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MINUTE ORDER <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> <br /> October 13, 2003 <br /> MO. 03-251 <br /> <br />CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT <br />Redwood City <br /> <br />DATE: October 20, 2003 <br /> <br />Attention: City Attorney <br /> City Manager Dept. <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Vehicle License Fee Elimination:City Opposition and <br /> Consequences of Reduction <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM: ll.C <br /> <br />Meeting of the Council of the City of Redwood City on October 13, 2003. <br />Present: Council Member Hartnett, Howard, Pierce, Ruskin, and Vice Mayor Ira <br />Absent: Council Member Jordan, andMayor Claire <br /> <br />Consensus to direct City Manager to on behalf of Redwood City and in <br />coordination with as many cities as possible and the County to construct a <br />communication to the Governor elect that does several things. Letter to outline <br />what the impact on a city by city basis would be if the Vehicle License Fee is <br />reduced and the funds are not replaced by General Fund monies. Secondly, the <br />letter is to give some narrative description of the general revenue reductions the <br />cities have already faced and dealt with. Thirdly, is to recommend to the <br />Governor elect that, should he decide to proceed to reduce the VLF, that he not <br />do so except in connection with a program to backfill the funds so that the cities <br />and the County do not, in fact, lose the money. <br /> <br />Patricia S. Howe <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />