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234 sections have 12 - foot sidewalks , which he felt could be reduced to six and still be adequate . He felt there was no sense in a 14-foot median strip just for the sake of putting in ice plant . He said , with respect to undergrounding utilities , that power loss in underground lines was one- third more than above-ground , and opposed that aspect . He did not believe that a two-year trial of tow -away zones would not be permanent , and felt that the peak traffic hours were the most valuable to the business man . He felt coordinated signals would not be a big job and would help in controlling speed of traffic . Councilman Henderson responded to the remark concerning medians , pointing out that median dividers are not primarily for the purpose of planting flowers , but for safety reasons , to protect users of the streets . City Manager also took exception to some of the comments of Mr . Davies . He also requested the source of the data concerning the cost of under- ground electrical versus overhead system, which Mr . Davies indicated came from Pacific Gas and Electric Company , The source of funds for utility undergrounding was also explained to Mr . Davies . Mr . Ernest Waite , 175 Brookwood Road (business , Copper Shield ) , noted loss of business during construction work by the State on a storm drain , while business down the street increased in direct proportion . He felt that the intersection at El Camino Real and Roosevelt and at El Camino and Chestnut should be improved . He favored Alternate No . 1 (existing ) ( Exhibit "A " ) . Mayor Keckley advised that Council had voted some time ago to eliminate left turns at Chestnut . Mr . Luke Argilla , 560 El Camino Real (Argilla and Boscacci Garden & Pet Store) , felt that on-street parking was the lifeline for any retail business . He considered revenues to the City from sales taxes of the businesses within the area involved to be a sizable con- sideration . He favored Alternate No . 1 ( existing ) ( Exhibit "A " ) . Mr . Frank Nash , 25 Maple Street , (Pacific Readi -Mix) , asked what was going to be done with Vera Street , and whether left turns would be allowed on Maple Street . Director of Public Works responded that Vera Street would be closed to left turn lanes , but that Maple would be open , Chestnut Street also would be closed . Judge Louis B . Dematteis , 823 Blandford Blvd . , indicated his interest was in the fact that he owned a small piece of land between Broad - way and Brewster , and also that , as a lifelong resident , he was interested in the welfare of the community . With respect to the question of whether parking adversely affected business , he advised that in recent years he had to re - duce the rent on the property in order to keep it rented , and this was because many businesses 12/6/72 Adj . Reg . Mtg .