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Councilman Claire said this presentation was the clearest report he had ever heard since he had been on the Council. He said that over the years neighboring jurisdictions have been extremely reluctant to participate in solutions to this problem. Vice Mayor Ruskin asked Senior Engineer Chang to provide Council with statistics on the impact of a new pump station on units in the mobile homes in the Bayfront Canal area. MEMO 3/24/98 In response to Council comments, City Manager Everett said the Council Utility Subcommittee would meet and discuss storm drains and sewers, possible funding mechanisms, and bring recommendations to the Council. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Howard declared a recess at 9: 18 p.m. Meeting reconvened at 9:33 p.m. --n______-----------------------------------------------------------------______n_____-------------------------- Public Works Services Director Ingram said Cordilleras Creek was primarily a natural creek except at crossings at major streets. He described staffs meetings with the neighbors providing them with information on the original bond issue of GID 1-65 in the 1960's and 70's. Director Ingram described the report on the Cordilleras Creek watershed management and improvement, and said a "large majority of the impervious surfaces in that water shed are in San Carlos and the County." He said the money left in the OlD 1-65 account should be put towards interim repairs at the end of G Street, which would help the affected property owners as well as the Creek. Public Works Services Director Ingram said if the Council wished to put a high priority on resolving the water issues in the City, it would be advisable to bring professional resources to the problem. He said there are good models available, facilitated processes, involving all the stakeholders, working together to negotiate and compromise on solutions. He said lining the Creek with concrete is not necessarily the best solution. Director Ingram said the areas needing attention include: program coordination, public awareness, funding mechanisms, and project management of specific projects. He said they would all need lots of notifications, mailings, meetings, and highly coordinated efforts with other agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers, BCDC, Fish and Game, etc., and environmental law. He said the real next step was to bring key resources to the effort. In response to Mayor Howard's questions, Director Ingram advised it would be best to start with the whole picture, identify the problems and funding mechanisms, deal with the legal issues, and then break it down into discrete projects. He said the common theme expressed at all the neighborhood meetings, is that the neighbors want ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING STUDY SESSION MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MARCH 23,1998 MINUTES Page No. 352 PAGE 7