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the lack of capacity to absorb more traffic, incompatible land use along the port, a possible shift of business from the downtown, risks with bay fill, continued polarization, loss of critical wetland. She supported adding "denial of application" to the list of options so these concerns can be taken seriously. Arnoldo Arreola, a resident of Redwood City 1965, commended Council for the process in considering development applications and noted the recent award for the General Plan in 2012. He opined that it is great that everyone has the right to voice their concerns and opined that there has been abuse and asked that there be civility. Nancy Arbuckle, with Redwood City Neighbors United, thanked Council and opined that once they learned what project really is, they are no longer divided and, they are united in opposition to this project no matter how it is revised. She spoke in favor of focusing on the downtown and inner harbor area and to be clear about the real cost to residents regarding this withdrawn application and other developer applications. Karen Keefer said she has been a public servant and thanked the Council Ad Hoc Committee consisting of Council Members Ira and Pierce for their work. She expressed pride in the over 400 comments regarding this and how Redwood City cares about the pros and cons and the expression of democratic rights. She spoke against the plan as she expressed concerns about water supply, desalination, possible negative impacts to downtown, versus the hope that more can be done in downtown. Steven Knight, representing Save the Bay and their thousands of inembers, expressed their thanks to Council regarding the application (withdrawal) and their hope this is a permanent end to it. He spoke in favor of saving the bay through restoration and cited Bair Island as an example. He opined that Cargill should and can restore this land. Alice Kaufman, a legislative advocate for the Committee for Green Foothills, spoke against this project and any such future projects and opined that this land is clearly not for people to live and work on. She said this is one of few areas that can be restored for wetlands, is bad for development, and there are better places to build housing as identified in the General Plan. Kaye Bonney, representing Redwood City Neighbors United, said they are glad about the application being withdrawn. She opined that consideration of an application must be sure to include a reliable and consistent source of water and safety against rising sea levels in the bay. Jerry Brick, a resident for almost 40 years and with Redwood City Neighbors United, opined that nothing else is needed in this area with housing in others areas. He expressed his gratitude to City Council and the Ad Hoc Committee for their consideration of the proposal. He expressed pride in community involvement and action and spoke in favor of the work small grass-roots groups of citizens can do make change in the community. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY May 7, 2012 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 10 MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 Page No. 112