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Vice Mayor Ira explained the formation of a broad -based community task force for what the Council has identified as goals at the last meeting. He defined the purpose as a time for real and meaningful study and testing. The structure of the task force is recommended to consist of between 12 -15 members to be appointed by the Council with the Council to be responsible for making the recommendations. The task force will be empowered to review the issue, develop conclusions with the facilitator and utilize resources such as Kennedy /Jenks. Any alternatives or financial anaylsis will be performed by the consultants. It is the hope that information from the task force will be done by the end of February and all recommendations brought forward will have attained a 2/3 majority. Council will not implement anything relative to recycled water until the opportunity to review the report of the task force is complete. Council Member Pierce stated that one of the reasons it is important to propose this is the result of the last meeting where there were two sides of the issue presented. Given the fact that a bigger water issue is to be resolved, the thought is that the best way to accomplish that is to bring together people with diverse ideas and different backgrounds; provide information and a quality facilitator to work with them to study the process and problem; while looking at solutions that respect all concerns and not hold the city in jeopardy. She further stated that the hope is to create a process that allows getting beyond attempting to convince each other who has the correct science, but instead craft a solution to a problem respecting people's issues. Public Comment: Christina Lai, Redwood Shores resident and co- founder of Safewater Coalition, stated that at the previous meeting Council heard from the Coalition and many other concerned residents of Redwood Shores and other city residents. Several video clips were shown of speakers and news broadcasts pertaining to the recycled water project. She further stated that tonight the demand is for City Council to honor the July 28 statements and put them in writing as conditions stating that recycled water will not be used in schools, playgrounds, and anywhere children will be exposed. She asked that in regards to the purpose under the conceptual proposal for a task force that the word "postpone" be substituted with a softer word. She proposed that the Safewater Coalition be allowed to forward a list of names from which the Council may appoint five or more persons. Under recommendation she stated that if the task force is to be a truly balanced, broad based group representative of all aspects of the issue at hand, then the final consensus recommendation of the task force should be trusted in full and the project should not proceed if the task force is not able to reach a recommendation. Alternative "E" should be considered when performing analysis and making recommendation and if not endorsed should not be allowed to move forward. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 11, 2003 PAGE 6 MINUTES Book No. 60 Page No. 27