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71 Councilman Weiss read the follore�r-i.ng pre�ared statempnt: - At aur last meeting as a result of expressing mbr vie�rrs and ob�ectior�s relative to the demerits of the Iand Use Plan which �ras then under discussion, rr{y good friend Councilman Granger� dean of the Council took violent exeeption to my remarka as being in fact an attack upon the pl.anning cornrrv.ss.ion� its staff� and th� Council. The true purport of � remarks then as at present� is to highli.ght the fact that the Administration, The Planning Commission� and we of the Council have in fact been guilty o£ lack of fore�sight in plan- ;P" ning for the future and the c�ntinued welfare of the community� and we are thus creating ever greater } burdens f or the tax payer who ultimately pays all bills. � The present proposal bef ore us - P�an Lines f or Extensior� of Industrial Way� is �a prime example. The old map of Mezesville� 101 years ago envisioned a straight line connection betxeen xhat is now Z"�inslavr Street and what is Industrial Way in San Carlos - two meeting at Cordilleras Creek. �en Redw�od City �ointly with San Carlos agreed to develop and improve Industrial Way to �hipple �' - Avenue - what did we do for our part? We curved or bent rnir portion to the West - it cost the � taxpayer a lot of money� but it was done. Nc�r someboc� thinks that Industrial Way should be eon�- Y�, inued to connect with Winslo�r - So - xhat do we do or propose to do? - naturally Qurve it or bend it to the East. It can readi.ly be seen fi,hat i.f the pl.anners or this Council had previously in- � sisted on follaWing the stra�ght li.ne ind�:cated on that 101 ,year old map� tne foresi.�ht; af those people would have served us well. We could no�r� have a nice wide and straight thorughfare. r.gr. Granger has been on the C ounci.l much longer than any o.f us� espec�ally I� he had a hand in all this - therefor he should not be so touchy when asked to s�op� look and listen before we lean. He shauld instead lead the way in every endeavor to �.void the mistakes of the past. VPe must realize that we all make mistakes� but Iet us at least learn by our mistakes of the past and avoid repeating I them. 11�e noQr have in addition ta this Industrial Way question several others under way - The Street and ' T�affic Pattern - V9hi�ple Ave. and E1 Camino Crossing - Hopkins Ave Crossing at E1 Camino and its ' connecti.on with Bayshore or the Ne�r Freewa3�. Would it not be logical to integrate all these as being ' related problems of equal importance? If we process �t piecemeal it will cast the taxpayer a lot of extra money. Let us stop� look and listen� and then hurry when the solutiari is available. I suggest that this matter be referred back to the Planning Cammission f or proper integration with the other�questions aforementi.oned. Planning Coam�issioners Rambo and Greenwold addressed the Council and state� their viev�s on the matter. ' � Cauncilman '�ley�mouth moved to continue the public hearing for � period of four vreeks. This moticm lost , r; � for lacic of a second. ', Ceunci�inan Weymouth moved that the public hear�g be closed� secnnded by Counci]man Stout and carried on roll call� Caunc�lman Spillers and tdayor Rayer being noted absent. I Counc�.lman Weymauth moved that they instruet the City"Attorney to prepare the necessary resolution in , conjunction with the recommendation made by the Pla,nning Corimission. This motian lost for lack of a ' second. � Counci].man Weiss moved to refer the matter back to the P]anning Corranission to integrate vrith the ' �IThipple� Hopkins Avenue and �the cloverleaf problems witH a request that they submit a single recommend- � a�ion on the integrated problem� secanded by Councilman Stout. �his motion lost on roll call with a - tie votej ,Councilmen Stout and Vleiss voting yes� Councilmen �eymouth and �ayor Pro tem �ranger voting na� Councilman Herkner disquali£ying himself� and Counci7.man Spillers and I�avor Royer being no�ed�absent. . This was followed by discussion in regard to whether or not this wauld be taken up again by the Council. �^^ � Couneilman Weiss mcrved that the acti.on of the Planning Carr�.ssion to lay plan be denied� seconded by � Councilman Stout. This moticm lost on ro31 call witi� a tie vote� C ouncilmenStout and Weiss voting yes� a Counci�.ma,n Weymouth and Mayor protem Granger voting no� Cauncilman Herkner disqualifyino himse]..f� and ', Co�nci]man Spillers and Mayor Aayer being noted absent. � There was eonsiderable discussion as to what action would naw be taken� vrhether or not there would be f � another public hsaring� and what ��Robert�s Rules of Order" �►as on this phase of developments. Denni� � ' Woodman asked. that the people portesting tani�ht be given notice if and when this matter is placed on the agenda at a later date. - P[JBI,IC HF�RING ON THE PLANNING CC��SSION�S RECOMMENDATI(�N TO REZONE LOTS 13, 1!t and 15� gLOCK 15� LENOLT� FROM R-1 TO C-2 I}ISTRICT (700 blxk of �Ithipple)• Lot 12, Block 15� Lenolt,� is to be rezaned fram R-1 to R-E� to act as a buffer zone. This was at the r equest of J. E. Farrar. The affidavit of pub- � � ««.,�„��„�. �.�..,-�-�...- � m _ ,�.�..,.�.� �