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B. ORDINANCE 1130 -340 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING ARTICLE 60, ZONING MAP NO. 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1130, THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE NORTH MAIN STREET PRECISE PLAN AREA, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM THE EXISTING ZONE DISTRICTS TO THE PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT. (First Reading, August 27, 2007) (613) 6.5 Section — Claims and Warrants A. Approve warrants dated through September 10, 2007 and usual and necessary payments through September 24, 2007. (303) MINUTE ORDER 07 -165 6.1 Section — Motions (continued) C. Traffic Calming Measures on McGarvey Avenue Public Communications Manager Smith explained the process concluding with the recommendation. Traffic Engineer Haygood gave the report stating that a six - month trial at both intersections with traffic counts and speed data being collected before installation and then after six months is recommended. Council questions evolved about the use of chokers and the impact on bicyclists Public Comment: Kathy Schrenk, McGarvey resident and traffic committee member, thanked the City for support of their block party. She supported the proposed chokers stating that McGarvey is an unusual street, an artery, very hilly, and really steep such that a barrier like the choker is necessary. She explained that she serves on the bike committee and that because McGarvey is so steep when biking down, most times, you are forced to take the lane because you are going at the speed of traffic. If going uphill, there are parked cars at many times. She expressed surprise at the lack of support for the circle and her hope that further consideration will be given at a later time. In conclusion, she was pleased with traffic calming measures on the upper half but cautioned that there is a lot of interest for measures on the downhill half. Mary Brown stated that in 1961 she requested stop signs be installed and she is still waiting for assistance for the kids at McGarvey and something for Roosevelt Avenue. She requested a radar gun after witnessing a driver running through a stop sign at Connecticut. Gerald Nagle stated the difficulty in backing out of residential driveways on Roosevelt because drivers are slowing down to make a left hand turn onto Connecticut, going west on Roosevelt to go south on Connecticut. Drivers go to the JOINT CITY COUNCIL /REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 MINUTES PAGE 6 MINUTE BOOK NO. 61 Page No. 484