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the building, almost a million dollars, and tumed it over to Redwood City. The agreement was that that building would always be used as a senior center, and if TEWCI went out of existence, it would continue to be operated by Redwood City as a senior center." Dr. Willey said, "I don't think you can operate it for anything near the economic conditions that we operate it. We really know how to squeeze a dollar." Dr. Willey described the services provided, including Information and Referral Services which the County has stopped funding, but TEWCI staff continues to provide. Dr. Willey advised that TEWCI also operates a new child's playground which has been a great success. He asked Council for help. "It is an obligation that you have, and I think it would be an economy for you." Mayor Hartnett asked if there were any other speakers. No one came forward. He asked if other HHCC members would like to speak. Sue Keely, 766 Canyon Road, Redwood City, member of the HHCC, expressed her support for the work done by Eddie Mae Spiller through the Emergency Hunger Fund, and said she considered Mrs. Spiller "an angel." Mrs. Keely said the HHCC believed in and cared about the Emergency Hunger Fund, but was put in a position that it had to apply its rules and regulations in a consistent and fair manner. She said the HHCC wanted to bring Council recommendations that were consistent and defensible. Mrs. Keely spoke about how difficult it was not to be able to accept first the incomplete application, and then the later application from the Emergency Hunger Fund, and said she would be very happy if the Council could find a way to fund this program. In response to Council questions, Mrs. Keely said the HHCC received the second application frorn the Emergency Hunger Fund the night it was making decisions on what to recommend to Council, which meant there had been no time for HHCC members to study the application. Also, other agencies that had been denied on the same basis of inadequate applications had not had the opportunity to resubmit applications, and the HHCC needed to be consistent. In response to Council questions, City Manager Everett said the Emergency Hunger Fund had received $13,000 last year and requested $20,000 this year. Lorianna Kastrop, member ofthe HHCC, said the Committee supported the Emergency Hunger Fund, but even the revised application with attached budget was inadequate, omitting accountability for $94,000 of its $100,000 budget. She said that no one from the Emergency Hunger Fund at the meeting was able to provide the necessary figures. Mrs. Kastrop said the Board only met once a year and she felt the Board Members needed to provide more support, especially during the application process. Mrs. Kastrop referred to Dr. Willey's comments regarding TEWCI's "allotment." She said, "no one agency has an entitlement within this pool of funds, and each year we look at the proposals fresh. We obviously bring our knowledge to bear regarding the prior work of the agency, but we like to keep an open mind regarding what could be accomplished if a new proposal came before us." Mrs. Kastrop said the HHCC was interested in helping agencies, especially the larger agencies, reduce their dependence on HSF A funds. She said the recommendation for $25,000 to TEWCI represented a large percentage of the total HSFA budget. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 MAY 19, 1997 MINUTES Page No. 338 PAGE 10