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Item No.1 (cont i nued) Resident, 949 Stony Hill Road, reported using the alley almost every evening in walking to Stulsaft Park and is opposed to closing it. Robert Wassick, 931 Stony Hill Road, suggested that closing the walkway will create hardship for users of Stulsaft Park, acknowledging that adjacent property owners may have problems because of it and that he would not want it next to his property. William Jackson, 3743 Country Club, one of those requesting abandonment of the walkway, described experiences of the petitioners and urged that the walkway be abandoned. ' Jim Luttrell, 902 Pleasant Hill, stated he is in favor of closing the walkway and suggested the inconvenience to those who oppose closing is minimal compared to the misery suffered by the adjacent property owners. Mayor Stangel invited anyone else present who wished to speak to do so. one wished to speak. No M/S: Biagi/Claire to close the public hearing. Carried unanimously and public hearing closed at 8:10 p.m. Discussion followed and Director of Public Works Addiego replied to questions and commented regarding the general trend to eliminate walkways because of problems being encountered; the difficulties related to policing and maintenance of walkways; the proposed conditions for abandonment requi red of the adj acent property owners who have requested it; the need to retain utility easements; the prospective benefit to adjacent property owners when walkway property is transferred to them; whether there is any salvage value in the street light which must be removed; and the work involved in its removal. Title read. M/S: Britschgi/Mosher RESOLUTION NO. 9247 VACATING PUBLIC SERVICE EASEMENT (WALKWAY) IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 3 OF DIVISION 9, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; and with deletion of prop?sed paragraph 1. (b) requiring adjacent owners to pay for the cost.of remov1ng the street llght at an estimated cost of $800.00 adopted unan1mously by roll call vote. MINUTE ORDER NO. 82-169 It was. suggested that the abandonment of the walkway be brought to the attent1on of Sam Trans for consideration of possible relocation of the area bus stop to a more convenient location. (Memo 10/26/82) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Councilman Rhodes left the meeting at 8:20 p.m. and did not return) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS , There being no ?bjection, ~ayor Stangel ordered that the communication from the Parents Adv1sory Counc1l of the Fair Oaks Community Center Child Care ~rogram.be heard out of order at this time. (NOTE: The Child Care Program 1S a pr1vate nonprofit organization operated at the Fair Oaks Center) Reg.Mtg. 10/25/82 Page 2 Lt7!