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420 Minutes of Regular Meeting Redwood City Council June 11 , 1973 7 : 30 P .M . Veterans Memorial Building Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Norris . Invocation was led by Rabbi Herbert D . Teitelbaum, Temple Beth Jacob . ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present : Councilmen Marguerite Leipzig , Robert E . Norris , William C . Rhodes , Ray A , Weymouth , James S . Williams , Mayor Paul C . Keckley, and City Clerk Marian McCrindle . Councilman Mary W . Henderson was noted absent . Also noted present were City Manager James M . Fales , Jr . , City Attorney David E . Schricker , Assistant City Manager James M . Smith , Chief of Police John R . McDonald , Jr . , Director of Public Works Richard J . Pusich , Director of Parks and Recreation Max C . Weeks , Planning Director Ken Schroeter , and Stenographer Anna Hampton . Councilman Williams moved to approve , as submitted , Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 4 , 1973 , seconded by Councilman Rhodes and carried . COMMUNITY PROGRESS REPORT . City Manager provided a verbal summary of his written report which had previously been submitted to Council . COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT : Downtown - City staff had presented to the Downtown Action Committee a con- cept of the future downtown - - Rustic-Historic ( description in terms of design ) , i . e . , brick, tile and timber , as opposed to glass , aluminum and steel . The basic intent of this theme would be to capture what remained of , and recreate , the flavor of Redwood City ' s rich heritage , particularly insofar as it dealt with the waterfront . Meetings with various groups throughout the City were being planned by staff , in order to explain and obtain reactions to the Rustic - Historic idea , which would be used to refine the concept . Emerald Lakes/Red- wood City Hillside General Plan Study - As a result of the Steering Committee ' s Chairman, Councilman Rhodes ' continued efforts , the County Board of Supervisors has released the funds necessary for publication of the recommendations of the Committee for the General Plan . City Council had already authorized the necessary expenditure of funds for publication . This publication would be in the form of a newspaper supplement which would come out in advance of the public hearings by the City and County Planning Commission . In addition , whether or not residents of the City were subscribers to the paper , arrange- ments would be made to deliver the supplement in as thorough a manner as possible to each household in the area involved . Transportation Planning - Wilbur Smith Associates has completed a Transportation Plan Study Design for Redwood City ' s continuing transportation planning . The Study Design antici- pated three phases , including ( a ) basic circulation element of the General Plan , (b ) land use and transportation model , and ( c ) on-going evaluation and updating procedures . The staff is currently negotiating an agreement with a consulting firm to carry out the first of these phases . Preparation of the Basic Circulation Element of the General Plan would require six to nine 6/11/73 Reg . Mtg .