BOOK 27_1957-06-17 to 1960-07-25

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20 5' REAR YARD SETBACK, LOT 11, BLOCK 172 WOODSIDE TERRACE NO. 4 (Virginia and Palm). The Clerk read the letter from the Planning Commission. Councilman Weiss moved , approval of the Planning Commission's recommendation and the City Attorney to pre- pare the necessary resolution, seconded by Councilman Granger and carried. TRANSFER FUNDS TO OFFSET DEFICIT IN PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1 ACCOUNT. The Mayor announced that this would be put off until they get a complete report on the Parking District I No. 1, Councilman Stout moved that this matter be referred to the City Manager for a report for the,,study meeting, seconded by Councilman Weiss and carried. TRAFFIC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS STOP SIGNS ON HARRISON AT MYRTLE AND FOUR-WAY STOPS AT ALAMEDA AND JEFFERSON. The Committee recommends that arterial stops be installed I� upon Harrison Avenue at each of its intersections with Myrtle Street to afford needed protection to traffic due to the fact that this intersection lies adjacent to one of the steepest hills in Redwood City. The Committee further recommends that arterial stops be installed upon Jefferson Avenue at each of its intersections with Alameda de las Pulgas, making this intersection a four-way stop, and providing needed protection for vehicles attempting to cross Jefferson Avenue at this location. Councilman Stout moved approval of the Traffic Committee's recommendation and referred the matter to the City Attorney for the necessary resolution, seconded'by Councilman Weiss and carried. Councilman Granger stated that he hoped that the Traffic Committee would give con- sideration to the Brewster Avenue Improvement Club request for signals at Brewster it and Broadway. This is'being considered now by the Traffic Committee. l TRAFFIC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S PLAN TO EXTEND INDIISTRIAL WAY TO WINSLOW STREET. Councilman Weiss read the following, prepared li statement: 111. We have contracted for and now have before the Planning Commission for consider- ation a Master Street and Highway Plan, also we are about to receive the results and a report on a traffic study in connection therewith. It therefor would be pre- mature to take any action unless an emergency situation can be established. 2. To consider this matter on an emergency basis is not logical, because the paramount problem in that area or vicinity is the Whipple Avenue and El Camino Cross- ing. Only at the last meeting of the Planning Commission the question of overpasses including the Whipple Avenue problem was discussed. 3. I also have given this matter and more especially the Whipple Avenue and El Camino problem a lot of study, with the result that I can now honestly state that any money put into extending Industrial Road at this time would be'fallacious, at least until we have explored exhaustively the advisability and feasibility of opening Hopkins Avenue from El Camino through to the new clover leaf opposite Whipple Avenue with a suitable overpass over El Camino and the railroad tracks, and thus determine the effect that would have on the overall problem. L}. I have made some investigations asto the advisability and possibility of such a program and after consultation with professional people, other than those of our city staff, I have been encouraged as to its logic. In fact I kas told that a rough estimate of costs of such a program would possible not exceed some $124002000. Further that since state highways and the railroad are involved, participation by them could be _... expected. That if normal formulas are used in the event of th6 event of their participation, the possibility exists that the city's share in the whole project may not exceed $500,000. 5. If such a plan should be formulated and succeed, the need for Industrial Road ; extension would be obviated and the proposed money some $100,000, would certainly serve a greater and better purpose if allocated to the larger overall project. Accordingly I move that this matter be held in abeyance, and that the Plsnning Commission, the City Manager, the City Engineer and the Traffic Committee be instructed to give the Hopkins Avenue extension and overpass their attention, and that a report be sub- mitted to'the Council by not later than the last meeting in September, 1957• The City Attorney stated that this should be referred to the Planning Commission and should not V