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RESOLUTION No. 14996 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY MAKING FINDINGS AS A RESPONSIBLE AGENCY PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT IN CONNECTION WITH APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE BAY DIVISION PIPELINE NO.5 PROJECT 2. Approve, by motion, the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Redwood City on the construction of the Bay Division Pipeline No. 5 Project, and authorize the City Manager to execute same, and as required, amend the engineering permit conditions in the MOA. Minute Order 10-015 6.3 Section - Claims and Warrants A. Approve warrants dated through January 25, 2010 and usual and necessary payments through February 1, 2010. Minute Order 10-016 .................................................................................. 7. STAFF REPORTS A. Continued Funding for Human Services Financial Assistance Program and Redwood Family House. Recommendation: The Housing and Human Concerns Committee recommends that the City continue to fund the Human Services Financial Assistance Program (HSFA) and Redwood Family House at current levels and that if any reductions need to be made, they be done proportionate to the percentage taken Citywide. Mr. Manuel, the Vice Chair, presented the report. He explained the various steps leading to this recommendation. He opined that the most important finding is that this is a core service of Redwood City. Mr. Manuel recommends that the City continue funding this service as previously and he also requested that if there are reductions these be done proportionally to what gets cut citywide. He specifically spoke to the fact that HSFA funds benefit Redwood City residents. Mayor Ira outlined the options which could be 1) go ahead fund it or 2) hold off or 3) have a combination of 1) and 2). The Mayor also provided next steps as far as the City's budget is concerned and that staff will be coming back with more information in March. He asked that this be on the agenda tonight because he wanted it addressed earlier rather than later. Mayor Ira asked that the Council discussion take place before the public comment. One Council Member would like to keep the funding at the same level because he understands how far the dollar goes in these agencies. One Council Member could not see herself cut this and so she supports this and hopes that we can find ways to increase leverage. Another Council Member was willing to fund it this year but is not confident that in the future this will continue. Another Council Member agreed that this year this may be cut slightly but in the future it will be hard to manage and maintain. He opined that REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 25, 2010 PAGE 4