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431 Request of City of Belmont for change of street name , Shoreway Road , Redwood Shores . Mayor Bury noted his prior report to Council on this request from the Mayor of the City of Belmont , and that only a matter of approximately fifty feet is within Red - wood City Limits . He has been informed that the businesses in the area are agree - able to the change to Marriott Road , andprinting of any needed change in letterheads _ of businesses affected by the street name change would be underwritten by Marriott . He recommended that Council approve the change . Councilman Keckley moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO . 6075 CHANGING NAME OF THAT PORTION OF SHOREWAY ROAD LYING WITHIN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY TO MARRIOTT ROAD , seconded by Councilman Henderson . Question was raised as to whether the motion should not be contingent upon approval of the name change by the City Council of Belmont . Mayor Bury advised that Council action would be to support the action of Belmont , if they approve the change at their meeting . City Attorney stated that he would amend the Resolution to include the con- dition of approval by City of Belmont , Motion approving amended resolution carried on roll call vote , Councilman Petersen being noted absent . Discussion of Government Affairs Program . Councilman Keckley reported on proposal for student participation in the City ' s government functions . He emphasized that he felt this program should be considered a proposal by the Council as a whole . He indicated his hope that a program of this type would aid in bridging the gap between the student community and municipal ad- ministration, and believes benefits would be mutual through exchange of knowledge . Initially , this plan would affect the Council , Planning Commission , Park and Recrea - tion Commission and Port Commission . This would enable 24 students to participate , but he believes that as time went on , the program could be expanded to permit a larger number of participants . It is the intention to use a broad cross -section of the total student body . He felt it would be advisable not to attempt to encompass too large a group , in the beginning, and the group from Sequoia High School and City Staff concurred . Interns would be drawn first from Sequoia High School , and as the program developed , others could be included . Councilman Keckley referred to his report of August 11 to the Council outlining the proposal . (For full report , see City Clerk ' s File - Student Government Program . ) In reviewing his report , he noted that it is important for students to learn the chain of command in city government . A change had been suggested to him that determination as to amount of participation by the student should be made by the Mayor and Commis - sion Chairmen . He added that he had asked Mr . Robert Biggs , Principal of Sequoia High School , to be present at this meeting . In the discussion which followed , Council expressed belief that the program could be a valuable asset to the City , one of the benefits being that young people trained in government procedures will later provide a source of qualified community leadership . It was suggested that interns might be chosen by the election process , to serve for two years , thus permitting sufficient time to develop programs and ideas for improved understanding . However , others expressed the opinion that more students can be in- cluded if the period served is on the semester basis , and this would also permit a 4,'0 I s "69