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Member would like to have some sort of a plan to address this even if there was no money to handle this right now. The other Council Member said that the other jurisdictions had recognized that there was a problem and seemed willing to discuss and seek a joint solution. Public Comment Greg Evans, representing Harbor Village and owner of a trailer park, noted that there were many concerned residents who had been affected by flooding present and they had provided a booklet (on file) to Council as an attempt to show that pictures could display a thousand words. He invited Council to reach out to people who had a lot of abilities and were interested in solutions and in moving forward. AI Engel, owner of Harbor Village Mobile Home Park, one of five mobile home parks that adjoin along the bay front, said they had been suffering for over 30 years since they built 1959 and they were unaware other cities increased water flow into canal. He expressed concern about raising another wall, increased water going into the canal, and the tidal gate that keeps high tide from coming in along with major discharge from the pump station. He opined that development or a second set of pumps could be beneficial and the provided handout was to provide a visual. Andy Coe, presenting Stanford Hospital and Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, said they had worked with the City and other stakeholders on this issue for about three years and they had hoped for more progress. He expressed their concerns regarding this complex issue and said they would continue to work on a viable solution with staff on a storm by storm basis, and continue to offer community and patient services. Mayor Ira provided some background on the solutions that had been looked at and how challenging this really was. He asked staff to provide numbers on the amount of water that became part of the problem and the size of the canal. Mr. Ekern said that we was looking for 400 acre feet of storage for water. Mayor Ira provided some history on Council's prior attempts to resolve this and for him the short answer was finding bay land to pump this water to. This Council Member said he was seeking a financial and real commitment from the other agencies and neighbors to make a solution real. Another Council Member said that this discussion would continue and he was looking forward to that dialogue. One Council Member thanked all those present for coming out and sharing their concerns. 8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. City Council Member Report of Conference/Meeting Attendance -Council Member Bain noted the Old Factory Spaghetti Restaurantjust opened and he was hopeful this was the beginning of many more other businesses coming to downtown. -Council Member Foust reported that she and Council Member Pierce attended the 50� anniversary of the Peninsula Hills Women's Club and it was a very positive event. She mentioned how much this organization had done. She also attended the 100 JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD October 24, 2011 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 9 MINUTE BOOK NO. 63 Page No. 422