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Patricia Dixon cited various posted areas in El Dorado or Granite Bay using recycled <br />water for landscaping. She referred to her time on the water board where <br />consideration of recycled water to be used in median strips and parks only was <br />discussed. She encouraged education on chloramines which will be in the drinking <br />water. She stated that if the recycled water proposal is approved all development <br />proposals should be tabled until the water supply is replenished. <br />Council made various comments related to the policy. <br />M/S Jordan /Ruskin to implement Council policy on Recycled Water Use in Residential <br />Areas: <br />Policy: Redwood City will not make the use of Recycled Water Mandatory to existing <br />residences or Homeowners' Associations. <br />Vote on motion: Ayes: Council Members Hartnett, Howard, Jordan, Ruskin, Vice <br />Mayor Ira. Noes: Council Member Pierce and Mayor Claire. MINUTE ORDER 03 -28 <br />10. STAFF REPORTS- <br />A. Construction Deposit to the California Department of Transportation for <br />Highway 101 Recycled Water Transmission Line; <br />Public Works Services Director Ingram explained the item for consideration as <br />approval of payment and authorization of construction to proceed on a 24 -inch <br />diameter recycled water transmission line that would run underneath the bike path <br />that Caltrans is beginning to construct along the edge of the wetlands of Highway <br />101. <br />Public Comment: <br />Rudy Luca asked if the proposed recycling project does not get implemented, <br />what happens to the transmission pipe expenses. He also asked what the <br />difference in cost is from the Engineer's estimate. <br />Vice Mayor stated that the answer is unknown but the risk is worth it because of <br />the options it creates and if not done now, the cost will increase to a $6 -8 million <br />expenditure. PWS Director Ingram stated the cost is $300,000.00 less than the <br />Engineer's estimate. <br />Tom Cronin stated his support for the pipeline needed for not only the Seaport <br />Industrial area but the Downtown core area, for both commercial and eventually <br />landscaping use. He stated that the least expensive method for this would be to <br />partner with Caltrans. <br />Clem Molony, representing the Seaport Industrial Association, stating that a <br />number of those firms consume a fairly large amount of water and as a group, <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FEBRUARY 3, 2003 <br />PAGE 8 <br />