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<br /> ITERATION OF THE MOTION: <br /> MIS: CLAIRE/BAIN TO ACCEPT THE REPORT OF THE BAIR ISLAND TASK FORCE <br /> AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS/PRIORITIES AS PRESENTED <br /> CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: <br /> AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS BAIN, CLAIRE, HARTNETT, IRA, RUSKIN AND <br /> MAYOR HOWARD <br /> NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER LEIPZIG <br /> MINUTE ORDER NO. 98-133 <br /> Mayor Ruskin concluded by saying that one of the reasons the Task Force was <br /> established was not necessarily to establish a connector road, "but not let this evaporate <br /> without understanding what the real possibilities and options were.... It was important that <br /> we at least looked into the question, so that it wasn't ignored, and that was one of our <br /> mandates." <br /> -______n__n___-_____n______-------------------------------------------------______n______-______n______n_n_--------- <br /> 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> A. PUBLIC HEARING on the Proposed Use of Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Funds <br /> by the Redwood City Police Department; (505,706) <br /> Affidavit of publication of Notice of Public Hearing on file in the City Clerk Department <br /> Public Hearing to approve the recommendation to utilize the funds to hire additional police <br /> officers and purchase the necessary equipment associated with department expansion. <br /> 1. Staff report; <br /> REPORT: Administrative Sergeant Matuszak, May 18, 1998 <br /> Sgt. Matuszak presented the staff report that detailed the Police Department's <br /> recommendations on how to spend $211,705 in federal grant money contained in the <br /> 1994 Crime Bill. He said that the Police Department recommended using the entire <br /> grant award for hiring new police officers and the purchase of law enforcement <br /> equipment. He said that the grant requires matching funds of$23,523, which would be <br /> absorbed in the Police Department's budget. <br /> In response to Council Member Leipzig's questions regarding expenditures over two <br /> fiscal years, Sgt. Matuszak said that $104,000 would be spent in fiscal year 1998/99 <br /> and $107,000 in 1999/2000. He said that it appeared there would be additional funds <br /> of $106,000 for the third fiscal year, but future allocations were uncertain. In further <br /> response Sgt. Matuszak said he was unaware of any other expenditures of block grant <br /> monies to hire officers. <br /> REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MAY 18, 1998 <br /> MINUTES Page No. 492 PAGE 14 <br />