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<br />committees. Council Members and Library Commissioners spoke about how pleased they <br />were with the joint session. Mayor Foust also thanked the facilitator for his assistance. <br /> <br />The joint meeting ended at 9:58 p.m. and the Council resumed its seat at the dais. <br /> <br />c. Council Reports on Committee Meetings Attended. <br /> <br />1. Council Member Aguirre reported on attending the Bay Area Water Forum <br />meeting. She spoke about attending a meeting of the C/CAG 2020 Peninsula <br />Gateway Corridor Study Policy Committee and how there was a universe of 300 <br />alternatives of potential projects for the next phase. Council Member Aguirre also <br />attended the Redwood City Leadership Academy and there are 41 members in that <br />class. She also attended meetings of Chamber Education Committee and the San <br />Francisco Airport Roundtable. <br /> <br />Taken out of sequence <br />3. Council Member Pierce announced that she has been working with Housing <br />Our People Effectively (HOPE) to broaden the number of communities involved. <br />She announced that Redwood City was invited to participate in the Home Outreach <br />Team program and the goal is to assist homeless people to find long term housing. <br />She also attended a presentation through the Clean Water Bay Area Agencies and <br />she provided details about that session. <br /> <br />2. Council Member Hartnett reported on serving on the Board of Directors of the <br />San Mateo Transit District and the CalTrain Joint Powers Board. He explained that <br />Samtrans has had an increase in ridership and they are working on a Strategic Plan <br />and a review of the Service Model. Regarding High Speed Rail, he said it might or <br />might not come down the tracks but the committee has discussed tentative stops at <br />Palo Alto, Redwood City and Millbrae. He said that this might be something the <br />Council wants to formulate a position on. He announced that the Chamber of <br />Commerce Transportation Housing Committee will have a meeting on February 14, <br />2008 at lunch time. Council Member Hartnett referred to the latest financial <br />statistics for SamTrans and these had been emailed to the Council prior. <br /> <br />Mayor Foust explained that at the beginning of February a "Cool Campaign" will be <br />launched because sustainability and environmental stewardship are important to the <br />community and the Council. She explained that this is a community initiative that former <br />Mayor Pierce had endorsed through the signing of the US Mayors Climate Protection <br />Agreement. She provided details about the allocated budget and how it allowed the hiring <br />of one person. This person, Beth Ross, was able to secure additional funding for this <br />initiative. <br /> <br />Council Member Aguirre announced an upcoming community workshop on January 16, <br />2008 at Hoover School. Due to a grant from CalTrans there are funds available to improve <br />mobility in the community. At this meeting the community can review options on how to <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br />JANUARY 14, 2008 <br />PAGE 9 <br />