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related activities were between $75,000 and $100,000, $700,000 in damage to creeks, etc., plus unknown private property damage. Council Member Ira said that the Committee recognized the magnitude of the proposed projects, and there were other ways to approach funding that have not been stated, such as assessment districts for actual street repairs. He said he supported Engineer Chang's recommendations and line of reasoning at the CIP meeting, and asked for Council's direction on how far the City should go. He said, "we realize the only way we will get money from other jurisdictions is through litigation. We are ready, as a Committee to take those steps.... We want to take the lead as Vice Mayor Ruskin said, and expend the money, and then try to get the money back where we feel we are rightfully due reimbursement from other agencies. But that could take many, many years.... It may never come in, but we are willing to" go forward. Mayor Howard said that the City's policy regarding substandard streets has been to have the neighbors participate in the improvements. In response to Council Member Leipzig's questions regarding time lines, Director Ingram said that the tasks listed are all leading up to construction which could begin in about one and a half or two years from now, which would be a pretty tight time frame. City Manager Everett described the money available in the CIP to do emergency storm related repairs (Cordilleras Creek), and that will be done more quickly than any of the others. In response to Council Member Leipzig's questions regarding other capital improvements ancillary to the four major projects suggested by Engineer Chang, Director Ingram said that the Committee and staff focused on the larger projects that needed to be done in concert to seriously address the flooding issue. He added that it was hoped that surrounding jurisdictions would be more inclined to get involved if Redwood City's plan were dramatic and significant. Director Ingram described the discussions staff had with property owners in the affected areas, and said that the owners had asked what could they do to help with the project. In response to Council Member Leipzig's questions, Council Member Ira said there was no way of knowing without further study, what percentage of the improvements would be Redwood City's responsibility. Vice Mayor Ruskin described the analysis done that "showed how much of the run-off was due to areas outside of our City, that was affecting our own neighborhoods. It was very substantial, extremely substantial. So, in a just world... we should be able to get back, to persuade some of these other jurisdictions to get involved.... Our recommendation is that we proceed apace. That we do start the steps to get them involved by asking them to get involved, and where necessary we get them involved by other means. The problem is really not just due to run-off in Redwood City. It is a shared problem, and the County is substantially involved and other cities are. To answer Council Study Session MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 May4,I998 Minutes Page No. 444 Page 13