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II I ! I II City Council and later as the GID board,... establish a reasonable process for public participation, and we would ask the staff to come back with some specific ---~ recommendations that make it practical and meaningful to people so that there can be impact at the Committee decision level before it gets to the Council and the GID board." Councilman Claire made some points of clarification of comments made in the Planning Commission minutes, that "this was a tax basically on everybody out there. I have always felt and knew that this was not a tax on everyone, it is a fee paid by the developer and the developer only. It is not a tax carried by any property owner out there, per se. Is that correct, Mr. Schricker?" City Attorney Schricker answered "yes." Councilman Claire said the same minutes implied that it was a tax paid by the residents, and it is not. He said the taxation without representation quote is not true, and the people who are paying the fee should be the individuals who are consulted during the decision making process. Councilman Claire said Mr. Slusser and other residents appear to want to make decisions about the Facility Fees, but in fact, they are not the ones who pay them. He said that once the development is completed in Redwood Shores and the infrastructure is in place, "if there are funds left over at that time, then the Redwood Shores residents, as articulated by Mr. Atherly and Mrs. Ford, should have a strong say in how those funds are expended. Until that point in time, I really believe the individuals who pay the fee should be the ones who work with us and agree as to how those fees are to be used." ~ Councilman Claire referred to a document of unknown origin they all received, "All You Need To Know and More of the General Improvement District." He reminded everyone that in 1983 when the referendum on South Shores passed by 49 votes, there was nothing in that referendum that put a cap on the bonds for Redwood Shores as stated in that document. The Council made that decision based on a process that started in 1978/79. The referendum only addressed development on South Shores. Councilman Claire agreed with Mayor Hartnett that the extension to the Development Agreement be approved and provisions made for eventual public input. MIS: CLAIRE/LA BERGE TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AND DIRECT STAFF TO FORM AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL AS TO WHEN AND HOW IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO BRING THE RESIDENTS OF REDWOOD SHORES INTO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AS TO THE DISPOSITION OF REMAINING FUNDS. In response to Councilman Leipzig's questions regarding resident's input into final disposition of the developer's money, Councilman Claire said there might be a real need for capital improvement projects that the residents would choose to forego reduction in the bond indebtedness (as the options are now configured.) He said, "That should be a decision for Redwood Shores residents, and not the decision of the City ~ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 JULY 14, 1997 MINUTES Page No. 465 PAGE 28