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she works for the Salvation Army and that Cargill supports their kitchen which supports children in Redwood City, but she is not here to represent them. She said she is here because she believes they have a plan for the city. She also said she is the co-chair of the Friendly Acres East Bayshore Neighborhood Association and they voted to support this last year, but that she has spoken for herself and not for the association. Rich Panelli said he is a 35-year resident of Redwood City and is a co-founder of Sustainable Redwood City. He said he has spent a lot of time reading the proposals and overviews and attending the meetings. He said the guiding principles for the proposal and the General Plan are compatible. He encourages Council to move forward. Mayor Foust thanked the public for all the comments. Council discussed jurisdictional issues as well as the pros and cons of moving forward with a possible study of the proposal. Questions were posed about water resources, transportation and traffic. Senior Planner Lyon said that staff would need to come back with consultants to have such topics studied. Council asked about the bayfront designation and Mr. Lyon provided details. Council discussed doing a survey to poll the full community and not just consider those whose voices might be in the extremes. One Council Member shared excitement about starting this process. City Manager Ingram added that the developer will pay for the majority of this process, should Council approve studying the matter. As Council discussed the issue further it was pointed out that this cannot take precedence over the General Plan process. Council asked about the outreach, should this be approved, and Mr. Lyon provided details on what it would entail. He added that possibly this will include group distribution lists, affinity groups, boards commission and committees meetings, joint sessions and community meetings very similar to the General Plan process. One Council Member opined it would be a disservice to not take this action and study the matter. Mr. Lyon mentioned that the submittal of comments will be continual and these will assist staff go deeper into its analysis. One Council Member mentioned that this will not be reviewed by the Council probably until next year because of other items on the table. Council asked if there were limits on the use for the property and reminded everyone that one alternative is a "no project" alternative, which does not mean restoration, but merely "stay as is". The City Manager explained that the General Plan remains the top priority. Issues of who shoulders the cost of processing an application were discussed. City Manager Ingram provided details on staff costs and what is covered by the developer. He elaborated on the cost recovery system. He also explained that studying this matter will provide awareness about alternatives. City Manager Ingram explained that figuring out the complexities around other agencies that may have jurisdiction over the area would be part of the process and there will be multiple tiers to this process. One Council Member wants to focus on the opportunities and possibilities and use this process to gather data. Some Council Members had concerns with this application possibly impacting the General Plan process and City Manager Ingram said that the General Plan is first and then the Precise Plan and then Cargill. One Council Member shared disappointment at attacks REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 10, 2009 PAGE 11