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232 ease of travel , the following was recommended : Improve the street so that ultimately parking could be taken off , to provide for a 6-lane facility , and in the interim , work with adjacent property owners to provide off- street parking . He noted that the two-year trial period would begin after completion of the project . Director of Public Works responded to several questions by Council , and City Manager reviewed the sources of funding . In response to question , City Manager also indicated , with respect to the effect the project would have on businesses along El Camino Real , that the proposals represented a compromise that would achieve a vast improve - ment in the safety record and considerable improvements in the street - scape , without injuring the business properties along the street . Director of Public Works responded to question converning speed limits , advising that staff felt that the elapsed time on the street would be reduced without change in the top speed . He reported that the Chief of Police had ordered a 4-hour speed check , and provided statistics on the results of that survey . Mayor Keckley invited comment from the audience . Mr . Fred Rosiger , 210 Jackson , advised he owned property and operated a business on El Camino Real , and commented on several points within the report ( Exhibit "All ) . He felt that taking 14 feet for a median with landscaping was using space needed for traffic ; he approved of proposal for coor- dinated signals as being a more effective and less costly proposal . In referring to a proposal on Page 6 to "reduce number of lanes to retain parking , " he felt this was unnecessary , since there were a present three lanes in each direction , plus parking . Mayor Keckley asked staff to give the reason for the proposed 14-foot width of the planting area . Director of Public Works advised that the 14 feet was basically the necessary width for a protective median and for the additional lane required for left turns . In response to question concerning coordinated signals , Director of Public Works indicated that the work could be done now , but pointed out the number of accidents relating to parked cars , fixed objects , side- swipes , etc . , which would not benefit by singling out this one phase of improvements , but should be done along with additional lane width and actual separation between opposing traffic . Mr . John R . Dini , 1293 Windsor Way , operator of B & D Sports , disagreed with the state - ment that the project would not hurt business- men along El Camino Real , and felt if the project went ahead , he could not afford to remain at his location . 12/6/72 Adj . Reg . Mtg .