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Olivia Edwards, President of San Mateo County Association of Realtors (SAMCAR), recognized other members of the association and their affiliate members by asking them to stand. She said that SAMCAR is a strong advocate of affordable housing. She said that after reviewing the plan, their Board of Directors supports this plan and its study. She said the plan will provide innumerable benefits to Redwood City and the County of San Mateo and urged Council to move forward. Barbara Valley said she agrees with the last three speakers and that Council needs to initiate the process and move forward to understand and learn the impacts of the plan. She said she has accessed the city's website to read the information online. She encourages residents to review the information online themselves, attend the meetings, let their voices be heard, and demand answers. Nancy Krop, a resident, held up a sign and said the issue is not about building housing but where to build it. She opined this is the worst possible location for building housing and she considers it irresponsible community planning to consider doing so there. She spoke about her concerns with sea levels rising and she cited a study from the 2009 California Climate Study by the California Natural Resources Agency to not build in any areas that require protection from significant sea level rise. She said that if Council does choose to go forward, she asked for an EIR, and have city staff study alternative 7, that is no housing at the location. Will Richardson said he has been a resident since 1951, is a proud resident of the city, he $UPports the study and he thanked Council for considering it. Robert Huibers, representing the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, supports the DMB plan and asked if he could cede to the Frias family. Alonso Frias, representing the MidPeninsula Soccer League in Redwood City, was joined by twelve children from the Madera Roja Club, said they have been in existence for over 26 years and that they believe involvement in sports benefits families and builds a strong community. He expressed their support for the study of the 50/50 plan and how it might benefit them because there is currently a big shortage of sports fields. Corrin Trowbridge, a Farmers Insurance agent and member of SAMCAR, and an eleven year Redwood City resident, said there is a need to investigate and make an informed decision. He supports studying the proposal. Joseph Folenta, a resident of Redwood City Mobile Estates, (with time ceded from Judy Kirk) said that this will impact the adjacent residents the most since the proposed development is in their backyard. He asked if Council has ever visited any of the mobile home parks (and by a show of hands each Council Member raised hislher hand). He expressed his concerns with the proposed plan and how most residents in the area do not want 12,000 housing units in their backyard, and how this is a flood zone area. He opined that this site has the highest cumulative damage potential for earthquake damage in San Mateo County, and the highest level of ground liquefaction due to soil geology. He believes there is insufficient water allocation, and insufficient sewer capacity. Council took a break at 9:40 pm and the meeting resumed at 9:50 p.m. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 10, 2009 PAGE 9