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73 City Manager then asked Police Chief for staff presentation of an "origin and destination " traffic plan study . Police Chief reported that in the latter part of 1969, the Traffic Committee was asked to do a study of the traffic flow surrounding the area of Broadway . Survey station was set up on Broadway near 2nd Avenue , manned by college students , in addition to which electromechanical traffic counters were also used . An up -dated study was conducted in February , 1971 , and the finding was that traffic volume was down by I00 to 500 vehicles per day . He said that Broadway is designed to handle 20 , 000 vehicles per day , but is used at only about one -third of its capacity at this time . He related his remarks to several slide drawings , and interpreted the diagrams . Planning Director reviewed the steps necessary to facilitate the objective for development of the Ampex site . The first step involved abandonment of a portion of Douglas Avenue , which had already been effected . The second stage was the action for consideration at this hearing , abandonment of a section of Broadway . The next phase would involve construction of extension of Rolison Road . He described alternative routes , and anticipated pattern of use . In the discussion which followed , concern was expressed regarding the value of the property to be abandoned . City Manager advised that Staff had met with Marvin Casalina (appraiser) that afternoon, and had been given his pro- fessional opinion as to relative values of properties concerned . City ' s rights in Broadway consisted of easement for road purposes only , Underlying fee remained in the original land developer , and that passed to Ampex at the time they acquired the adjacent property . The only rights of the City were in the road easement and underground easement for utilities right-of-way , Extension of Rolison Road is unencumbered by easement . In the opinion of Mr . Casalina , the value of the Broadway rights which City holds at this time was minimal , in that while abandoning surface rights within Broadway , City retains underground easements for utilities for the entire parcel , On the other hand , the value of proposed improvements in Rolison Road extension, provided under the agreement , amounts to $250 , 000 . Councilman Petersen spoke in favor of the proposed actions , indicating his reasons for approval , and inquired whether the representatives from Ampex could give an indication as to when their headquarters could be expected to be in Redwood City .