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comment period that begins on May 13 and ends on June 9 with a study session. This process allows for anyone in the community with any comments about any aspect of the proposed project, may submit written comments anytime between now and June 9, and /or they can come and give public testimony. There will be presentations from both City staff and the Safewater Coalition and the process is being designed for the benefit from multiple perspectives in considering the topic further. Public Comment: David Valkenaar, Vice President of the Redwood Shores Owners Association (RSOA), read a resolution adopted by RSOA regarding the proposed use of recycled water in the Redwood Shores neighborhood. He asked that a copy of the resolution be included in the timeframe for written comments. Christina Lai submitted for public record of May 12, 2003 and requested Vice Mayor Ira to place in the record of written comments on the addendum, a copy of the front page of The Pilot dated May 2003. She further stated that the Redwood Shores Community Association (RSCA), on April 17, passed a resolution supporting the February 3 policy of making recycled water non - mandatory for existing homeowners associations. Ray Wang stated his belief that it is important in the negative declaration and CEQA discussions to address questions from the September meeting which were not health related as well as the health related questions. His second point was that given the fact that the recycled water project is such a large project, he asked why we are not doing a full EIR. He stated that since there are so many projects dependent on this project, that a full EIR might make more sense than a negative declaration. His final comment involved including the toilet project with the recycled water resolution. Council Member Jordan asked that the addendum be circulated for an additional timeframe, possibly until the end of the week of June 9. City Attorney Yamamoto stated that there is no statutory requirement that the addendum be circulated at all, but because the Council is considering an open comment period it lends the discretion to determine the length of time in which comments may be submitted. City Attorney Yamamoto suggested from a conservative standpoint, that whatever comment period is set, Council should have certainty that those comments have been received and that Council is assured the comment period was open long enough for reasonable opportunity for people to participate, submit comments, questions or evidence as they choose. The fact of the matter being that those responses will have been received by the City, we will know it because it will occur either on a date certain prior to a Council meeting and as a part of the agenda packet or members of public will have the REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 12, 2003 MINUTES PAGE 6 MINUTES Book No. 59 Page No. 465