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i � . 2�7 During the discusston of Transportation Facilities, City Manager Fales responded to questions regarding the poor condition of Chestnut Street and whether the City or Southern Pacific is responsible for damages, that the City is always party to su�ts because it owns the right of way, and although the situation is dangerous, it will ' probably continue until such time as the freight line is rerouted so that the tracks are separated from the roadway. Assistant City Manager Smith responded to questions by Council regarding the James Street Extension pro,7ect, that Southern Pacific railroad is in- � volved to the extent that Franklin Street would be abandoned and � d the railroad station relocated to the other side of Broadway; that the proposal is preliminary, although d�scussions have been going on a number of years, that the pro,7ect would eventually allow ex- tension of James Street, but necessitate closing a grade crossing, possibly at Maple Street, and that the pro�ect is very long range. With regard to the Canyon Road Widening pro,7ect, Director of Public Works Pusich responded to quest�ons by Council advising that this - pro�ect is simply a safety pro�ect involving improving the street to safe width, and will not be adding lanes or curbs, gutters and sidewalks, and that there is no property acquisition involved During additional discussion, it was pointed out that Council had adopted the policy to retain the rural atmosphere of that area, that improvements such as curbs, gutters and sidewalks are done 'under assessment district procedures and the residents have shown no interest. Council noted citizen concern about costs of the new program for installation of reflector pavement markers, and Mr. Pusich advised that the City receives Federal funds each year for safety pro- ' grams, that this was not paid out of local tax money, but rather Gas Tax funds being returned to the cities. Reference was made to a memorandum dated May 8, 1978 from City Manager Fales regarding enforcement of the parking lot paving law, to which was attached a list of the several lots and the costs, totaling $142,000. � � MOTION. Counc�lman Rhodes moved, seconded by Councilman Biagi, V to eliminate the addittonal recommended Parking Enforcement Deputy (p 30) for a saving of $22,000. On the question, it was noted by Council that the position is paid out of parking fines Mr. Fales added that these deputies not only enforce parking meters, but also overtime park�ng, and that the additional position was recortunended because of complaints by many merchants, and that having 2-hour limit parking meters to encourage turnover was useless without the capability to enforce the law. The motion failed by majority voice vote, Councilman Rhodes voting yes. With reference to Canyon park (p. 83), Council inquired as to ' consequences of removing those funds from Cap�tal Outlay for this year, and Director of Parks and Recreation Weeks advised that the park is a total design pro,7ect and that the Hetch-Hetchy right of way cuts off a portion on one side, that without Capital Outlay -2- Budget Study � 5/20/78 � a I