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<br />--- -- ----- ---- -- <br />IS. How much has the City iuvested so far in the project? <br />The direct expenses for the Redevelopment Agency has totaled approximately <br />$300,000.00 over almost a 3-year period. <br />16. How much has been spent on information distribution, such as community <br />hearing noticeslbrochures? <br />The total so far is approximately $50,000.00 with the bulk going toward mailing costs. <br />Traffic Engineer Haygood explained his points would be pertaining to traffic signal <br />coordination in downtown and El Camino Real. <br />17. EI Camino Real is already a coordinated corridor, maintained by Caltrans. This may <br />not be obvious during peak periods when some intersections approach capacity, but is <br />more apparent when traffic is a little lighter. IfCaltrans added more green signal time <br />for Jefferson at El Camino (they have already added a little), then El Camino would <br />have less green time and further deterioration of its signal coordination. <br />18. Currently, no equipment is in place to allow coordination between the El <br />Camino/Jefferson intersection and the adjacent Jefferson corridor signals. Staff has <br />approached Caltrans regarding potential installation of equipment at El <br />Camino/Jefferson that could allow coordination with the adjacent Jefferson signals. <br />The City would probably have to pay for all costs to purchase and install this <br />equipment, if Caltrans allows it. <br />19. The RTSOP project has provided the hardware to make coordination of downtown <br />traffic signals feasible, but coordination would have consequences. Coordination on <br />one street can cause increased delay for traffic on the cross streets and for pedestrians, <br />especially during off-peak times when uncoordinated signals responding to the traffic <br />demands at each intersection independently may be more effective on average. <br />Another consideration is that successful coordination of signals would allow higher <br />vehicle speeds through downtown, which is somewhat contradictory to a "pedestrian- <br />friendly" environment. <br />Police Chief Bolanos responded to the following questions. <br />20. Does the County jail impact the project? <br />It's unknown if it will or not. Currently, the County jail does not impact the downtown <br />in regards to crime. <br />JOINT ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 8, 2001 <br />MINUTES PAGE 10 <br />MINUTES Book No.58 <br />Page NO. 306 <br />