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373 Al Plaehn, Chairman of Sub -Committee on Streets, Overpasses, Bridges and Culverts: Cost of the proposed projects is based on engineering, estimates, including cost per unit of lineal distance of paving, gutters, road bed, etc*, and estimated cost of land acquisition where applicable. The following is a listing, by priority, of the projects recanmended by this Sub -committee: STREETS AND OVERPASSES Priority No. 1. Spruce Street widening dnd extension from E1 Camino Real to Broadway entrance of Harbor Boule- 6w vard interchange on Bayshore Freeway in the ultimate developed plan which includes an interchange at E1 Camino Real. Urgent because of Five Points intersection bottleneck and need for East-West artery from Woodside Road to Bayshore Freeway. No. 2. Jefferson Avenue widening from. Topaz Street to Middlefield Road from 70t to 84+ r/w (four lane street) with channelization at Middlefield Road to relieve a series of traff ice bottlenecks along the route. Estimated cost: $617,000 No. 3. Middlefield Road widening from Jefferson Avenue to Douglas Avenue from 60t to 841 R/W width. High traffic court (12,500 average daily traffic) justifies need for four lane street with parking. Estimated cost: $470,000 No. 4e Widening of Alameda de las JRulgas from Jefferson Avenue to Eaton Avenue including widening of bridge over Cordilleras Creek, and the widening of Hopkins Avenue from Nevada Street to Alameda de las Pulgas to 841 R/W (four lane with parking)* Series of traffic bottlenecks on this major North- South through route justifies need for widening. Estimated cost: $850,000 No. 5• Hopkins Avenue extension and widening from Alameda de las Pulgas to Upland Road and along Upland Road and its extension to Edgewood Road. Need for separation of East-West traffic now merging with North-South traffic on the Alameda de las Pulgas justifies need for this route. Growth potential justifies need for this route. Growth potential justifies need for 84, R/W (four lane street with parking). Estimated cost: $680,000 No. 6. Industrial Way extension from Whipple Avenue to and along Winslow Street to Brewster Avenue. Bottlenecks at Whipple and Industrial Way and on adjacent intersections justify need for Worth -South collector street. Estimated cost: $ 90,000 No. 7. East-West traffic route (via Whipple Avenue or Hopkins Avenue) from Whipple Avenue interchange on Bayshore Highway to E1 Camino Real. Traffic bottlenecks along Whipple Avenue justify need for improved route across El Camino Real. NEW BRIDGES OR CULVERT PROJECTS Mr. Plaehn asked the Council to please refer to the list as shown in the report. The total estimated cost for the new bridges and culverts totals $292,000. WIDENING OF EXISTING BRIDGES PROJECTS Priority No. 1. Alameda de las Pulgas culvert between Fernside Avenue and Woodside Road. Needed in conjunction with widening of Alameda. Estimated cost: $ 20,000 No. 2. Canyon Road culvert between Glenwood Avenue and Harding Avenue. Needed in conjunction with widening of Glenwood Avenue. Estimated cost: $ 203,000 No. 3e Lathrop Street Culvert between Maple Street and Elm Street. 9stimated cost: $ 10,000 The following motions were passed as the recommendations of this Sub -committee: It is the opinion of the Sub -Committee that the most satisfactory way of financing these projects is the combination of General Obligation Bonds and the Sales Tax, whereby the Sales Tax would help to retire the General Obligation Bonds. General Obligation Bonds, without the support of Sales Tax, does not seem advisable. Wherever assessment districts are appropriate, assessment districts for the financing of new bridges and culverts should be used, as well as contributions from the City's other tax revenues. The Sub -committee further feels that if the question ,of bonds is to be submitted to the electorate, the proposal be so submitted that each project will stand or fall on its own merit*