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'. . . I . . - Barbara Kalt, Peninsula Volunteers and Rosener House, thanked the HHCC and Council - for their support and hard work. Ms. Kalt said Rosener House, an adult day support center, located in Menlo Park, had been serving residents of Redwood City for twenty years. She said about one third of their clients are from Redwood City. Ms. Kalt said Rosener House provides comprehensive health and support services to elders with disabilities, as well as providing respite for their families and caregivers which prevents or delays moving elders into nursing homes. ____n______--------------------------------------------------------------------------___nn__----_---------- MIS: CLAIREIRUSKIN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND HEARING CLOSED AT 8:57 P.M. MINUTE ORDER NO. 98-119 ____n__-___------------------------------------------------_____n__-----------------_____n__n______------- MIS: CLAIRE/BAIN TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PRIORITY NO.5, FUNDING TO CANADA COLLEGE Council Member Leipzig said, "We have nearly a million dollars that we are dealing with here tonight. 99% of these organizations, in my mind, I have no problem with, they do great work. I have a philosophical problem with a couple of them and my votes will reflect that. I have a problem with a couple of the new programs particularly with the First - Time Homebuyer Program and the Landbanking, because they are not clearly defined as of yet. They may be something I could support in the future, but as of now just putting aside money without having an idea of how it is going to be implemented, I can't support. On the million dollars. We as tax payers here in Redwood City send this money to Washington D.C. We actually send probably closer to $1.5 million in taxes. As it comes back across the country, we lose a half million dollars, and we end up with $1 million to allocate here to worthy causes. And that's good, and that's right. But I think we have to start focusing in on that $1.5 million that we send back, and get back $1 million. The Block Grant Program is better than some programs have been in the past years. But it is not perfect yet. We are playing shell games with money here, allocating them out. Making people go through a song and dance, an application process that would drive you nuts in the private sector. If we just keep the money here in the first place, we will have more money to spend on good and worthy causes. I believe in the people of Redwood City and San Mateo County and they are generous people, and they will donate that money. When we send it back to Washington so they can spend a half a million somewhere across the country doing something, we are missing out." Council Member Ira thanked the HHCC for their efforts and said, "I just want to repeat how appreciative I am for all the (Committee's) hard work. This is an enormous project... - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MAY 11, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 461 PAGE 12