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167 Mr. Smith summarized, stating that the proposed revisions strongly emphasize employment generating commercial uses and less, more clustered residential area. Lengthy discussion followed and Mr Smith responded to questions from Council and Mr Fales regarding whether or not crossings may be needed to Foster City and Bair Island; the reasons for Mr Smith' s ; lack of support for a bridge at the eastern end of Belmont Slough, the desires of the Council and Planning Commission with regard to d z preserving options for crossings which may be required, whether the most westerly crossing locations possible at Belmont Slough and Steinberger Slough are preferable, the possible effect of deletion of crossings on interior roadways , and the extent to which such crossings must be detailed for basic General Plan principles Mr. Schroeter reported on Planning Commission considerations with regard to possible crossings, the many unknown factors which would enter into decisions involving crossings, and the desire of the Commission to preserve necessary options In response to question, Mr. Schroeter stated that the Planning Commission recommendation with regard to the entire City is that Bair Island be designated "urban reserve," but if the Island is not to be developed, then bridges might not be needed. Discussion continued and Mr Fales commented regarding prospective need for crossings, probable future development or lack of develop- ment of Bair Island and on the actions of certain federal and state agencies which constitute a take-over of the local planning process Mr. Fales suggested that city councils and their planning commissions are often prevented from properly performing their obligations with regard to planning because of the necessity of maintaining options for trade-offs in dealing with some agencies ° (The Council recessed from 8.43 to 8.55 p m ) Neil Smith added that he believes the crossing option in the area of Bridge Parkway to Foster City should be kept open, suggesting that such a crossing would not be solely for the benefit of Foster City, and calling attention to a draft copy of "Bridge Parkway Study - from Redwood Shores to U S 101 " prepared for Mobil by Barton-Aschman Associates. Pat Gibson, Transportation Planner, Barton-Aschman Associates, em- ployed by Woodward-Envicon in connection with the Parkwood 101 de- velopment, advised that he has worked for more than a year on studies presently in draft form, including the "Bridge Parkway Study" referred to by Mr Smith and on "Long Range Transportation Plan for the Redwood Peninsula: Redwood Shores , Marine World- Africa USA, and Parkwood 101 . " In reply to question, Mr Gibson stated that the studies do address consideration of specific cross- ings and that final copies will be available soon. Mr Smith ob- served that traffic analysis has been done over a long period with regard to long-term traffic implications. Discussion continued and Mr Fales replied to questions and commented concerning the desirability of obtaining a balance with regard to residential and commercial/industrial development for reasons re- lating to property and other taxes and the cost of providing City -3- Reg Mtg 10/13/75