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6.1.A. - Page 11 open to shifts. Another Council Member is looking at future needs and seeing what can be done in the way of partnerships. She is looking for interesting ways of solving communities problems with creativity and dialogue. The best use may not be the highest best use for Redwood City. One Council Member explained the beauty of the Charter amendment which allows Council to make decisions which are not based on highest bidder to instead look for the best interest for Redwood City. Two other Council Members confirmed the goal is to focus on what is the best possible use for Redwood City. City Attorney Thompson interjected on the process of the interpretation of the guidance and policies. The facilitator explained that his goal is to get to the Council's vision and not be very mechanistic. Mayor Aguirre noted that her guiding document is the Master Plan. Mayor Aguirre commented that she would like to have public comment soon. Mr. Harkness noted that he would like to go back and look at the guiding principles and revamp them with the input from the Council tonight. One Council Member made a comment that the vision for this discussion might include other agencies like the School District. Public Comment: Kirk McKinney commercial real estate broker with California Partners and representing Juanita Casilla of Oven Fresh Bakery, expressed Interest in the Jefferson property. He and his client want to understand how Council may consider this type of property, and he explained that his client's business currently sits low, is landlocked, and she is interested in acquiring the land to expand her business. Carole Wong spoke about the General Plan, opined that it is good to create the tiers to define which properties are sacrosanct or not to take off the list of city properties. She encouraged caution in determining which ones to hold no matter what, fitting each into the vision and determining what is the best use for the public benefit, and how they may be subject to different definitions depending on use. She also questioned what happens when a guiding principle that conflicts with itself, such as more park space versus an elementary school. James Jonas commented that in terms of the General Plan, he likes to think about consensus because the public voted for it and they trust Council and staff to look for ways to support it. He asked that the public be given a map with the list of properties to make it more understandable. He thought "bucketing things" is a good idea because things do not yet need to be defined right now. There can be back and forth communication with an engaged community. Marc Molten, representing the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County, said he has files that include 707 Bradford, is excited to hear this address mentioned, and there is a need for more senior housing and day care on that site. One Council Member wanted to focus on the low hanging fruit and strengthen what is already here. Mr. Bell noted that tonight's discussion was mostly to provide Council with an inventory that still needs to be verified and the goal was to show the cheer JOINT CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY February 27, 2012 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 11