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approach. He said the County's approach is to have consultative meetings with the <br /> businesses at least once or finrice and not go directly into enforcement. One Council <br /> Member would like Redwood City to have a conversation with other jurisdictions and <br /> see what lessons have been learned. <br /> Public Comment: <br /> Allison Chan said she is representing Save the Bay, with hundreds of inembers in <br /> Redwood City and the Bay Area, to urge moving forward on this item. She shared <br /> information about what other jurisdictions have done. She opined that many are in favor <br /> of this item because there is currently no meaningful recycling of these products, they <br /> are bad for the environment, and the best way to prevent pollution is to stop it at the <br /> source. <br /> One Council Member supports moving forward as soon as possible and supports the <br /> County's ordinance. Another Council Member supported the same action but she <br /> strongly encouraged a strong outreach to all stakeholders on this topic. This Council <br /> Member is ready to support this action but would like businesses to be aware and <br /> informed that this is coming. Vice Mayor Gee would like to look at best practices, <br /> lessons learned, and a robust outreach plan prior to implementation plan. Council <br /> inquired with Mr. Peterson on who does the enforcement and he said that County staff <br /> perForms the enforcement and outreach. Some Council Members noted the need to <br /> have materials in finro languages as much as possible. <br /> Council consensus was to move forward toward enacting the County's ordinance <br /> by reference, and for staff to communicate with some of the jurisdictions that <br /> have already implemented such an ordinance to inquire about their experience, <br /> best practices, and lessons learned. In addition, the consensus was to ensure an <br /> appropriate phase-in period, and to place emphasis on engaging in an aggressive <br /> outreach campaign to impacted merchants, including bilingual material. <br /> MINUTE ORDER 12-027 <br /> 9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST <br /> A. City Council Member(s) Report(s) of Conference/Meeting Attendance <br /> Mayor Aguirre reported that she had appointed Council Members Bain <br /> and Seybert to an Ad Hoc Committee to review the current Boards, <br /> Commissions and Committees application. MINUTE ORDER 12-028 <br /> B. City Council Members Oral Reports of Conferences/Meetings Attended <br /> Council Member Bain attended the County Emergency Services meeting and spoke <br /> about the status quo budget that agency is planning to adopt. In addition, they are <br /> considering a reserve policy. <br /> CITY COUNCIL February 6, 2012 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 10 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 <br /> Page No. 32 <br />