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stated that he would be giving the same presentation at the General Plan meeting at the library on February 15. Council Members comments included the desire to have the concepts considered as part of the overall Downtown Plan which is set to return to Council prior to being placed in the General Plan; consider balancing resources and opportunities, and consider the timing related to the land mentioned for potential park use for the downtown. Council Members thanked Council Member Bain for the effort and creativity. Interest in potential funding for both historic preservation and neighborhood improvements was mentioned; a dialogue with the church and the concern that it is very clear to the residents and property owners that it is only a conceptual and early discussion phase. The opportunity to open up and improve other entry ways was mentioned, such as Broadway out toward Arguello. Public Comment: Maria Diaz Vivian thanked Council Member Bain for his interest and stated that the neighborhood association has participated with the Downtown Task Force. At that point the entry way was focused more toward Veterans and the idea was to return the neighborhood atmosphere back to the Stambaugh-Heller area. She stated that there is a renewed interest by the longtime property owners in the neighborhood. She emphasized the need for housing in close proximity to the downtown and various services. Nita Spangler thanked Council Member Bain for the presentation, stating here interest in historic preservation noting that it is not necessary to make everything the way it used to be. She asked to consider leaving the character intact with its cottages and encouraged employers' participation with nonprofit corporations to aid the situation for people. The last neighborhood meeting for the General Plan occurs at 7:00 p.m. on February 15 at the library. C. Parks for the Future - Vice Mayor Pierce Vice Mayor Pierce stated that a series of meetings with City officials from throughout the County looking at a potential parks district that would include both County parks and a dedicated source of funding for local city parks. She stated that some initial surveying has occurred to gauge support for a sales tax, parcel tax or assessment district tax. The final recommendation was that there might be support for an 8% sales tax. The difficulties are the amount of funding needing to be raised, finding the price tag that voters would support and determining how much benefit would be generated for each of the member agencies. Governance was discussed, the types being directly elected boards, FEBRUARY 14, 2005 DRAFT- PAGES NOT FOR CITATION JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTES