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":rt is the opinion of your committee that the residents of this City are entitled to P modern, rogulpr and dependable bus service operating on n fairly frenvent basis. Your committen ]so feels thnt two addifionai factors reaulre the mnintenanon of P modern bus system: (a) V is anticipated that this ares, will ultimately be served by rapid transit service, -Itbar a new system or 2n improved, commu- tor oriented Southern PoWic system. This will rem - uire a fooder line to be successful and gill be complimentary to p local- bus Oystem. (0) The nnturni growth in area of the City, as evidenced by the present 9edwood Shores development, will support a bus system and ? bus system will intagrate the new residents and mrAntoin hod.- uond ?Yty as the basic shopping aren for our resIdents. Because of these factors it is our recommendation thnt the City initipto 7 study for dotermtntng the feasibility of acquIrIn7 modern transportation equipment with the operction of , bus system by anntroct and under the direct rontrni of the City. A prollmirnry study by your rommitt-e ind!cates that an initial capital outlay of less than 05,000 may be required with con- tract aywnsys for less than the minimum subsidy proposal from the present Trpnsit Company. Direct City control would assure the mprkln7 of bus stops, the proviHinq of an adocuate advortisin- Kud7at and a routing schedule that in best suited to the needs of our community and not dependent upon buses originating from Palo Alto. TN STR,,IPIARY: Tt is our recommendation that (1) the present bus opern- Mh 561 -Be subsidized, that (2) the present application not be opposed An the absence of any determination that the transit line is not in fact operating at a loss and that Q) the Staff imme- diately initiate a detailed study so that the City may provide the needed service under City control." (For full Text see Clerks File - Poninsulp Tronsit System) Councilman FarYner further expanded on Committee's recommendation that City buy busses and then loose to q transportation company with possibly a prrtiad subsidy, -hich suhsldV wnuld be far less thRn one suggested by the Peninsula Trqnsit Oompany. Discussion hold an recommendation mode by Committee and SON fopsibility of pur- chsV7 busses. Councilman Cringer moved to accept report of Transportation Committee and approv- tho three recommonda tions mpde: ( :i) That the present bus operation not be sub- sidizod, that (2) the present Parliaption not be opposed in thn Pbsenco of Pny Wtorminntion that the transit line is not in fact operstin7 at a loss and th7t (0) the Stiff Immediatply be7in a further investig,tion Ps to fePsibility Pnd possibility of purchnsin7 bussps, PH report ba -k at Council Study Mee tW7 of lay qth, s-conded by Counn4man W-ymowth and carried. (MTNRUTT� ()TIDFR Vice-ppynr Royer su7g-sted option be R: en by Council on recommendntion of Park ancl Recroption CommTsslon thpt play7rnund at Second Av-nue and Bay Road hp nrmpd in honor of Andrew Spinas, s hnd bo -n dispusspd at Study Man ting. Councilmon Irpnver mov-d to accept recommendation of the Park and Recreation Commission for nnmin7 of Floygrnund at Second Avenue and WV Und in honor of Andrew Spinas, seconded CouncilmFn Petersen -nd cirriqd. (MTgUTF WDER 166-07) App ileptinn for exceptions to Subdivision Ordinance, Revised Tentative Map, Zoodhous" Tndustrin] PqrV, p-nsvntQd for consideration, Planning Cnmmission at their mp-tln,r or Kar -h Al 1066, approvQd the rpvls-d 7yntativ" Map, subject to 7ranting of two PTnentionn nnd with six -onditions as fnUnws: