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S. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY — A. P.A.C.T. Graduation Ceremony Mayor Ira and Vice Mayor Pierce honored the most recent participants in the City's Partnership Academy for Community Training (P.A.C.T.) program. B. Presentation by Assembly Member Ira Ruskin on the Past Legislative Year State Assembly Member Ira Ruskin presented an overview of the legislation he had sponsored in the last year on areas such as environmental safety, disposal of hazardous waste, safeguards for drinking water, enforcement of weights and measures devices around the state, a teacher /school paperwork reduction act, and child safety measures. Ruskin announced that he had been appointed Chair of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, that he was also serving as a member of the standing Higher Education and Banking /Finance Commitees, and that he was Chair of the Select Committee on Nanotechnology and Emerging Technologies. He encouraged citizens to be in touch with him, and called upon Council Members to bring forth ideas for legislation that he could advocate on behalf of for the District. C. Proclamation recognizing National Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day Community Development Services Manager Passanisi presented a Powerpoint presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk) about the City's use of the GIS program. Mayor Ira congratulated Passanisi and City staff on the use of the program, and presented him with a ceremonial proclamation. 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR - Janet Borgens introduced student Randy Barker, who is new to the community and goes to Woodside High School and wants to learn more about City government, and commended him on attending the City Council meeting. Borgens also spoke on the topic of the Fire Department and the Friendly Acres neighborhood. She described an emergency trunk that the neighborhood has and thanked Dewey Durand and the rest of the Fire Department for helping neighborhood volunteers clean and file emergency water barrels. Cherlene Wright expressed congratulations to the Council Members who had recently been re- elected. She spoke on behalf of the Redwood City Education Foundation about two upcoming events. The first was the Foundation's showing of a movie on the topic of California schools called "First to Worst," taking place on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in McKinley Auditorium. Wright also announced that Peet's Coffee & Tea at 2600 Broadway was having their grand opening festivities on JOINT CITY COUNCIL /REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOVEMBER 14, 2005 AND PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD PAGE 2 MINUTES MINUTE BOOK NO. 61 Page No. 37