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together and share governance across jurisdictions. Redwood City 2000 has offered a much clearer and precise picture of communities working together. He said "It was far beyond our wildest dreams that the Peninsula Partnership would have helped participate in something like this happening in Redwood City 2000....And we are just one part of the collaboration....It is my hope that we will have a chance to fund this project in the future in a collective manner..... What will make the difference is the participation of all the partners here tonight. That is what attracts the Board of Directors to fund it." B. Ed Bailey, member of the Coordinating Committee and co-chair of the Friendly Acres Neighborhood Association, spoke in support of Redwood City 2000. Mr. Bailey described the extremely successful Healthy Start Program at Taft School, and the long, arduous process of its development. Mr. Bailey said he hoped every school could have a Healthy Start program, and asked for everyone's support of Redwood City 2000. C. Jacqueline Hodge, Vice President of the Boys and Girls Club, acknowledged the Council's priorities of youth and education and the same priorities for the School Boards, and said it was absolutely clear that "we have to work together, and find ways for all the agencies and entities...to better identifY opportunities to find solutions within the community that would better serve youth." Vice President Hodge said it was critical to have youth involved in the process, and added that they probably should have membership on the Community Action Team. D. David Stuart said he was the newest member of the Committee and that he had at first opposed Redwood City 2000. After studying the process, he realized that there would be local community action and decision making. Mr. Stuart said he really wanted to be involved in the process to tie the community together around family, schools, government and the marketplace. He said Mr. Gordon had stated it well, that "we want a true community planning service....To make the community better...through local participation, and we want to make a positive contribution to the City. E. Marie Violet, Wellness Manager of Sequoia Hospital, said she was delighted to have Sequoia Hospital become part of Redwood City 2000, and how important it was not to duplicate services. "This particular effort will be real helpful to us in listening to the voices of the community on the grass roots, real neighborhood level....There are limited health care resources and education alike, and it is really important that we use those resources to the maximum." F. Pastor Dennis Logie, President of Redwood City Clergy Association with 49 churches, member of the South County Coalition and Redwood City 2000, said he was glad to see the breadth of representation and the level of representation in Redwood City 2000. Pastor Logie said he was hopeful that this process would broaden community leadership and eliminate duplication of services and redundancies. Pastor Logie said there was lots of support ITom churches and synagogues for a healthier community, and Redwood City's churches and synagogues had already learned how to work together to accomplish social MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Page No. 128 Special Joint Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 1996 Page 7