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Mr. Anthony thanked the Council for the retirement plaque. He said the Council Members were doing a wonderful job and he had a great deal of respect for them and the tough job that they do. Mr. Anthony said he would never actually leave the Senior Affairs Commission, but would now work for seniors' issues "on the fringes." B. Proclamation proclaiming National Public Works Week, May 17 through 23, 1998; (207) Mayor Howard read the proclamation proclaiming National Public Works Week, May 17 through 23, 1998 and thanked the members of Redwood City's Public Works Services Departments who "everyday go out into the community and not only do their jobs, but educate school children as well as all the people in our community about water conservation, recycling, and air and water pollution" and what we should be doing to help the environment. Mayor Howard described the poster contest held in Redwood City schools to help celebrate National Public Works Week. Mayor Howard read the proclamation and presented it to Engineering and Construction Manager Patterson who accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Public Works Services Department; --------------------______n_----------------------------------------------------------------------______n__--______n__n 2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (203) A. Don Saye, 2021 Broadway, representing "the Carrington Hall Restoration Committee and the Art Center of Redwood City, who this weekend revived the famous Sunflower Festival" on the 2600 block of Broadway. Mr. Saye described the quality vendors and wonderful activities that highlighted the event. He thanked the Council, the Police Department and BFI for their support and services that made the Festival such a success. B. Juan Vilorio, 314 King Street, Redwood City resident for 24 years, gave the Council photographs of the property on the comer of Willow and Middlefield Road and said he had complained about the unsightliness of this property and the surrounding sidewalk for many, many years. He said the sewer on that corner is also constantly overflowing and asked the Council to see what could be done. Mr. Vilorio said the Redwood City Fire Department did an incredible job recently at a fire on that property, but now the property looks even worse. Mayor Howard said that the City Manager would contact Mr. Vilorio, and Vice Mayor Ruskin said that the Council Utilities Committee would be glad to get involved in seeing what could be done about the sewer problems. MEMO 5/19/98 C. Louis Giannatasio, 1795 Edgewood Road, said he was a concerned parent, member of the Sequoia High School PT A, and a member of the committee to save the oak trees on campus and to consider a closed campus. He said that the children of the community needed a safe place to skate. Mr. Giannatasio said he supported the Council's involvement in establishing a Skate Park. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MAY 18, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 480 PAGE 2