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91 Mr. Ullrich âdvisedthat a~y re-zoning out of industrial or-commer- cial usage would require action of" Planning Commission and hearings and action by the City Council; that to down-grade property in this area without tremendous justification would be nearly impossible; that rights and values of property owners must be' carefully consid- ered. ' 7 - EASTER BOWL - Develòpment of area for beautified open space and- additional uses could be an advaritagej Mr. Winans suggested a land- scape architect's services would be a distinct advantage for both the Easter Bowl area and the Marina in order to provide for more - . ' . effect1ve use of the lands for the' future and for more orderly plan- ing. Chairman Beals stated that landscape architect designs are more useful and effective and usually necessitate less maintenance costs for allover programs. Question: Mrs. Krogh asked if private enterprise was an acceptable method of developing 'such type areas, suggesting that possibly ser- vice c1ubs'or'organizations could take on some of the beautification program on a long -- range bases. Mr.. Winans' said that there is a tre- mendous resource of private resources which often can accomplish such things, and these resources should be encouraged. 8 - REDWOOD SHORES - Walkways stop waterways levees - M~. Dixon' Arnett noted the 21 miles of walkways planned for area and suggest- ed a better usage being to condense walkways to acres for small lo- calized parks. . Mr. Ullrich noted that walks would co~nect with.per- imeter a~eas and serve many purposes including beautification; that houses would back up to dikes with living areas on 2nd or 3rd floors so that people using-dike walkways could not look into homes; that City was considering open space ordinance: . qq~~~~uous Wa~eIW~y:Chairman Beals cautioned that Mr. Winan's re- port did not deal with waterways. To the question of'continuation of Steinberger Slo'ugh to make a continuous water'~ay, Mr. Ullrich stated that the approved plan of Redwood'" Shores does not show i t as a general cut through: that ~roperty involved in the continua- tion of Steinberger Slough is not owned by Leslie Properties but other private individuals. COTIùl1issioner-'-Sipes stated that the Rëg- iona1 Planning Committee, Sub-committee on WateTways, had advocated that the cut throucrh be made. -" Mr. Me~}~itt Snyder:, chairman of the Redwood Shores Sub-Committee of the Citizens Survey Committee suggested uland bank-. middle cluster idea with high-rise construction in order to create and preserve open space; complimented his committee on thei)~ ~eport and Mr. Arn- ett1s additional repo~t. 9 - DOvrnTOvrn AREA: City Manager Ullrich stated that Planning Dir- ector, Ken Schroeter, had begun studies on the Livingston, Blaney _. .. ~-,...._.,_._--_..,.._.,-~,...---....- _..n._. - --,.-' ,.., .~...."....... -______n_____----------'--"--'- .--.-.-..------..-,.. ...-",' ....- ,----- -- - ----...., ',-,_W_,,',-..,-_._.."_n_.._._..---------'- -..- -- -., .. ~ .._---..~_..