the unincorporated area of the county, which are affected by storm drainage runoff and are collected by Cordilleras Creek. He identified certain areas where overflowing occurs in particular. With three jurisdictions involved, there has been difficulty in determining the amount of responsibility of each, and the only cleaning of the culvert has been done by the State and by joint effort of the two cities. Mr. Cook also displayed a table of a flood insurance study, and commented on the necessity to consider tidal effect as well as volume of storm water in arriving at an appropriate solution to the drainage problem. He reviewed the various alternatives for improvements, costs and methods of financing. Nita Spanqler, 970 Edgewood Road, described some problems she has experienced with Cordilleras Creek, adjacent to her property, including sediment and debris deposited in her yard, and believed that an education program is needed so that neighboring property owners can be informed as to what they can do to alleviate the problem. She expressed the hope that the City can find a good and reasonable solution to the problems related to Cordilleras Creek. M /S: Chandler /Stangel to accept the Cordilleras Creek Engineering Study and Report, and refer it to a joint committee represented by San Carlos, Redwood City, and San Mateo County to review the recommendations. (Councilman Claire and Mayor Britschgi agreed to serve on the Committee) Carried unanimously by voice vote. MINUTE ORDER NO. 85 -47 Reg. Mt g. 4/15/85 Page 5 MINUTE BOOK NO. 45 Page No. 337