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6.1.A. - Page 31 <br />A. City Council Member Report of Conference /Meeting Attendance <br />B. City Manager (Oral) Update <br />Dr. Bell said he is looking for Council Members to serve on the following Ad Hoc <br />Committees: <br />- Application and Project Description Review of the Saltworks Project — this <br />committee will also review the progress and outreach done or needed. Council <br />Members Gee and Bain volunteered. <br />- Strategic Initiatives Review and Update- since this began two years ago it is time to <br />update and revisit the initiatives. Council Members Pierce and Foust volunteered. <br />-Ad Hoc Committee on the Sign ordinance process — Council Members Bain and <br />Pierce volunteered. <br />Dr. Bell then reported on the Economic Development Ad Hoc Committee and its work <br />with the downtown. He provided details on the two phase approach being used to deal <br />with vacancies. He added that staff is in the second phase which has a code <br />enforcement component and this will come to Council later this year. This committee is <br />also having the second round of stake holders meetings. <br />Dr. Bell also reported on a community dialogue that was held about shared services that <br />included various cities from San Mateo County. The goal was to engage community <br />members on alternative processes and how to redesign the delivery of services. Some <br />of the main ideas shared included maintaining service levels and shared services. <br />On the issue of the organizational analysis, he reported that the Department Heads <br />have met and there are different teams that are working on various clusters and each <br />one has its own recommendations. He announced that a report is to come back in <br />January to the City Council. He also reported that the Fall clean -up event was a total <br />success with over 400 participants. <br />-Mayor Ira then announced that today was Dr. Bell's six year anniversary with the City. <br />-Vice Mayor Aguirre said that Fiestas Patrias was a total success and over 3,000 were <br />present and staff makes it all happen. She announced various other upcoming events <br />at Canada College and Redwood Shores. <br />- Council Member Seybert noted that he attended a Redwood City 2020 meeting with <br />Council Member Pierce and they focused on the collective impact and the importance of <br />collaboration. <br />- Council Member Foust reported getting multiple compliments from residents about staff <br />and departments, and these were totally unsolicited. <br />- Council Member Pierce reported on the Fiestas Patrias event and how the Redwood <br />City Patch and Telemundo covered the event providing exposure to our City. She <br />thanked Ms. Lilia Ledesma who was the MC (master of ceremonies) and that she did a <br />great job. She also announced two events: the PortFest and the OktoberFest <br />downtown and at the Port Fest, there will be a rowing race between the Council and the <br />Planning Commission. All are invited to attend. <br />SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD September 19, 2011 <br />MEETING MINUTES PAGE 5 <br />