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396 Annual State Conference of Women on Highway Safety , Sacramento , August 14 , 15 , 16 , instead of August 15 -17 ) , seconded by Councilman Rosselli and carried . Presentation of a Certificate of Distinguithed Service to Andrew Spinas by Mayor Bury on behalf of Council and community , with expressions of appreciation for his ser- vices while a member of the Library Board of Trustees . �^ Report on " 911 " Emergency Dialing by W . F . Seebauer , Manager , Pacific Telephone & Tele - phone & Telegraph Company , Redwood City , as requested for Council ' s information . Mr . Seebauer explained how system would work so that any telephone subscriber , at no extra cost , could in any type of emergency dial this one number and be connected to a central receiving point where message would thereafter be dispatched to the department involved , i . e . , fire , police , ambulance , etc . He advised telephone company is willing $ and ready to provide this type of converter to cities , realize the desirability of such a service , but stated many ramifications involved , particularly in California . He reported on the number of cities throughout the United States which now had this type of emergency dialing , others now planning to convert , and those cities seriously consid - ering such plans . He explained cities having this type of service had already a central point for receiving calls and method for dispatching , usually Police Department . He advised how outlying communities usually have a central receiving center covering large areas , but of the complication arising in this area by an overlapping of telephone service covering several jurisdictions . He explained from a chart the problems presented between cities of Belmont , San Carlos , Menlo Park , Redwood City and Redwood Shores , by this overlap , and problems involved to define responsibility and liability implied of a central service covering several jurisdictions and the dispatch from this point . In this respect he noted it was not he plan of the telephone company to take calls and dispatch , but assumed to be the responsibility of the city seeking the system , He noted why it was thought important that State become involved in order to provide assistance to communities and perhaps set the development of a master plan guideline . He also noted that " 911 " was adopted by AT&T through cooperation with national mergency agency organizations to provide this type of help to the general public in reporting emergencies . He felt a Master Plan definitely needed for the whole of the Bay Area . City Manager stated obviously the ideal solution to this type of service would be a tie - in to a County -wide system, but noted Staff ' s review indicated this to be a prodigious undertaking , with costs unknown and answers to questions of responsibility and liability in need of much study . It was also noted that a ray of hope might be realized from a nation -wide research on this subject which had been authorized and might bring solutions as to implementation of this service . Council indicated problems presented for this service did not diminish the need but felt subject should be presented for an investigation by ABAG as a regional problem . City Manager emphasized Staff not negative in this approach as considerable time had been spent on this subject not only with City Staff but also with County staff and feels now at the proper point where experts should be consulted because of the present Civic Center planning wherein a centralized communication system should be definitely considered . Mayor Bury felt new technologies would be developed to over- come some of the problems mentioned . Mayor Bury asked that Staff continue to pursue this subject and accepted suggestion that a communication be sent to ABAG requesting they consider a regional study ( Memo 7/15/69 ) PUBLIC HEARING , Resolution of Intention of the Planning Commission to amend the Zoning Map to rezone properties fronting on Hamilton Way , Oak View Way , and Eastlake Way , being Lots 5 through 10, Block 204 , and Lot 8 , Block 19 , Highlands of Emerald Lake Subdivision No . 2 ; Lots 27 and 28 , Block 18 , and Lot 8 , Block 19 , Highlands of Emerald X14 769