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California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin No. 42-2002. Council may direct staff to act on positions taken by Council. (Copies of League of California Cities Priority Focus available in City Clerk's Department). 'I0.B. Hetch Hetchy Water System Update - Update on actions required by City Council in January/February, 2003 pursuant to AB 2058 and addressing the question of whether to form and join the new Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA); and pursuant to SB 1870, appointing a representative to the agency and the new Regional Water System Financing Authority. Both are outcomes of recent State legislation and are for the purpose of facilitating repair of the Hetch Hetchy regional water system. Council Member and Chair of the Committee for Regional Water Supply Reliability Ruskin stated that the Legislature passed 3 pieces of legislation. The State mandates San Francisco to repair the Hetch Hetchy system, the second item enables a new water district to be set up that encompasses all of the 29 agencies (including Redwood City) that receive water from the Hetch Hetchy system, and the third item that enables a funding mechanism for repair of the system. The Committee will make every effort to quickly set up the new water district enabled by AB 2058. This water district will enable Redwood City and all the other users to look out for own water concerns as a group in terms of water conservation and finding new water supplies. The recommendation would be to plan with PWS Director Ingram, as eady possible in January, a public hearing and resolution for the Council to endorse the water district and to join the district. Prior to that occurring, State law requires that one agency must initiate that process. The Alameda County Water District is to be the initiating agency and most likely will take action to do that in early January 2003. Immediately following that action, Redwood City Council will hold a public hearing; consider adopting the resolution supporting and joining the new district and 'then appointing a person to serve on that district and appointing a person to serve on the funding mechanism district. The recommendation to Council will be that the person appointed to serve be an election official, a member of the Council, and that the person be the same to serve on both the water district and on the funding mechanism. 10. C. Council Member Howard - stated that the California Coastal Commission sent a letter to the City of Redwood City and the Pride and Beautification Committee for their efforts throughout the year and the past 8 years in the efforts in their Coastal Clean-up in the 17 miles of waterway. The last clean-up involved 850,000 pounds of trash, the biggest trash haul ever out of the City's waterways. 10. D. Council Member Pierce - announced that as part of the increasing number of cultural activities occurring in Redwood City, the Peninsula Symphony will be coming to the Fox Theatre on January 19. She stated that the special program is REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL, BOARD OF DECEMBER 9, 2002 EQUALIZATION AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES PAGE 10 MINUTES Book No. 59 Page No. 334