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7.1.C. - Page 8 <br /> because it would allow access to the coastline and be of economic benefit to the <br /> schools. She asked Council to deny the appeal. <br /> Anthony Gibbs urged Council to deny the appeal. He said this has been a long and <br /> arduous road and believes it is time to approve the project and to move forward. <br /> Angie Papangellin opined that this is her opportunity to move back to Redwood City and <br /> spoke in favor of denying the appeal and having the project move forward. <br /> Michele Gibson is here as a property owner and is a Planner from a neighboring city <br /> and she complimented staff on a well-written report. She spoke in support of denying <br /> the appeal and approving the project. <br /> Don Gibson spoke in support of what he called a well thought out project and denying <br /> the appeal. <br /> Joe Svitek opined that the concerns of large and small boaters in terms of the launch of <br /> the hand held boats were not adequately addressed earlier. He does not believe there <br /> will be enough parking because people are still very dependent on cars that and there <br /> should be more automobile access areas. <br /> Bob Bedbury spoke in support of denying the appeal and allowing the project to move <br /> forward. He opined that this is about property rights and there have been unnecessary <br /> delays and loss of tax revenue. <br /> Tim Keidler said there is a lot of access to the bay which is good for the community and <br /> this project provides a variety of needed housing levels and revenue for schools and the <br /> City. He spoke in support of the project and hopes this can move forward. <br /> Bill Warhurst, representing Pete's Enterprises Inc., spoke about the legal issues with the <br /> legal challenge and said that the San Francisco judge cannot tell the State of California <br /> what structure to put on its land and that it was the state's decision to remove all the <br /> docks so he does not believe there is any merit in saying that the City should delay its <br /> decision. <br /> Phil Bigelow spoke in favor of the appeal and opined that a single road is a danger to <br /> safety in the event of a fire or flooding with over 400 people being either trapped or <br /> needing evacuation. He is also concerned with where is the water coming from and <br /> droughts for this development. He also said that the hand launch ramp is an issue, <br /> given the long distance, and advocated for a small shuttle to be put in place. <br /> Diana Reddy, an affordable housing advocate and representing the Redwood City Local <br /> Housing Committee, spoke about people being displaced from living in their boats <br /> because they could not afford to live anywhere else because there was nothing <br /> affordable. While she does not question the right of a property owner to build in their <br /> own property, she questions the Council's approach to approving market rate housing <br /> versus affordable housing. She spoke in favor of finding ways to create ways to create <br /> more affordable housing. <br /> CITY COUNCIL March 24, 2014 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 8 <br />