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6.1.A. - Page 17 A. Designation of Voting Delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference M/S Pierce /Seybert to designate Vice Mayor Alicia as the voting delegate and if she is unable have Council Member Pierce will be the alternate. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. MINUTE ORDER 11 -145 B. City Council Member Report of Conference /Meeting Attendance - Council Member Gee reported on the San Mateo Rail Corridor meeting receiving a reported on the plausibility of high speed rail passing in local cities. He noted the specific location has not been determined and at this time this merely potentially feasible but not final and there are studies yet to determine such viability. - Council Member Pierce attended a forum in Santa Clara about the silver tsunami and the need for housing. She enjoyed hearing a community member (Don Wheaton) confirm what experts. Some members of the City's Civic Cultural Commission attended this event and spoke about the needs of this segment of our community. This Council Member also noted that on Sept. 7 the San Mateo County History Museum will be holding the History Makers gala honoring two key players of this community (Keith Sorenson and Jim Fox prior District Attorneys are the honorees). - Council Member Foust announced that on August 27 the annual levee clean up will take place at 8:00 a.m. and on Sept. 1 there will be the Bay Conservation and Development Commission Public Hearing (Ferry Building in San Francisco at 1) on the Bay Area Plan Amendment. As a side note she mentioned that there is some discussion in some cities (San Jose and Suisun City) about BCDC moving into local jurisdictions control over land use. This Council Member also spoke highly about the ground breaking for the new Kaiser hospital and how Council Members Pierce and Aguirre were also in attendance. Council Member Foust thanked Kaiser Permanente for its investment in Redwood City. C. City Manager (Oral) Update Dr. Bell said that Planning Department staff is working on the BCDC Bay Plan Amendment. The City Manager announced that the Scoping report on Saltworks is online and available for public review. It incorporates six - months of public comments during the scoping period and includes a summary as well. On the issue of the appearance and landscape maintenance on El Camino Real and 101 he thanked Council Members Bain and Mayor Ira for seeking Senator Simitian's support which apparently is moving matters quickly. 10. ADJOURN- M/S Seybert /Pierce to adjourn at 10:15 p.m. in memory of Jean Liebengood, who was Vice Mayor Aguirre's mother in law and passed on at the age of 93 years old also in memory of Sunnyvale former Mayor Ron Swegles who passed away at age 67 and Roy Mclntee a 35 -years Public Works employee. Motion carries by unanimous voice vote. Respectfully submitted, Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk Submitted for approval at the Council Meeting of November 14, 2011. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD August 22, 2011 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 17