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Penna, Recording Secretary-Don Saye. He noted the Committee members will be discussing Brown Act restrictions. Mr. Penna stated the Committee has set a one year cap on this project and they will be researching different venues but do not want to make this into a Carrington Hall versus Fox Theater issue. The Committee is working to upgrade a public facility to make it available to anyone in the community at a reasonable cost. They would like to develop a plan and have scheduled a tour of the facility on Sunday, May 7 at which they will videotape the facility. The Committee would like to put money towards a structural study to determine the structural soundness of the facility. The lowest of three bids for a structural study was received from DES Inc. at a cost of $26,500.00 and the Committee will be asking the City Council to fund this study which would take 6 months to complete. Mr. Penna noted that funds have been received from the Sequoia Alumni Association. He noted the Committee will be creating a timeline at their next meeting and although they have set a one year timeline, they would not stop midstream if they were moving forward with the project. M/S Filippi/Fischer: To recommend that the City Council postpone granting Redevelopment funds to any theatrical structure until the Carrington Hall study is done. Roll Call Vote: Redington-yes, Piulle-yes, Ball-yes, Distefano-yes, Filippi-yes, Fischer-yes, Saye-yes Yes-7, No-0 Motion passed. Carrington Hall will be a regular item on the agenda. ITEM 1- LIBRARY PROGRAMS Supervisor Hedges reported that the "Sound Off" at the Library was a big success. A "Volunteer Tea" was held to honor Library volunteers and 65 volunteers were in attendance. The Secret Staircase auctioned their quilts for Project Read and made $1,031.00. The Project Read quilt will hang at the opening of the new San Francisco Library and perhaps could hang on display at our new City Hall. Library activities for the month of May are attached. ITEM 2-PRESENTATION BY HISPANOS UNIDOS Ruth Victorino stated that Hispanos Unidos has been in the community since 1988 and were known for their Cinco de Mayo celebration in previous years. Hispanos Unidos provides a teen education theater program targeted towards low income youth ages 14-20 years old who have limited English speaking skills. They have 60-75 youth in their program who come from Sequoia, McKinley and Kennedy Schools. The group identifies community issues and do play acting and dialogue and also try to incorporate dance into their program. They have done performances in the community at the middle