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she has found that the voters of Redwood City are highly competent to make up their <br /> own minds and study the issues on both sides. This Council Member would appreciate <br /> more civility and did not appreciate speakers' vilifying Council Members who take their <br /> public service very seriously. Another Council Member believes that this Council is <br /> focused on Affordable Housing and he serves on the Housing and Endowment Trust <br /> and there is a true commitment to this issue. <br /> M/S Pierce/Bain to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted excluding agenda item <br /> 6.1 E. Council Member Pierce pulled 6.1 E for comments. Motion carried <br /> unanimously by electronic vote. <br /> The Council Member who pulled the item said that she serves on the Bay Area Water <br /> Services Conservancy Agency (BAWSCA) and there are concerns about the position to <br /> take. She noted that while the Mayor has been asked to take a position she believes <br /> that it is important to look at all stakeholders including the water users. She asked that <br /> if the initiative goes on the ballot and passes then BAWSCA will enter into an <br /> agreement. There was another Council Member who would like to have a discussion <br /> about this matter. <br /> M/S Seybert/Foust to approve agenda item 6.1 E. Motion carried 5-2 by electronic <br /> vote with Council Members Bain and Pierce opposing. <br /> One Council Member explained that she agrees with the other Council Members but <br /> she is not ready to jeopardize the drinking water of the community until a bigger solution <br /> is found. She supports getting more information and having a bigger discussion. One <br /> Council Member said that this would require a Charter amendment in San Francisco <br /> and it will be a multi-year issue with various stakeholders in San Francisco expressing <br /> positions and perspectives. One Council Member commented he is not willing to "rubber <br /> stamp" something as important as this. Mayor Aguirre offered a different perspective <br /> saying that this was not "rubber stamping" and she thanked Council Member Pierce for <br /> her work on BAWSCA (Bay Area Water Services Conservation Agency) and would <br /> appreciate updates when possible. <br /> 1. Section - Motion(s) <br /> A. Approval of Draft Minutes for the Joint City Council/Redevelopment <br /> Agency Board Meeting of January 23, 2012, the City Council meeting of February <br /> 6, 2012, and the City Council meeting of February 13, 2012 as submitted. (301) <br /> MINUTE ORDER 12-074 <br /> B. General services agreement for closed-circuit television cleaning and <br /> inspection of selected sanitary sewer mains. (304) <br /> Recommendation: <br /> JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY April 23, 2012 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 5 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 <br /> Page No. 91 <br />