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Dani Gasparini, former Mayor of Redwood City, spoke about people losing the ability to be civil and instead were being bullies at Council meetings. She advocates for civil community conversations. Moreover, she said that she was sad about what was written about the Council in blogs and how inappropriate such comments were. She strongly recommended that the bullying be stopped. Andy Frish thanked Council for the opportunity to speak and concurred with Ms. Gasparini on what she said. He opined that the developer had been working with the community and with the City. However, Mr. Fitch is concerned with the continued delay of this project. Lilia Ledezma, long time resident of Redwood City, thanked Council and staff for their work on analyzing the Pete Harbor's project. She also thanked Paula Uccelli for her decisions and Mr. Paul Powers for his deve�opment. She appreciated the projects of One Marina and the future development of Pete's Harbor. Lastly, Ms. Ledesma said that she hopes that the project starts as soon as possible, but understands if it goes back to Planning. She wanted to let Council know that she supports them. Susan Uccelli, niece of the late Pete Uccelli, spoke about what was currently missing at Pete's Harbor, such as a public walk way and bike path, and what will be at Pete's Harbor if the development is approved by Council. She stated that this project will have more public access and opined that it will look better. She further opined that the developers have worked with the community. Ms. Uccelli said that this (project) needs to have an ending. She further thanked Council for giving her the right to speak and advocated for everyone to at least stand up for the pledge of allegiance. Linda Levenbury opined that there was nothing in the development for people with disabilities. She stated that they won't be able to get there and enjoy the area. She urged Council to accept staff's recommendation to go to back to the Planning Commission. Ms. Levenbury also added that this project was for everyone, not just for the few. Dave Amann asked Council to not delay the project. He mentioned the many ways people will benefit, such as having jobs and obtaining more revenue for children's education, libraries, the police department, fire department, and the parks and recreation department. He further opined that 411 families want to be in Redwood City, and that Council has waited too long to accommodate the few who oppose the project. He said that the pros for this development outweigh the cons. M/S Seybert/Gee to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. One Council Member asked whether the decision Council made tonight depended on what the State Lands Commission will do or not do, specifically Council received letters from the State Lands and there were still some unresolved issues. Dr. Bell addressed the question and said the letters from the State Lands Commission dealt with the leases from the current property owners. Before he went any further, he reiterated to Council CITY COUNCIL May 6, 2013 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 7 MINUTE BOOK Page No. 348