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<br />ranging from financial to employment of the residents. The emotional aspect of the <br />community, its safety, caring for community members, children in the educational <br />system or the physical infrastructure, they all must be attended to. We must <br />prepare for the future by more fully engaging community members in planning and <br />planning for growth in a way that helps to solve some of the issues ahead, such as <br />transportation, water and the environment. We must also strengthen relationships <br />within our diverse community because it is our future to learn to work together <br />better. She stated that she especially looks forward to additional ways to connect <br />with youth to create a positive alternative to gangs and the effect on all of us. As a <br />community we need to do more to prevent, intervene and suppress the violence of <br />street gangs. In having successful and well educated children, we will have a <br />successful community for all residents. She stated that she looks forward to <br />working with the community, Council and staff to ensure that the next two years <br />under their watch will continue in the direction they all desirel <br /> <br />C. Public Comment <br /> <br />Adrian Brandt thanked the Council and citizens of Redwood City during his City <br />Council campaign. Although unable to meet everyone and unsuccessful in his City <br />Council bid he stated his belief that there good people on the Council and he looks <br />forward to working with them and supporting them in any way possible to make <br />Redwood City the best it can be. He sincerely thanked all of those who worked on <br />his campaign. <br /> <br />11. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST <br /> <br />Mayor Pierce - stated that Saturday, December 5 Hometown Holidays will be held. It <br />is an all day event featuring a snow field, activities at the museum with fireworks at <br />5:30 p.m. For more information, the Downtown Business Group website contains <br />information. <br /> <br />12. ADJOURNMENT - 8:15 P.M. <br /> <br />MIS BainlFoust to adjourn to a reception in honor of newly elected Council <br />Members and newly selected Mayor and Vice Mayor until the next Council meeting <br />of December 5, 2005. <br /> <br />Council Member Bain requested adjournment in memory of David Crevelt who <br />died in a traffic accident on Thanksgiving Day at the age of 47. He was born and <br />raised in Redwood City being one of eight children, graduated from Woodside High <br />School in 1976, then to Canada College and Fresno State University earning a <br />degree in Business Administration. He entered the insurance field, ran an <br />unsuccessful campaign for Congress while in Fresno, in 1987 returned to <br />Redwood City where he coached A YSL soccer afterward joining the coaching staff <br />at Woodside High serving as boys soccer coach for 17 years. He and his family <br /> <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />AGENDA <br /> <br />NOVEMBER 28, 2005 <br />PAGE 7 <br />