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and would be affected by the decision. She stated she will watch closely and if it is a stacked deck and intended to fail, they will come back to the City with a rejection of the entire decision and task force. Chet Yee stated that his recent involvement in this issue, as a trustee of the California Pharmacists Association, is around the concern about some of the elements that have not been clearly defined. He stated that he thinks it would be fair to have representation of the Safewater Coalition due to the enormous amount of time devoted in studying and calling upon experts to make presentations and educate Redwood Shores residents. Christina Lai stated that it disappoints or saddens the members of the Safewater Coalition that only three representatives would be appointed to the task force. She stated that once again the Coalition is asking for balance in representative make up of the task force. She asked for half of the representation to come from the Coalition and that she trusts Council will do the right thing and come to a good consensus. Carol Shelton read a speech by Karen Pace who was unable to attend the meeting and submitted the letter for Council. The statement requested greater representation from the Safewater Coalition citing the diversity of categories that it would represent. She commended Dr. Reeves on his facilitation abilities and lastly, stated that parks users are not Redwood Shores residents. Council discussion ensued with comments that included there having been a good effort made to include representation. Council Member Jordan requested greater representation to 50% from the Safewater Coalition and cited various reasons. Vice Mayor Ira suggested increasing the Safewater Coalition representation up to 5 and reducing the 'other" category to 3 to demonstrate that the city is seeking community input, response and involvement. M/S Hartnett/Howard to endorse the attachments, which deal with the composition of the Community Task Force, increasing the Safewater Coalition representation from 3 to 5 members, decreasing the 'others" category by 2 and revising it to 3, approve the timeline, and the application. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote. MINUTE ORDER 03 -219 8:45 p.m. — Vice Mayor Ira left the dais due to a conflict of interest with a client owning property adjacent to the retaillcinema project. Recess: 8:45 — 9:05 p.m. 9. STAFF REPORTS A. Approval of bond financing documents in connection with the issuance of Redevelopment Agency tax allocation bonds (the "2003 Bonds "). JOINT CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, AND SEPTEMBER 8,206 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES PAGE 8