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The Redwood City City Council held its regular hybrid meeting on October 5, 2026. The Council recognized Fire Prevention Week and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and celebrated winners of a youth 'I Voted' sticker contest. Key actions included approving a response to a Civil Grand Jury report on ALPRs, updating municipal water codes, and selecting priority transportation projects for the regional plan. All members were present except Councilmember Padilla.
Good evening, everyone. If you can all take your seats, we'll go ahead and get started. Good evening and thank you for joining our regular city council meeting of October 5th, 2026. We hold meetings in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual participation available. The city welcomes public comment on topics within the city's subject matter jurisdiction, and members of the public may provide comments as follows. In speaker, excuse me, in-person speakers will be called first. The speaker cards are located at the back of the chambers and must be turned in to the city clerk up front here at the Dais. Please be sure to indicate the agenda item number you wish to speak on. Attendees who have joined us by Zoom will be called to speak after the in-person comments have been given, and detailed instructions for public comment will be provided on the screen when the time for public comment begins. Lastly, I'd like to remind everyone that comments should remain within the city's subject matter jurisdiction and relate to matters that are appropriately before the city council. We welcome public participation and community engagement and recognize that members of our community may have strongly held views and at times strong emotions about the issues that come before us. However, we ask that all speakers conduct themselves respectfully. The City of Redwood City does not condone any hateful derogatory or discriminatory remarks directed at any individuals or groups, and comments that cross the line do not contribute to a productive civic dialogue or to the work that we accomplish here at City Hall. We are committed to maintaining a public meeting where everyone has the opportunity to be heard while also maintaining an environment that is respectful, orderly, and conductive to meaningful community discussion. And with that, I'll now turn it over to our city clerk to call the roll. Good evening. Here. Councilmember G. Present. Councilmember Howard. Here. Councilmember Padilla. Councilmember Starkin. Here. Vice Mayor Aiken. Present. Mayor Martina Saballos. Here. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. And with that, we'll move to the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilmember Chu, could you lead us, please? Please join me uh in the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you, Councilmember Chu. We have all members of the City Council participating in person, so we'll skip over item four and move into our acknowledgments and presentations for the evening. Whereas Fire Prevention Week has been observed annually since 1922, during the week in which October 9th falls in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and as an opportunity to educate communities about preventing fires and protecting lives. Emphasizes that simple everyday charging habits can help prevent lithium-ion battery fires and keep homes and communities safe. Whereas Fire Prevention Week provides an important opportunity for the community to recognize that safe charging is a shared responsibility and that everyone can use their superpower to help prevent fires before they occur. Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Elmer Martina Sabayos, Mayor of Redwood City, on behalf of the City Council and the people of the City of Redwood City do hereby proclaim October 4th through 10th, 2026 as fire prevention week in the city of Redwood City. And I call upon all residents, schools, businesses, and community organizations to observe this week by participating in fire prevention programs and practicing safe charging habits every day. Together we can charge into fire safety and make safe charging our superpower. And I'd like to welcome Redwood City Fire Marshal, Janice Chung to the podium for remarks. I think we have a different representative from the fire department. Welcome all the same. We do, thank you, Mayor Martinez Sabias. Good evening, and thank you. My name is Danny Schugard, I'm not Janice Chung. And I'm a fire prevention officer and fire investigator for the Redwood City Fire Department.