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'.' I I . . - level. He said the 53 instruments represented over $15,000 worth of instruments if the School District had to buy them. He said they needed violins and trumpets, and all - donated instruments were tax deductible. Dr. Filippi submitted flyers of the event. C. Dr. Alex Peros, 1817 Madison Avenue, told the Council that his father had passed away last November, and thanked the Redwood City Fire Department for their very kind assistance during his father's illness. Dr. Alex Peros described in graphic detail the problems and the damage that he and his neighbors were experiencing due to the alleged "shoddy" work of the contractor who the City had hired to construct the new Madison A venue Sewer Project. Dr. Peros said one of the most serious problems was raw sewage in the street, on lawns and in some cases, inside homes. He said the damage to landscaping had been severe, and the contractor's attempt to repair it was totally inadequate and sometimes more damaging. Dr. Peros submitted pictures of some of the damage the neighborhood had endured, and the letter he read to the Council describing the damage. He also described alleged "shoddy" work done by the same contractor on repaving streets in his neighborhood two years ago, and said the City Manager had not replied to his complaints made at that time. Dr. Peros said he believed the problem was the City Manager's insistence on awarding the contract to the lowest bidder and asked for his resignation. Mayor Howard extended the Council's sympathies at the loss of Dr. Peros' father, acknowledged the seriousness of this situation as he described it, and said the Council - would look into his complaints right away. MEMO 6/23/98 Vice Mayor Ruskin, Chair of the Council Utilities Committee, asked that staff provide information to the Committee regarding these complaints. He said the Committee would keep the Council informed. MEMO 6/23/98 D. Patrice Bernard, ll03-B Madison Avenue, read a letter signed by her husband, Mark, and herself, which also chronicled the damage done to her property by the contractors for the Madison Avenue Sewer Project and the past repaving project. She submitted the letter for the record, and said she would soon be submitting a claim to the City for the damage. Mrs. Bernard said she agreed that insistence on the lowest bid was the root of the problem. Vice Mayor Ruskin said this situation was very troubling, and he assured everyone that the Utilities Committee would look into this matter. Mayor Howard explained that the Redwood City Charter requires that the City accept the lowest responsible bid, and that usually does not present a problem. She said that unfortunately situations like this can arise, and she also assured everyone that this matter would be reviewed right away. MEMO 6/23/98 - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 JUNE22,1998 MINUTES Page No. 565 PAGE 3