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x194 Chairman Murphy, of the Planning Commission,commented briefly on the sequence of events in the process and the efforts of many that went into the many hourseoflcitizenoparticipationtandwnumerou>CPlanningrCommission9 meetings In the introductory discussion between Council and Commission it was noted that the General Plan is intended to be a flexible guide- line, reflecting the philosophy of the community, and capable of con- tinuing adjustment. Planning Director Schroeter then offered a slide presentation com- paring old and new structures and development in Redwood City, particularly with respect to the downtown area In the discussion of the proposed General Plan which followed, Com- missioners responded to comments and questions by Council , including conclusions reached regarding whether or not it is the responsibility of the City or the developer/owner to assume the costs for setting aside open space City Manager Fales noted that the State provides to cities, under the Subdivision Map Act, authorizing legislation by which cities may enact, by ordinance, the requirement that a subdivider must dedicate as part of a subdivision a ratio of open space per acreage for neighborhood park purposes He emphasized that this law applies only with respect to neighborhood parks, not to community parks Councilman Henderson stated for the record that the Land Use Task Force did make the recommendation that new developments be required to contribute to park land, believing not to do so levied an unjust made their term already In response to comment by Council regarding an apparent tendency for some of the wording to be somewhat tentative or indefinite, the Commission indicated that this came about because they were concerned that use of definite terms, such as "require" or "shall" used in the Task Force phase,, might conflict with law, and the Commission there- fore softened the language. City Attorney Schricker assured the Commission that -the use of a particular word should be given its ordinary English meaning, that one function of the Plan was to recomend, definite way, Commission felt strongly exxpressn9itsinuld definite terms As the discussion continued, Commissioners commented on the diffi- culty in tryng to offa the pdeveloper dadding nthethe costs of dedicated land for open space to the development In response to questions by Council , Planning Director Schroeter explained the concept of "urban reserve," and "transferable develop- ment rights " Mr Fales the comments d a r t t� question isno longer one regional authority, but that where of the Federal government, and that it is necessary to try to be ob- jective, to have goals but be realistic about them. -2- I Adj Mtg w/Plng 11/11/75