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M/S FousUSeybert to approve the first five bullet points from the slide (on file), but with further Council discussion, the motion was amended to approve retaining seven members on the Housing and Human Concerns Committee (HHCC) and eliminating seeking input from the Senior Affairs Commission and reducing the number of meetings. The five bullet points include: 1) making the HHCC a seven member body and a Council Advisory Committee, 2) meet quarterly, 3) convene CDBG and/or HSFA applicant review committee annually and biannually as applicable, 4) Emphasize focus on policy rather than implementation, 5) Recognize outside agencies as advocates of housing and human services. One Council Member asked the Chair of the HHCC to comment on the reduction of the members. Mr. Manuel urged the Council to keep the number at seven since it was recently reduced from nine to seven. He believed that with a lower number of inembers there was less diversity and less energy. One Council Member concurred with this assessment and he said that reducing it would be incongruent with recent Council actions of moving the Library Board from five to seven. The maker of the motion was willing to change the number from five to seven but she believes those that sign up for serving should self-police and assess their own level of commitment. Mayor Ira concurred with those comments and believed that goes for all the committees. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. MINUTE ORDER 11-106 M/S Pierce/Bain to keep the Civic Cultural Commission as is. The maker of the motion urged Council to keep the Civic Cultural Commission (CCC) as a BCC. She believed this body added great value since, in her opinion, it helped save the Fox Theater, it has been around for 30 years, and it leverages large funds for the schools. In aiidition, she opined that the CCC invested greatly in downtown by bringing performers and attracting community members to events. Furthermore, the CCC started Redwood City International and they have become a magnet for people and this Council Member would not want the duties of the CCC to shift to staff. Another Council Member noted that it was important to focus on our identity and this would allow us to be more than a drone. He was not buying the numbers on the cost savings and he was not ready to make this change. He supported renaming it as the Arts and Culture Commission. This Council Member asked for an analysis of the cost benefit and he did feel like he got a clear answer on what the real savings were. The maker of the motion said that she thought the money was the focus, because that was the reason behind these actions. She would like to keep this as a Commission, but she also supported creating a foundation. Another Council Member noted that the function would be similar within the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee. This Council Member noted that the Library Board as Board also had a Foundation and this would be an ideal approach. This Council Member would not support the motion, because she wanted to look at the possibility of a foundation and getting active in that. This Council Member noted that it was not just about the money, because it would save a lot more then the cents and dollars. She did not think that $60,000 was enough money to support the existence of the CCC. She JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD June 27, 2011 MEETING/BUDGET STUDY SESSION II MINUTES PAGE 11 MINUTE BOOK NO. 63 Page No. 360