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Manager Patterson said that the peninsula was suffering from all the development decisions made by every jurisdiction, and "the reality is, if we don't approve Route 84, just like we don't approve an office building, the traffic is going to get worse. We have no alternatives except East Bayshore Road which is going to continue to carry more and more traffic, and it will be more and more dangerous for those people who live and work on East Bayshore Road. There will be traffic diverted to Bay and Spring and Broadway. There is just no place else for it to go. We have seen it throughout Redwood City. People are taking the most bizarre routes to get from one place to another, because all the major traffic corridors are clogged up. This is not going to help the entire Peninsula. Maybe it will help a portion of Redwood City." In answer to Council Member Claire's questions regarding the Interchange of Route 84 at Woodside Road, Manager Patterson said, "the original plan that you saw over a year ago just showed four lanes 'T-ing' directly into Seaport Boulevard. The proposal that is being recommended this evening has a curved approach so it ties directly into Woodside Road, and Seaport Boulevard then 'Ts' into Route 84 with a signalized intersection. We think there are some problems with that particular alignment, but it has Route 84 being a continuous, straight shot all the way up Woodside Road." Council Member Claire said no one wants to go straight up Woodside Road, they want to get to Highway 101. He asked if there would be an improvement that would directly link that section to Highway 101. When Manager Patterson answered "no" Council Member Claire said that it should be included. Manager Patterson said staffs recommendation included incorporating the Measure A improvements with reconstruction of the Highway 101 Interchange at Woodside to address that issue. Vice Mayor Ruskin said he had concerns about the practicality of this proposal. He expressed some doubt that agencies like the Corps of Engineers and others will even allow this project. He said he was also concerned about the huge cost. Vice Mayor Ruskin said it would be prudent for the City to act quickly. Council Member Leipzig commented on the recommendations in the staff report. He said, "This is a huge project. There are so many details. There are so many things that still need to be checked. I don't think we are approving anything tonight, other than a concept. I have some grave reservations about many things that were raised tonight. But I think we can move forward without offending anyone, and it is going to come back with some comments from the different jurisdictions. As to funding, land, property owners, at any point we can say, we aren't" comfortable with this, we don't want to move forward." MIS: LEIPZIGIIRA ACCEPT STAFF'S FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS Council Member Claire asked if the maker of the motion would add an amendment, "to move the Bayfront Expressway as far east as possible away from the mobile home parks." He urged the Council to continue to push for that concept. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MAY 18, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 500 PAGE 22