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88 amended motion to accept in principle report of Staff and with provision that points brought up for possible modification be thoroughly considered and investiga- ted by Staff, seconded by Councilman Bury and carried unanimously on roll call vote. (MINUTE ORDER #67-40) Councilman Bury moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Rosselli and carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:15 P. M. HELEN C. MOORE, City Clerk Minutes of Regular Weekly Study Meeting Redwood City Council March 6, 1967 7:30 P. M. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Herkner. Proposed moratorium on Hill area annexations, and establishment of lines of demar- cation for future expansion of City Limits. City Manager stated Planning Director would make a report on the subject of hillside area moratorium and establishment of lines of demarcation, or "spheres of influence" for the expansion of the City Limits. He also stated he would report on meetings which had been held with Town of Woodside. Planning Director stated because of Council's directive for consideration of a moratorium on hillside areas until problems involved were studied, and after Staff's consideration of possible courses of action, it was concluded that the 1 following recommendation be submitted for Council's consideration: iJ (l� annexation petitions not be encouraged for the time being (2 accept and process only those annexation petitions which would constitute logical additions to City to eliminate awkward boundary situations (3) defer action on any annexation petitions which will raise problems before adoption of a General Plan. Planning Director indicated from map areas which were referred to by Staff's recommendations. He furthez' stated Staff's recommendations for Council's con- sideration in opposing a moratorium would be (1) if problems in certain possible annexation areas existed they could be solved just as well within the City limits as without; (2) areas immediately outside City limits technically were so closely associated with Redwood City that failing to annex them would not relieve City of any problems now associated with such areas; (3) exclusion of "island" areas almost completely surrounded by the City were costing the City presently just as much as if in the City limits. i Planning Director recommended, if Council did actually establish a moratorium on all future annexation in the foothill areas it was suggested that a firm policy was needed not only on the moratorium but other important factors: (1) a mora- torium which would be recognized by County on subdivision activities, building permits, etc.; (2) "sphere of influence" should be firmed up by City and adjoin- ing cities for establishing of boundary lines, most already having reported their policies to LAFC or now in the process of doing so. He stated this procedure is