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7.2 Section — Resolutions (continued) <br />D. City Attorney Compensation Adjustment; <br />Rudy Luca asked if the compensation increase is a part of the recent December <br />compensation adjustment and when it is effective.. He stated this is not the time to <br />raise salaries. <br />M/S Hartnett/Howard to adopt RESOLUTION 14493 AMENDING SALARY <br />SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY; <br />The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote by those present. <br />8. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS - <br />A. Reaffirmation of the City Council's support for funding of future service to <br />and from Redwood City through State bridge toll revenues, and adding its <br />support for additional funding of the project through the San Mateo County <br />sales tax extension; <br />Council Member Howard gave the background stating that the operation and <br />implementation plan has been done forwarded to the Assembly. New sources of <br />funding have been identified: proposed toll increases on State owned bridges to be on <br />the 2004 ballot, San Mateo County sales tax extension — "Measure A ", and a <br />transportation expenditure plan will be assembled by the Transportation Authority and <br />San Mateo County to identify projects that should be placed on the ballot. Businesses <br />that would contribute to this possibility were also identified. Council Member Howard <br />stated that the main interest would be to take vehicles off the highways but that the <br />emergency response capacity and preparedness would be attained. <br />Steve Morrison, Water Transit Authority project manager for the implementation and <br />operations plan, thanked the City Council for Council Member Howard's participation <br />and the support in adopting Resolution 14560 on August 5, 2002. He stated that the <br />reason the resolution is before Council all this time is the need to find sources of <br />revenue beyond what is reasonable to e .sect f-.im the bridge toll should that be <br />enacted and passed. He further stated thai the "Measure A" extension is a key and <br />critical potential source of that revenue in the Port of Redwood City, the Harbor Master <br />and South San Francisco will be submitting proposals for "Measure A" funds in a <br />timely manner. <br />Council Member Howard stated that a presentation was made to the Chamber of <br />Commerce and a resolution passed for support of the project and funding <br />applications. <br />REGULAR JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 27, 2003 <br />AGENDA <br />PAGE <br />