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300 Written Cortunumcations (continued) that while funds for park development come from GID No 1-64, all cost of maintenance in the future comes from the General Fund of the City. He noted there is increasing competition for the limited funds of the City. Mrs. George Arens, advised that she had written to Director ' of Parks and Recreation Weeks and had received a letter simi- lar to that of the City Manager on the same sub�ect. Mrs. Arens stated her appreciation of the response and noted the importance of the park development to Redwood Shores residents. Bruce Albin, 569 Compass Circle, requested a target date for comp etion of the Dolphin Park development. Mr. Albin also requested that the City Council meet as a Board of Directors of GID No. 1-64 in Redwood Shores. It was explained that the City is not the only governmental agency involved with develop- ment of parks in the Shores area and that cost of maintenance is an important factor in park development. Ron MacQuarrie, 558 Keelson Circle, asked the City Manager to provide a progress report in June on park development tn ' Redwood Shores in his regular Community Information Report, (Memo 3/8/76) Mayor Weymouth thanked the members of the audience for coming to the meeting and indicating their concern. Public versus Private Streets ' Councilman Norris referred to his memorandum of March 8, 1976 addressed to the City Council regarding public versus private streets for planned developments. Discussion followed concerning whether or not the Council has a policy with regard to private streets; whether direction to the Planning Commission on the sub�ect is proper, the desirability of retaining flexibility with regard to streets within a development; and whether the Planning Commisison has requested guidance City Manager Fales advised that the Public Works Department and the Planning Department are involved in a study of the advantages and disadvantages of public versus private streets which is in- tended to be an educational report Mr Fales suggested the memorandum from Councilman Norris could be forwarded to those departments. (Memo 3/9/76) Appointments - Council of Mayors of San Mateo County Mayor Weymouth called attention to the letter to him from Robert A. Jones, Mayor of Belmont and Chairman of the Council of Mayors, regarding the necessity of filling certain vacancies and requesting that names of candidates be subm�tted to Mayor Jane Baker of San ' Mateo, Chairman of the Nominating Cortom ttee, for appointment to the vacancies. Mayor Weymouth observed that Redwood City has a -5- Reg Mtg. 3/8/76