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4. INVOCATION — Father Vern Jones, Episcopal Priest of the Diocese of California 5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - None Mayor Foust announced the upcoming Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCC) vacancies. She invited the current BCC members to attend a"Meet and Greet" on March 16, 2009 at the City hall foyer. This will be followed by interviews. Mayor Foust announced that the Redwood City Public Library received a five star rating from the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. It was the top rated library in California and these are exciting news. She congratulated that Department. 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items. Nancy Radcliffe, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, invited the Council to an upcoming event titled "Good Morning Redwood City" on April 1, 2009. She also announced the State of the City Address stream is live and announced an upcoming High Speed Rail meeting on Wednesday March 4, 2009. Kevin Murray spoke about the sacrifices of those who fought in World War II. He said he was a skipper and a harbor master at Redwood City. His proposal is to restore vessels from the World War II era and provide public access to them. He proposed a partnership with the City and submitted a document with revenue information (on file). Emily Lehr-Anning is a program coordinator at the Youth Institute and she would like to express her organizations' support for the non-smoking in Redwood City parks ordinance. M/S Diane/Hartnett to approve the Consent Calendar excluding items 6.1 A and 6.1 B. Mayor Foust read the titles of the items to be approved. Motion carries unanimously by electronic vote with items 6.1A and 6.1B excluded. 6.1 B- Item pulled for discussion Council Member Hartnett said he had issues with the contract because the baseline was unclear. He would prefer having the scope include both baselines. He shared concerns with how to deal with the possibility of lost opportunities such as car sales and retail. He also does not want the consultants making a judgment and issuing a recommendation. He wants the facts and the data (presented in context) but no conclusions to be presented he views that the Council's role. Vice Mayor Howard concurred with some of these comments and so did Mayor Foust. City Manager Ingram said that the scope could be modified. Council Member Pierce would like to know what would be the highest and best uses and she would not like to not limit the opportunities. She agreed that she is interested in analysis but not having conclusions drawn for the Council. Vice Mayor Howard agreed with having big box studied, and that auto sales are not practical. She too REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 2 MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 Page No. 310