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MINUTE ORDER <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> <br /> May 10, 1999 <br /> MO. 99-070 <br /> <br />CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT <br />Redwood City <br /> <br />DATE: May 11, 1999 <br /> <br />Attention: City Manager <br /> City Attorney <br /> Finance Director <br /> Community Development Director <br /> Fire Chief <br /> Police Chief <br /> Council <br /> <br />SUBJECT Report from the Council Legislative Committee, Chairman Matt Leipzig <br />Meeting of the Council of the City of Redwood City on May 10, 1999. <br /> <br />Present: Councilmembers Claire, Hartnett,Ira, Jordan, Leipzig, Vice Mayor Ruskin and <br /> Mayor Howard <br /> <br />Absent: None <br /> <br />The following motion was made, carried and entered on the Minutes: <br /> <br /> Legislative Committee Chairman (Council Member) Matt Leipzig gave <br /> overview of the legislation as follows. Legislative Committee (Council <br /> Member) Member Ira added that the 3 items of legislation are the most <br /> important to Redwood City and the following recommendations are consistent <br /> with the recommendations from the League of California Cities: <br /> <br /> 1) AB 997 (Campbell) - Community Care Facilities Act Amendments - <br /> The bill in its present form does not go far enough to address the needs present <br /> in Redwood City. The amendment would require the State Director of Social <br /> Services, in the granting of licenses, to take into consideration the well-being of <br /> persons placed in the community care facilities, as is currently the case. <br /> Additionally, the amendment would allow consideration of the health, safety, <br /> security and quality of life of the neighborhood and community in which the <br /> facility is to be located. The bill does not, however, address all the needs in <br /> Redwood City because the bill itself only deals with facilities with 6 or more <br /> residents. The committee is recommending support of this legislation but also <br /> <br /> <br />