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169 Official reported that from January through May, permits were issued for 105 single-family dwelling units and 163 apartment units , for total of 268 dwelling units with value totaling $5 , 064, 000 . 74 of these permits were issued and are under construction in Redwood Shores . Since July, 125 permits were issued for single-family units at Redwood Shores , 39 being completed, and 29 occupied . In commercial and industrial area, he listed the three million dollar Sequoia Hospital addition ; $65 , 000 alterations to Kaiser Hospital ; United California Bank under construction, with piling and foundation work completed ; and construction of addition to 49er building is well along . In the housing program, representing inspection of substandard dwellings , approximately 19 dwelling units had been processed since April , one being a four-unit apartment building with fire damage , for which disposition is still pending . Five units have been demolished and eight are to be demolished within the next thirty days . Two will be rehabilitated . All of the units were in very dilapidated condition and most were occupied . He then furnished statistics on new construction projections , indicating developments in Redwood Shores , on Farm Hill Boulevard, Casa de Redwood , the SYUFY Theater complex, the Lockheed industrial development at Leslie salt pile area, three additional apartment structures , and Pete ' s Harbor has plans for a restaurant and marine chandlery complex . Another 42-unit apart- ment is planned for Bradford and Walnut Streets . City Manager pro tem called upon Mr . Charles Wynn, Vice President of Leslie Properties and project manager for Redwood Shores , to report on progress . Mr . Wynn indicated that construction is proceeding at an accelerated pace , and that since resumption of construction since reinstatement of insurance by FHA and VA, there were 118 starts , with 51 completed. Sales are also increasing, and he indicated the number of anticipated starts by the end of July which were expected to amount to 362 completed units , which he felt would represent a tremendous increase in fair market value . Levitt apartment complex is scheduled to be sub- mitted for approval by Architectural Com- mittee on June 15 . Townhouse program is scheduled to resume in Dolphin 2 and continue on progressive basis to Shell Parkway . In area of commercial development , Shoretown is in final stages of negotiation , and completion was estimated to take eighteen months once the negotiations are completed . Negotiating with Bank of America for bank site and it will now be up to the Bank to finalize construction program. He indicated sales were encouraging and expressed optimism for continuity for the balance of the year . City Manager pro tem continued with his report , advising that on the Rolison Road extension to Douglas , land acquisition proceedings now in escrow, engineering plans are well along and due for completion in August . Hetch Hetchy pipeline would be discussed under another item on the agenda . Fair Oaks Community Center proceeding in the area of design . The architect made a presentation on June 1st for citizens in the area and would be meeting again with neighborhood residents at Hoover School , and discussions would be conducted in both English and Spanish . Environmental field - Improvement in appearance of downtown, with plantings in concrete tree containers on Broadway and redwood boxes on Main Street . Work has been done by volunteer effort of the Boy Scouts , and plants are expected to be in full blossom for July 4th celebration . He also reported on the Union Cemetery clean-up also performed by volunteers from Boy Scouts , Girl Scouts and DeMolay . Concerning the dilapidated sign at Middlefield and Flynn, he reported the neighbor- hood had been polled and of dt3 responding, 80 favored removal ; only one respondent of the three who felt it should remain indicated willingness to pay for maintenance , and the others felt City should restore it . Sign is expected to be removed by the end of the week . SCSP will have completed the roughly 74 miles of the new force main sewage outfall line . 200 feet of pipe remain to be laid, all pipe has been checked and pumps in operating condition . It was hoped the facility would be in use by Thursday, June 10th . Financial -- Dividend check from State Compensation Insurance Fund for $45, 605 . 321 reflecting 34% return indicating that degree of safety record for the City . This was indicated as progressive improvement over the previous years . Planning - Planning Commission had just completed an " existing condition" report on traffic and transportation for City ' s General Plan and it was expected back from printers shortly . Report on Board of Supervisors ' and County Engineers ' efforts to develop Emerald Lake Area Improvement District . County Engineers ' report to Board of Supervisors last month revealed a 14 million dollar project for streets , water, sewers and storm drains throughout that area . City has had an interest relative to annexations of parcels with sewer problems , which resulted in fragmented annexation picture .