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II I I I II 7. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST - A. Councilman Leipzig announced that he would be out of town this weekend celebrating his parents 50th wedding anniversary, their Golden Anniversary, in Lake Wildwood. He said it was a big event for his family, and the Council offered their congratulations. B. Mayor Pro Tern Howard announced that she had attended the San Mateo County Historical Association annual board meeting on June 8, along with Councilwoman La Berge. She said it was held in the future location of the museum, "under the dome." Mayor Pro Tem Howard said it was very well attended and very informative. She said the museum planned to be in Redwood City by the sununer of 1998, and it will be "such a welcome addition to Redwood City. We are looking forward to having the museum in the heart of Redwood City." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. STAFF REPORTS A. Redwood Shores Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1995-1 (506) REPORT: Senior Civil Engineer Vorametsanti, June 9,1997 Engineer Vorametsanti presented the staff report and sununarized Council's past actions -- which included a unanimous vote establishing the District. He advised that Proposition 218, effective January 1, 1997, requires district participants to vote on any change in assessment. Engineer Vorametsanti used overheads to describe the district boundaries, from the bay to Steinberger Slough, SBSA property to Shearwater Blvd. He said every landowner in that defined district would pay the assessment to maintain landscaping at a higher level than would otherwise be normally provided by the City. He said installation costs were bome by the developers or the GID 1-64. Engineer Vorametsanti advised that the owners association desired an even higher level of maintenance for several areas so removed them from Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1995-1 to take care of them on their own. Engineer Vorametsanti said that during the conceptual planning stage of the Lido Neighborhood development, the Master Developer indicated this would be a first class project that would be envied by its surrounding communities. He said that would entail a lot of well maintained open space, and the developer and staff agreed that it would need more landscaping maintenance services than what City staff provided in the rest of the City. Everyone agreed that an Assessment District would be appropriate in this case, and it was put into the Specific Plan for that neighborhood. - ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 JUNE9,1997 MINUTES Page No. 395 PAGE 9