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bear fruit in the years ahead. We see the Red Morton Center, the beginning of a three-way partnership now... between the Council, the Chamber of Commerce and the Schools to build new library media centers in all Redwood City schools." Councilman Ruskin described Georgi's grace under pressure, and said, "It is not only an attractive quality, it has had a profound impact on the City. Even when there's been a divisive vote, her graciousness has helped us always see the common ground, and helped us to move forward as a team. I also want to thank Georgi very much for sharing her knowledge and experience with me. You have contributed immeasurably to my growth, and I want to thank you. I will miss you, and I want to thank you for your twelve years of public service." Couneilwoman Buehan said, "I will say in public, what I said to you privately a few weeks ago, the true measure of all this is if Redwood City has been made just a little bit better because you were here. And the answer is yes. You did good work. You ought to be very proud of the work you did, and I thank you for all that you did for me." Councilman Claire said he met Councilwoman La Berge while he was teaching at Canada and she was the Public Relations Officer in 1976. He said "unfortunately Canada College lost her to CSM and CSM got a lot of students that we never got.... From the day I met her, she was a young, and continues to be young, vivacious, outgoing, spark plug, that has been fantastic for our Community College District, but even more so for our City. She was my publicity chairman in 1982 when I ran for election, and I credit her for my election in many ways, and Jack Greenalch... I was elated when she decided to run in 1986 for the City Council... She has been a solid, solid influence on this community for many years. She raised her children in this community. After serving with her for eleven years and two months... I can say, she was always a lady. She was always a solid person who always brought dignity to the Council, and dignity to every decision, no matter how much we might have argued, no matter how much we disagreed, and we have disagreed. She was always a lady about everything she did." Councilman Claire said he would never forgive Councilwoman La Berge for looking younger than he. He added that the political process can sometimes be very trying, but Councilwoman La Berge had always been a lady, with great dignity, and made her decisions and moved on. "For that I thank her and thank her for all the years that I have served with her, she's been a wonderful, wonderful colleague, and I will miss her sorely, until the next time she runs." Couneilman Leipzig said, "Georgi you know you are not going to get away. You are still going to work on the Museum with me. We are going to bring that County Museum to downtown Redwood City. We have had differences between us on some issues and policies, but we have always been civil, you have always been civil and graceful, and I appreciate that. It seems we have ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 NOVEMBER 14, 1997 MINUTES Page No. 014 PAGE 4