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_____n______---_____n______--______n______-______n____---_-__n___n_n______------------------______n_______n__----- C. The 1998/99 and 1999/2000 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Priorities, CIP Budget update, Council discussion and direction; (501) REPORT: Community Development Director Nelson, May II, 1998 Mayor Howard described the Capital Improvement Program and its budget, and explained that staff was asking Council for direction on Council priorities. Mayor Howard invited Kerry Memole and her young son Ross to address the Council before Council heard the staff report as it was way past Ross' bedtime and he needed to get home and go to bed. Kerry Memole, 2004 Hopkins, woke her son, and addressed the Council. Mrs. Memole said she and her family had lived in Redwood City for fifteen years and her restored historic home overlooked Stafford Park. Mrs. Memole said parks are critical to a city, they are highly visible and cities are judged by their parks. She said she had been involved in the plans for Stafford since last fall and commended City staff for the spirit of cooperation and openness with which the community meetings were facilitated. She said the consultants were excellent and did a great job listening to what the neighbors wanted in Stafford. Mrs. Memole described fund raising activities she and her neighbors had planned. She said she had spoken to neighbors in a four block area and only one of them was not in favor of the proposed plans. She said she was personally offended by the recent campaign launched against the plans "using a local real estate company's stationery and envelopes making it look like it had the air of legitimacy." Mrs. Memole said the campaign piece did not accurately represent the actual proposed design. She strongly urged Council's full support and funding for the project and said she was convinced from newspaper reports that the City could afford this project. Mrs. Memole asked Ross if he wished to speak, but he was too sleepy, so she paraphrased what he had told her at dinner: He really enjoyed the park, and he thought it was important that the children had a fun place to play in water, and still have a clean water fountain to drink from. Community Development Director Nelson presented the staff report and said staff was looking for direction from Council on additional funding "we were able to put together through a process since your March 23 study session. We have completed drafts of the operating budgets. We've reevaluated projects currently in the CIP. We've looked at revenue projections and we are happy to report that were able to fund many of the programs that we talked about on March 23.... We were able to put some money to regional transportation, long range planning for storm drainage, the sidewalk replacement program nearly at the funding level we have in the past. In terms of parks, Herkner Swim Center renovations can proceed, Hoover is already in the works, Stulsaft Park can be fully funded with the exception of, as currently planned that does not include funding for the restroom near Farm Hill Boulevard. Stafford Park can be fully funded, Maddox Park renovations can be moved up a year, and can be done in the second year of the CIP. We're REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MAY 11, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 468 PAGE 19