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.' . . , . . - Member Leipzig, if things go well, and if our strategy works, our hope is to get some of these costs defrayed.... If we wait for that to happen without taking leadership then probably nothing would happen." - In response to Mayor Howard's questions regarding contact with other jurisdictions, Vice Mayor Ruskin said that the Utilities Committee had been working with staff and the neighborhoods. Public Works Services Director Ingram said his staff had talked to staffs in other jurisdictions just to fmd out what they were doing in this area. City Manager Everett said he had talked with the City Manager of Menlo Park and she has invited Redwood City to their meetings on Cordilleras Creek. He said he had a discussion with County Manager Maltbie who was now aware that some of the County's plans will cause more problems to Redwood City, and he seemed open to going slowly with their ideas and talking to Redwood City about joint projects. City Manager Everett said he had left phone messages with the City Managers of Atherton and San Carlos. Mayor Howard called upon people in the audience who wished to speak to this issue. George McKibbon, representing Centennial Neighborhood, said that he and his neighbors had been talking with the industrial residents of San Carlos about the problems with Cordilleras Creek, but stopped discussions "because we wanted the City staff to go in first, and if they need pressure then we will go with the industrial people in San Carlos, because they got hit pretty heavy, too." Mr. McKibbon said the neighbors were together on this, and they had some short term and long term ideas that they are anxious to share. - Ed Bailey, representing Friendly Acres and East Bayshore Neighborhood Association, described the flooding problems in his neighborhood. He said the neighbors were more concerned with the actual flooding than improving the roads at this point. He said they wanted to eliminate the damage done by flooding. Mr. Bailey said that in the past the City Council had allocated some money to look at this issue, but nothing has been done. He said now City staff and the Council Utility Committee were very involved and that was a good sign. Mr. Bailey said Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Woodside, Atherton and the County are all major players in that area, and they needed to be involved. Mr. Bailey said that one problem he saw, was that the proposal to combine the City's sewer system with the storm drain system may not help his neighbors, because their sewer system was under control of the County. He added that the County and San Carlos should fund the coordinator, for a concerted effort to resolve the flooding in that area. Mr. Bailey said the City had been very cooperative, but all their efforts haven't stopped the flooding. He said that they would like to have a wall constructed to keep that run-off in Atherton and Menlo Park, but since that can't be done, they would really like the City to follow up this time with something constructive. He said there were 30 to 40 people on their flood committee, and 2500 homes in the area. Mr. Bailey said, "we can muster whoever we have to support your efforts." He reported that FEMA had given their flood committee some ideas on how they could move forward, and he had relayed that to City staff. - In response to Mayor Howard's questions, Director Ingram said, "one of the many things that the rate study will have to address is what happens if the systems don't Study Session MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 May 4, 1998 Minutes Page No. 445 Page 14