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129 9. Report that was received in March relative to the- mini park at Redwood and Poplar. CPRS barbecue announcement for Thursday, May 20, at Huddart Park. Mr. Morton and Mr. Balzarini were taking reservations of the . . comrnJ.ssJ.oners. Departmental activity budget summaries and Redwood Marina reports for March 28. 10. 11. 'PERSONAL APPEARANCES We have Mr. Jack Brook, Assistant Director of the San Mateo County Park and Recreation Department, to discuss the proposal of the~ San Mateo County Road Commission regarding a hike-bike route that is to begin in Redwood City at two~ spots: Whipple up to Upland to Cordilleras on up Edgewo~d Road to Hassler Memorial across to the old Edgewood Road and bisecting at an angle at 280 and end Canada Road. The second starting point on the border of Redwood City and San Carlos was from Eaton to Clifford to Scenic~anddown to Edgewood over to Upland and on thence to same route previously discussed. 'Mr. Brook presented the idea of people wanting to get away from the community and take bike, hike, and horse trails away from the center of the communities. There was some discussion relative to the fact that this would cut under Interstate Highway 280 and the discussion that the Department of Highways had considered an expensive $300,000 undercrossing of which 92 percent would be borne by the federal government and 8 per- cent by the state government. Other considerations that caused this trail route to be-adopted were that President Nixon recommended to Congress a legislation of parks and this would be funded from the - .1971-72 fiscal year. Mr. Brook felt that the~HUD representatives would put this under their criteria of consideration under the land and water conservation fund, and that they~specifically recommended the establishment of a park that would fit this possibility. Relative to minimum standards that would be set up would be a standard of 8 foot trails; 4 foot, asphalted¡ and 4, foot, a trail for riding~ horses, feeling that the horses would be out eventually and that this would be a hiking and bike trail.' Mr. Brook is visiting each of the three governmental agencies, that is Redwood City, San Carlos, and San Mateo~, County; and has the backing of the Sierra'Club,- portola Valley area, and the Green Hills subcommittees. . . They endorse these plans. There was considerable discussion on why a separate undercrossing be started and that Mr~ Brook stated that the State of California would have to come up with at least $24,000 for this trail because they were cutting an existingtrail. There was some discussion relative to the fact that there was no trail. Mr. Brook stated ,that this ~as a great ..,.-... ,........-......_..._n..,__--.....___n--.__--n_n...."""--.." '.---' '-----"""""""'---'--"------.' ..---..-..-..