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. II I JI' and encouragement's, disfavor of future rate increase with only II percent gain in participation percentages for past three years, and the imminent need to gain a 14 percent compliance - Illcrease III one year. A call for the question resulted in the passing of the motion on the floor by a majority roll call vote with Leipzig and Jordan voting noe. MINUTE ORDER NO. 98-286 It was the consensus of Council to agendize discussion next month as to how to come into compliance. B. Caltrain Platform Improvements (702) Dave Greenway, 1250 San Carlos, stated that Caltrain is spending $60 million total with $12 million of improvements within Redwood City from Whipple to Chestnut Streets. He cited Ravenswood in Menlo Park's improvements as a comparison to what is being proposed for Redwood City. He reviewed the design issues agreed upon with Redwood City staff and noted the remaining areas of concern. Community Development Services Manager Patterson reported on discussions and City staff's concerns for safety and aesthetics for Redwood City residents. He noted the possible need for City Council representation at the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board meeting of January 7, 1999. - MIS HartnettlRuskin directed the Mayor to appoint Council representative(s) to address the five items of outstanding issues with both staff representatives, regarding; K-rail usage, pedestrian crossings, signalization, Winslow Street and the northern shelter area, and directed staff to negotiate with Caltrain as appropriate and for the Mayor's designees to directly discuss the unresolved issues with the Cal Train Joint Powers Board directly, if necessary. Council Member Leipzig requested the maker of the motion to add additional wording of "gather public information by soliciting customers and informing them of proposed changes and ask them for feedback. n It was the consensus of Council to add this additional wording to the motion. The motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. MINUTE ORDER NO. 98-287 C. Citizen Survey Report (203) The Assistant to the City Manager reported that Redwood City has recently began our second year of participation in the ICMA Comparative Performance Measurement Consortium. She noted that in concert with City staff's continuous improvement efforts and ICMA's needs, a citizen survey is desired to collect data regarding quality of service in conjunction with comparative quantitative data. She provided a summary of key findings from the experience of other cities citizen surveys. - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES BOOK NO. 57 DECEMBER 7, 1998 MINUTES Page 225 PAGE 5