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4. INVOCATION - Pastor Dennis Logie, Sequoia Christian Church S. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR Pete Hughes stated that he had attended the board meeting of the Belmont - Redwood Shores Elementary School District where 300 parents from Redwood Shores were present. The District has been grappling with the over enrollment problem at Sandpiper School for several years and the board was assembled one last time to make a long -term decision on the problem. He stated the decision that was made and asked the City Council for assistance in reviewing the demographics so that correct figures can be published; lend legal assistance; lend some clout with the board; and help lend some credence to some of the other plans there are to solve the enrollment problem. Rich Shapiro referred to an incident in Sunnyvale and offered the idea that police officers wear a tape recordertvideo camera and be mandated to turn it on. He further offered that the suspect and the state get a copy on demand with tampering of the tape carrying a felony charge. Peggy Bruggman stated that she has worked on numerous city projects, committees and initiatives. Most recently, she was very active on the "No on Measure W committee. During that time, she spoke with many residents of Redwood City where several recurrent issues of concern were mentioned. Foremost among them was the sufficiency of Redwood City's water supply both for existing residents and for new development; traffic concerns and in light of these two constraints, where new housing should be built. The general theme that linked all of the concerns together was, "what is the carrying capacity of Redwood City, how much new development or housing can the city support given finite resources of water and roadways ?" She summarized that the No on Measure Q Committee looks forward to working with Council and staff to address future housing and development needs of Redwood City. M/S Howard /Bain to waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items. Council Member Bain submitted a revision to the minutes with his second to the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote. 5.1 Section — Motions A. Approve the Joint City Council and Redevelopment Agency Meeting minutes of January 10, 2005 as, submitted; MINUTE ORDER 05 -09 B. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2004. CITY COUNCIL, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND JANUARY 24, 2005 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY JOINT MEETING MINUTES PAGE 2 MINUTES Book No. 60 Page No. 383