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8.A. - Page 1 Red l� Founded 867 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORT OF CONFERENCE /MEETING ATTENDANCE Name: Barbara Pierce Vendor No.: Department: Citv Council Voucher No.: Responsible Standing Committee: Conference or meeting: Association of Bay Area Governments Fall General Assembly I attended the Fall General Assembly on October 13, 2011 as Redwood City's representative. The topic of the Assembly was Greening Our Communities: Healthy People, Healthy Bay, Healthy Economy. There were 2 presentations that were especially appropriate to Redwood City: Greening our Neighborhoods and Communities for a Sustainable Bay Area and the Successful Implementation in Bay Area Communities. The presentation by Ed Harrington, the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, provided information on green streets for cleaner storm water and rationales for developing more "green" infrastructure vs. the "grey" infrastructure that has been the basis of engineering solutions in many communities. Examples of where SF is investing in modifying streets, creating rain gardens to slow down water prior to hitting the storm drains, green roofs and road -side planters to filter storm water may be of interest to Redwood City. Jen McGraw, Director of Climate Change Program, Center for Neighborhood Technology provided some compelling information regarding a template for gauging the costs and benefits of using a variety of green infrastructure investments and looking at community problems holistically. Mark Luce, Supervisor of Napa County, presented a broad stakeholder solution that has been crafted to manage, finance and radically change the issue of flooding in Napa. The resulting investment, stakeholder buy -in and creation of a beautiful, sustainable river frontage hold promise for Redwood City's issue with bay -front flooding. I will forward my notes with website contact information to the City Manager for sharing with the appropriate staff members. L October 19, 2011 The Administrative Code requires reports of conferences or meetings for which a council member requests per diem or expense reimbursement. Reports must be submitted to the City Clerk of no later than the Wednesday of the week before the next City Council meeting. Reports must be submitted before the City of Redwood City will pay per diem or reimbursement for the conference or the meeting. Reports are not required for City Council meetings, or meetings with Council members, the City Manager, City Attorney or City Clerk. ClerkShared/ Council- AdminPolicy21- ReportOfConf- MtgAttendkdReimb Form /ADMIN POLICY21 -C ITYCOU NCILMEMBER- ReimburseRegFormAndReportConferenceMtgAttendance .doc