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Mayor Ruskin referred that the request should formally be made to City Traffic Engineer Mr. Richard Haygood. Additionally it is important for other residents to get involved. --- Diane Puccinelli resident of Emerald Lake echoed the concerns of the previous two speakers and thanked the Council for any efforts in resolving this issue. Around Ms. Puccinelli's residence there is a natural water spring that floods the sidewalk and her property. Additionally, the Hetch Hetchy leaks and creates mud in her backyard. Returning to the Performance Measures issue City Manager Everett stated that this is the only way for the City to hold itself accountable and see how good Redwood City is doing. Council Member Pierce would also like to talk about Valota Road when the Council conducts the Study Session. Commenting on the budget some Council Members mentioned that there were a few positions that were questionable e.g. the training position in Human Resources and it would be nice to understand what is the benefit to the organization and how money will be cut somewhere else to make this happen. Council requested that the City find out what can be done to avoid false alarms in the Fire Department, since it is such a huge waste to the City. Chief Montez stated that education is one portion of the issue and enforcement of having functional fire alarms is the second portion of it. It is important that maintenance be done in fire alarms so that they are efficient. Council discussed the issue of the lagoons in Redwood Shores and how saturated they were with algae. Public Works Director Ingrain stated that 1998 was the worse year. As far as the water is concerned the consultant is cleaning the water but as it gets cleaner and the sediment deposits at the bottom there is more weed growth. One issue that is impacting the work is access to the lagoons, there is one access point in 200 or more acres where a harvester can go in and clean. While people complain about the problem, not everybody will allow the consultant to go enter their property. A second machine is going to be used to get the lagoons cleaned. Eventually the lagoons will have to be dredged. Discussion took place on deadlines and future steps to resolve this issue. D. Redevelopment Agency Budget Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Appropriations Revisions;(404) Recommendation: Motion of the Redevelopment Agency appropriating funds in order to conform budgeted amounts to actual expenditures approved for transactions which occurred during fiscal year 2000/2001; RDA MO 01-10 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ' JUNE 25, 2001 __ MINUTES PAGE 13 MINUTES Book No. 58 Page No. 449