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4 When the Police Department was assigned to this building there were 12 members serving a population of approximately 12,000 persons. It now houses a department. of 41 members and serves a population of approximately 40,000 persons. The general office or work.room, which is. located on the first floor, is badly ov. er- crowded, both with.working_personnel and filing equipment, and, there is, absolutely, no room left.for. expansion under any conditions. . There is no space available, .for. the use of the Investigation, Traffic and Juvenile Details. There are no rooms or offices where persons.. who.. call at or are brought to the station may be interviewed. There is no provision possible for the segregation of disorderly and unruly persons under arrest from citizens who call at the station to make reports or seeking information. There is no report writing, roll call, assembly nor meeting room where members of.the. department may gather at one time. for briefing or instructions. The present. locker. room,_ which..is located on the second floor, is used for these.purpos.es at this time.. This.. locker room is badly over - crowded, it having been necessary to place one-quarter of the lockers in the shower room. There is no provision possible for even the temporary detention of prisoners under investigation. The area assigned to the Police Department in the basement is totally inadequate:for..the.storage of.r.ec.overed., found and unclaimed property and there is no .space for.the proper keeping and safeguarding of evidence to be used in. criminal cases. There is no space available where the communications facilities may be separated from the noisy, over - .crowded and inadequate general office In light. of the facts presented .herewith,.the.Committee recommends that this matter be placed. before. the voters in the.form of a bond issue in the amount of $150,000 to provide. a building in.order for the Police Department to operate efficiently at the present time. and to provide for expansion consistent_ with anticipated. population increases in Redwood City in the future.. . Respectfully submitted, POLICE BUILDING COMMITTEE Robert Spillers, Chairman Floyd Granger • Paul Jones Carl Britschgi" Councilman Granger stated that the Committee had discussed this matter at great length and it was the feeling of the Committee, based upon the findings of the last election, that the majority of the people_. were in favor of the new police building and if an election were held they feel.- that.._ this. measure will pass. the 2/3 majority required on bond elections. Councilman Granger suggested and then moved that each Councilman.contact two citizens and ask: them to make a study. as to their findings ...and.. if. they are. .of .the opinion this be put on the ballot at the next election, seconded. by Councilman.B.ritschgi, report to be brought back to the Council_..in.thirty days. Motion carried. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED REZONING LOTS 8 TO -10, BLOCK 2, AND LOTS 2 AND 3, BLOCK 1, WELLESLEY PARK (32, 39, 49 etc. Edgewood Road) FROM R -1 to P -1, (Edgewood near El Camino Real). City Attorney Currie stated that the only action the Council could take at this time was to set the time of public hearing. Coun.cilman.Britschgi moved that the public, hearing be set. for December 5th,..seconded..by Councilman .Spillers and carried. RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER $10,000 FROM(ENERAL FUND TO STULSAFT PARK FUND. Councilman Stout offered RESOLUTION .19O TRANSFERRING $10,000 FROM GENERAL FUND TO S TULSAFT PARK FUND AND moved its adoption, seconded. by Councilman Spillers and carried on roll call. Councilman Granger gave the Clerk a copy of the letter recently appearing in the