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405 City Manager spoke relative to the condition recommended by Planning Commission requiring a 5 -foot setback for possible future widening of Bay Road . He indicated the problem could probably apply to many of the other streets in Redwood City , and that it was difficult for Planning Commission , Planning staff or Council to make these determina- tions in the absence of a Traffic Circulation Element to the General Plan . He recommended strongly that the City adopt in the immediate future an adequate traffic circulation element so that such decisions would be rational in the future , and saw no reason to require dedications from this property owner , since no one knew how wide Bay Road ultimately might be . He suggested , however , that the Planning Commission ' s initial recommendation with respect to setting back 5 feet be adopted , although it would work a hardship insofar as installation of slump stone walls which they would like to construct as screening of the loading dock area , along with landscaping . He also suggested landscaping be required to be done in adequate fashion to provide sufficient screening . His conclusion was that the initial recommendation of Planning Commission should be accepted , which would require only the 5 -foot setback , and allow no buildings or structures within the setback ( Section 30 . 49 (b ) of the Subdivision Ordinance ) . Mr . Axtell indicated the 5-foot setback was a compromise that wp uld be acceptable to them . They did , however , want the Bay Road frontage to be attractive , and indicated their architect recommended masonry which they felt would be more attractive than landscaping . He stated they would be willing to accept an additional condition that they would bear the cost of removing the slump stone wall , in the event Bay Road ever is widened . City Manager reiterated his belief that walls were unnecessary to make the frontage attractive , provided an excellent job was done on the landscaping . He also felt where undergrounding utilities was concerned , this could have an effect later if there were structures where utilities might be undergrounded . He then referred to another item on the agenda , pertaining to recommendation for formation of Underground Utilities Advisory Committee , which would be represented by Planning and Public Works Departments , as well as PG&E , PT&T and CATV, whose purpose would be to formulate a specific program for future undergrounding of existing overhead utilities , in keeping with current Public Utilities Commission regulations and City Ordinances , and as part of the Capital Improvement Program . This plan has been used successfully as a tool for long range planning in which priorities are set for utilities on all City streets . Under a continuing program of PUC , utility companies are required to set aside funds every year . The program would assist in making the determination of priorities . In additional discussion , he indicated that the undergrounding for this one block would exhause the year ' s allocation of funds for the entire City . He indicated in response to 2 -7 .72 r.