1968 339- 485 _ 1-8 to 4-15-1968

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planning. Planning Director felt next item answered concerns which were indicated by Council, but added air pollution might also be mentioned as best example of a regional issue wherein all of Bay area cities should have a part. 3. Any regional plan should address itself to regional issues and not to issues of purely local importance, except by -- reference. 4. If the plan limits itself to eegional issues, its effect on the form of the region would be to promote, foster, or allow the development of the region along lines intermediate be- tween the Preliminary Regional Plan and the City Centered Concept. Planning Commission felt this conclusion clearly indicated that issues of a local nature should be left to local jurisdiction with each community doing their own planning within their own boundaries, and strictly regional planning should be covered by the regional planning. Planning Director explained the Preliminary Plan covered four planning concepts, which after a review of each, Commission felt would automatically result in each City dealing with local planning, and it was felt conclusion reached on this issue clearly stated City's position. 5. If the Bayfront Freeway is shown on the regional plan, it should be shifted easterly of the route presently shown in the plan report. Planning Director advised Planning Commission had gone along with recommenda- tion adopted by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors concering the Bayfront Freeway. He also advised County Regional Planning Committee had voted in 1966 not to include a Bayfront Freeway on any of its maps. He advised Commission had taken into consideration also that a Bayfront Freeway may well come into being whether wanted or not as another reason for their making recommendation stated. Council members indicated varying concerns relating to a proposed Bayfront Freeway; reasons for proposing, if to be built, that it should be moved Easterly, and possible alternatives that should be considered. City Manager advised that Redwood Shores project from the very onset had indicated a Bayfront Freeway to run along the PGE power lines, being placed in this alignment because property could not be used for anything else, also aligning with Foster City routing. He stated any other alignment to the East, such as indicated, would invite a new fill to the bulkhead. Councilman Bury advised of the discussions held on this subject when he was on the Port Commission and concerns expressed for encroachment proposed with fills and stated the proposed Freeway should be developed on the periphery of the existing development. Planning Director also advised that original plan had proposed several inter- changes for this Freeway in Redwood Shores, but that later drawings had eliminated them. Suggested alternates, such as a series of tubes and bridges; double decking A 29'68