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. I II . I . - group identified as problem areas were crime; more activities for children, such as a children's theater, and more teen centers; clean-up and beautification, particularly along the El Camino; and affordable housing and housing in general. Councilwoman La Berge - said the follow-up meetings will include the actual training, the process for change, and will produce some new community activists. B. Vice Mayor Howard reported on the City sponsored clean-up along Rolison Road also held Saturday, October 25. She said there about 200 people who participated. She thanked MidPoint Technology for allowing the use of its parking lot as a central location and for providing the wonderful pastry and coffee that greeted everyone when they came to sign in. She also thanked Gino Gasparini of BFI for supplying port-a-potties, debris boxes and trucks, and for working from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. in this clean-up effort. Vice Mayor Howard thanked City staff, Mike Gibbons, Gordon Mann, Pat Valentine and others, and particularly City Manager Everett who got two huge blisters on his hands from using a sickle all day. She also thanked members of the audience who live in the area and joined the effort, Bonnie Miller, Diane Johnson, Ed Bailey. and also Don Saye. Vice Mayor Howard said the majority of people who participated were the families who live in the Rolison Road area, including a lot ofteen-agers. She said when the project was over, "you could really see the difference. It looked clean, it looked friendly, it looked like a real good neighborhood. We hope it stays that way." She thanked the neighborhood because they made a real difference that day. C. Mayor Hartnett reported on the Unsung Heroes celebration luncheon on Sunday, October - 26, 1997 at the Elks Club sponsored by the Interservice Coordinating Council. He said it is a tremendous annual event in Redwood City where members of service organizations are recognized for their unpublicized, but extremely valuable contributions to the community. Mayor Hartnett said he was able to participate along with Supervisor Mary Griffin and a representative from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo's office in presenting certificates of appreciation to each of the 17 awardees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. STAFF REPORTS A. Additional Construction Management Services for the Sandpiper Park Project; (304) REPORT: Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Griffith, October 27, 1997 Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Griffith, described the conditions that changed this project into three separate contracts for site work, the school and the community center. These included opening the school in September 1997, before the community center was completed, the long process of seeking state approvals, and rejection of the rust community center bids. This task order will complete the three projects, including the community center, still scheduled for March 1998. The school - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 OCTOBER 27,1997 MINUTES Page No. 63 I PAGE 15