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will tell you that when we have a long, passionate meeting attended by hundreds of residents, that it is a sign that the Council is out of touch with the concerns of our public. I will tell you that it is a sign that our local government works. The citizens can come before the Council and expect that their concerns and ideas will be listened to. There is a newspaper that often describes our City as a glass half empty. I will always see it as one that is at least half full. I am excited and optimistic about the direction our community is taking. In the next two years, you will see the completion of the new City Center Plaza, a housing and retail center on the corner of Main and Middlefield' the presence of U.C. Berkeley in our downtown; the beginning of a residential village on the old Lonestar site; noticeable beautification improvements along the El Camino Real corridor; the clean-up of our Redwood City waterways and the restoration to their natural beauty; and the emergency of a new and revitalized downtown merchants group which will spearhead the already rapidly progressing resurgence of downtown. You will stroll along a downtown street faire on Thursday evenings. You will see the completion of a fire station in Redwood Shores, and newly trained paramedics on our fire trucks. You'll see a larger, more efficient police force. You'll see the on-going improvement, repair and maintenance of our roads, sidewalks and infrastructure. You will see the continued restoration of one of our most neglected neighborhoods in Friendly Acres. And while all this goes on we on the Council pledge to you that we will keep our community fiscally sound. However, no City can truly become a community without the help of its citizens. I urge you all to be part of our City's future. To come to Council meetings, not only with your complaints, but with workable solutions. I urge you to volunteer. Join a City board, committee or commission, get involved in your neighborhood organization, or form a Neighborhood Watch. Join Project Read and teach a child how to read. I urge you to roll up your sleeves and join a citywide clean up, rebuild a park, paint over graffiti, or plant some flowers. I urge you to get involved. Be a positive force in guiding the future of our community. These are truly exciting times for us. And I am looking forward to working with all of you, and working with the City Council now and into the next century. Thank you so much again for your support. And I pledge to you that I will work diligently to be worthy of your support. Thank you very much." -------------______n___-----------------------------------------------------------______n--_____------_____n 9. ADJOURNMENT MIS: HARTNETT/LEIPZIG ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1997 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE UPSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM 2B AT 1017 MlDDLEFIELD ROAD. CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE AND MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:59 P.M. ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 NOVEMBER 14.1997 MINUTES Page No. 028 PAGE 18