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Council Member Ira, Utilities Committee Chair, responded that a dual rate concept exists. There is a fixed fee rate for basic usage that everyone pays and the tier rate layers in significantly in order to promote conservation. He further stated that Mr. Puccinelli would be invited to the next meeting of the Utilities Committee. Rudy Luca stated he had questions regarding the approval process and City Manager's report on the Communications Specialist position. His questions concerned whether recruitment from within can occur, whether Council has approved the position. His second issue concerned the law requiring nomination papers to contain 20 registered voters from within Redwood City. City Attorney Yamamoto responded to the issue of registered voters by citing of excerpts from the California Elections Code that state the requirement. Pete Hughes announced an event at Mariner Park (Bridge Parkway and Redwood Shores Parkway) on Saturday, August 25 to clean up the levees and finish with a barbecue. The afternoon event at Casa de Redwood is a yard sale where baked goods are sold as well. Patricia Dixon stated Redwood Shores does not want a traffic signal at the comer of Bridge Parkway and Redwood Shores Parkway. City Manager Everett stated that when the intersection is redone it would include underground wiring so that future needs for a light, if needed, would be in place. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and are enacted by one motion and one vote. There is no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent calendar and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. M/S Howard/Hartnett to waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items. The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote with Council Member Jordan abstaining on Item 7.lA and voting no on Item 7.4A. 7.1 Section - Motions A. Motion to approve the Minutes of the meeting of July 9, 2001 as submitted; MINUTE ORDER 01-109 B. Motion to approve Task Order No. 2 - Landscape Architectural Services for the E1 Camino Real Medians Landscaping Project (John Cahalan Landscape Architects); (304) MINUTE ORDER 01-110 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 13, 2001 Minutes PAGE 2 MINUTES Book No. 58 Page No. 480