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. . , . - B. Clem Moloney, Menlo Park, who works at Pressure Vessel Service, 525 Seaport -- Boulevard, Redwood City, also addressed the issue of the new City Hall. He said that from a business point of view, he wanted to thank the Council for the City's successful procurement process which was based on the private sector's enterprise model. He said it kept the costs, and the grandeur, down, which will allow for more City services. He thanked the Council for being fiscally responsible. C. Hoi Yung Poon, 407 Sansome Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, representing Self-Help for the Elderly, announced that the 2nd Annual Intemational Dragon Boat Races would be held in Redwood Shores the weekend of October 4 and 5. She described the work of the Self-Help for the Elderly and said the Dragon Races were being held to raise funds for services for the elderly; promote diversity in the Bay Area; and provide some friendly competition. Ms. Poon challenged Mayor Hartnett to compete against other Mayors in the Bay Area. She said the multi-cultural event is free to the public. D. Alan Brandt, 2627 Delaware, representing Orion Open Alternative School in the Centennial Neighborhood, said that Orion's new site in the Mezes park area, between Allerton, Samson, Warren and Alden Streets, had raised a serious concern in the neighborhood - increased traffic. He asked Council to study the traffic situation to see if it would be possible to put in "stop signs on all four comers around the School to help mitigate the problem of speeding automobiles, and enhance the safety of our children." Mr. Brandt submitted a petition signed by members of the Mezes Park Neighborhood - supporting this request. Mayor Hartnett asked City Manager Everett to meet with Mr. Brandt and provide Council with more information on this matter at the next meeting. MEMO 8/26/97 D. Kathy Gerstle, 1185 Ruby Street, also requested Council consideration of the installation of stop signs to rnitigate traffic. Mrs. Gerstle, representing her family, Mike Flynn, Neighborhood Watch Captain, and the residents on the 1100 block of Ruby, said there have been several traffic injuries on their block, and another child, son of Mr. Nike, who was also present, had just been seriously injured by an automobile on August 13. She asked that Council install a stop sign at Oak and Ruby to protect the children on their block. Mrs. Gerstle referred to a letter she had written to Joel Patterson and the City Manager, and submitted a petition in support of the stop sign and a picture of some of the 30 children who live on the block. Mike Flynn, 1181 Ruby Street, said he had started the Neighborhood Watch Program and the neighbors had worked closely with the Police Department. He said there had been multiple major accidents at that intersection in the 15 years he had lived there, and his own child had been injured. Mr. Flynn asked Council to install a stop sign there. ------ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 AUGUST25,1997 MINUTES Page No. 501 PAGE 3