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79 MOTION : Councilman Rhodes moved to add to item No . 6 of. Physical Goals and Princi - ples a statement that " If , in the judgment of the Council , commercial development would be good for the City , it would not have to be restricted to present commer - cial area and that industrial land could be used for such development . " Discussion followed and Mr . Pales commented concerning the flexibility of the General Plan , noting that there is nothing in the Plan that would prevent the City from taking advantage of any prospective good development , MOTION : Councilman Rhodes withdrew his previous motion and moved , seconded by Councilman Norris , to delete item No . 6 of Physical Goals and Principles regarding restriction of commercial enterprises to certain areas . The motion failed by majority voice vote . MOTION : Councilman Rhodes moved , seconded by Councilman Norris , to delete item No . 7 of Physical Goals and Principles regarding utilization of present industrial land and resisting commercial and/or residential zoning in those areas . The motion failed by majority voice vote . MOTION : Councilman Henderson moved , seconded by Councilman Norris , that item No . 6 of Physical Goals and Principles be changed to read as follows : " Encourage com- mercial development downtown except for neithborhood centers or other businesses which require a large area which will fit neither practically nor esthetically into the central core . " ( addition by Motion in Minutes of 2/4/74 ) The motion carried unanimously by voice vote , MOTION : Councilman Henderson moved , seconded by Councilman Leipzig , to add an additional item which would become item No . 7 ( item No . 3 having been deleted ) reading as follows : " Encourage high - rise residential development in the downtown area that is compatible with other downtown uses . " The motion carried unanimously by voice vote . Mayor Keckley then asked for Council and public comment on the next section of the proposed Land Use Element regarding Environmental Goals and Principles . MOTION : Councilman Norris moved , seconded by Councilman Rhodes , to insert " con- sistent with other elements of this General Plan " before "along " in the last phrase of the first paragraph of Environmental Goals and Principles , making it read as follows :: "and conserving natural open space assets consistent with other elements of this General Plan along the waterfront and in the foothills , " The motion carried unanimously by voice vote . MOTION : Councilman Henderson moved , seconded by Councilman Leipzig , that in item No . 3 of Environmental Goals and Principles "equal consideration " be substituted for "priority " and "and " substituted for " over " , making the item read : "Give equal consideration to park land acquisition and full park development . " The motion carried unanimously by voice vote . MOTION : Councilman Leipzig moved , seconded by Councilman Weymouth , to delete the last five words of item No . 5 of Environmental Goals and Principles , making that item read : "Require subdividers to dedicate land for parks or share the cost of acquiring park land , " Discussion followed and City Attorney Schricker replied to questions , stating that subdividers are being asked to contribute in order to relieve the pressure on al - ready existing park facilities which will occur as a result of the increased popu- lation brought about by new subdivisions . The motion carried unanimously by voice vote . Mayor Keckley then asked for comment from Council and the public on Social Goals and Principles . Mr . Schroeter replied to questions from Council concerning the validity of various Redwood City population growth studies prepared by Jenks and Adamson , the Associa - tion of Bay Area Governments and Mobil Oil . MOTION : Councilman Norris moved , seconded by Councilman Henderson , that in the opening paragraph of Social Goals and Principles , the population figures be amended to read as follows : "Plan for a population of 65 , 000 by 1980 , of 80 , 000 by 1990 , and of 90 , 000 by the year 2000 ; " The motion carried unanimously by voice vote , 1/28/74 Reg . Mtg .