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Councilman Claire addressed Mr. Murphy's concerns which he shared. "In the development I bought into about five years ago, the inftastructure was put in by the developer, and in the price of that house, was that inITastructure. I paid up ITont for it. The GID 1-64 was an installment plan for inftastructure so housing prices and property prices in Redwood Shores would not be as enormous as they might be otherwise. I am somewhat concerned that there are people in our community who still think the bond repayment is a tax. I'm not saying Mr. Murphy does, I know he knows better. There have been some articles written in the Pilot, and conversations that I have had with Redwood Shores residents, that they seem to think it is a tax. It bothers me, because it is not a tax, it is what they would have had to pay for their house up ITont for the inftastructure that went it." Councilman Claire recommended a full discussion of the GID 1-64 at a future meeting. He said that in 1982 or 1983 the Council put a cap on those bonds, so the homeowners in Redwood Shores would no longer be burdened with the prospect of more bonds being sold to pay for additional inITastructure. Councilman Claire said there was a vote taken and the majority of Redwood City voters said they did not want the South Shores Project brought forth. He said the Redwood Shores Homeowners Association also expressed that same sentiment. He added that if the vote were taken today, he doubted that the decision would be reversed. Councilman Claire said that today there is more interest in traffic problems, not housing any longer. He said that there are many people in the community who perceive that more development would worsen the traffic and crime problems. Councilman Claire said he would support the resolution, that it clearly stated the Council was concerned about access to the Redwood Shores Neighborhood over a connector road provided at a reasonable cost. ITERATION OF THE MOTION: MIS: LA BERGEIBUCHAN. TITLE READ. RESOLUTION NO. 13052 ENDORSING PRESERVATION OF BAIR ISLAND AS OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT WITH APPROPRIATE PUBLIC ACCESS AND PROVISION FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL FOR CLARIFICA nON PROVIDED BY DR. NOBLES (WHEREAS CLAUSES) ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE. AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS BUCHAN, CLAIRE, HOWARD, LA BERGE, RUSKIN AND MAYOR HARTNETT NOES: COUNCILMAN LEIPZIG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Jefferson Avenue and Whipple Avenue Grade Separation Projects (100) REPORT: Senior Civil Engineer Lee, April 21, 1997 Mayor Hartnett announced there were no speakers on this matter. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 APRIL 21, 1997 MINUTES Page No. 268 PAGE 16