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City Manager Everett advised that staff would present an updated version of the City's financial picture at the Study Session, 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 1996 at the Community Room in the Main Library. He added that the figures presented should be viewed as representing a level of magnitude and not as actual projected figures. CONSENSUS: Mayor Hartnett determined it to be the consensus of the Council to schedule a Council Meeting/Study Session after all projections and information had been compiled, to consider all options. MINUTE ORDER NO. 95-013 Councilman Claire explained how the State of California took away $3 million of recurring revenues ITom Redwood City and similar amounts ITom all California cities in order to balance its budget which the Governor, Senate and Assembly had allowed to run into the red and jeopardize the state's fiscal integrity. Councilman Claire asked his colleagues and future Council Members to wait until the State was fiscally sound again, and then mount an aggressive campaign to get back the City's money. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Hartnett asked if anyone would like to speak and the following people addressed the Council: Jeanne Roehm, Citizens Police Academy graduate, advised that the graduates had been asked to volunteer their services to assist the Police Department. Pete Hughes, asked that fewer items be considered under the Consent Calendar on Council agenda; asked staff to please advertise the next budget session; and expressed his opposition to NPDES as a fee for service, but encouraged staff to alert people to the consequences of the City's general fund absorbing this expenditure, perhaps jeopardizing other desirable projects such as a fire station in Redwood Shores. F. Brief review of council processes by the Mayor, (schedule, study/regular sessions, agenda, managing meetings, council liaisons, council committees) Mayor Hartnett announced that the current four Council meetings per month schedule would continue with a study session on the first Monday every month, and if needed, a second study session on the third Monday; and, a regular Council Meeting to be held in the Redwood Shores neighborhood this year. He formalized his colleague's comments stressing the importance of communicating to the community what each council Member has done in Council committees and in herlhis role as the Council's county or regional representative. Mayor Hartnett suggested that Council Members give regular updates on committee activity at regular Council meetings. MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Redwood City Council Special Workshop Minutes Page No. 018 January 13, 1996 Page 9