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2. San Mateo County Jail Site. Nancy Radcliffe stated the property parcel previously being considered for the jail project had been pulled from negotiations. She gave an overview of support on the "no jail" issue, and upcoming meetings and contacts for continued support and endorsement. The Mayor gave an overview of ineetings she, the Vice Mayor and City Manager had attended. 3. Initiative — Charter Amendment. The Mayor stated the next Council meeting would be devoted to answers to the questions that were posed at prior Council meetings. Later in July, the Council will talk about the verified petition signatures, in terms of accepting the results, and placement of this on a future ballot. Council reiterated the need for Council to continue with suggestions made as they proceed with the discussion of the initiative. The City Attorney suggested that beyond specifics in language, they could come up with some conceptual alternatives to what is proposed in an alternative measure. He stressed, the public may come forward with conceptual ideas as well, and that this burden does not rest solely on the Council. The Mayor reiterated that a great deal of time is being spent on this issue, because the Council and/or the community did not write this charter amendment. Vice Mayor Howard asked. when the decision on the certification signatures would be on the agenda, and was told by the City Attorney that this would occur on July 7, 2008. � M/S Howard/Pierce to extend the meeting until 11:05 p.m. Motion carries by a unanimous voice vote. 4. Vice Mayor Howard spoke on Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Update. Vice Mayor Howard spoke about attending a Water Emergency Transit Authority (WETA) meeting in San Francisco, and was pleased to hear that Prop 1 B funds (in the amount of $25 million) were awarded to the WETA Board for disaster preparedness around water transit in the bay area. Vice Mayor Howard was excited that the Board awarded this money to Redwood City to start environmental planning for a possible terminal in Redwood City. One Council Member suggested sending thank you notes to those involved. 9. ADJOURNMENT — the meeting adjourned at 11:02 p.m. M/S Howard/Hartnettt to adjourn until the next City Council meeting of June 30, 2008 in memory of communiry member Joseph Blase Ferrando who will be missed. Vice Mayor Howard provided details about his life. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote by those present. JOINT CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD JUNE 23, 2008 MINUTES PAGE 9 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page No. 135