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<br /> In response to Councilman Leipzig's questions regarding the need to decide at this Council <br /> meeting to relinquish the Whipple funds, City Manager Everett said that the City would <br /> need four votes on the Transportation Authority, and "there are some people on the Board <br /> who also have grade separations under construction that are significantly over cost. It <br /> would be difficult for them to approve money for a project that hasn't yet started <br /> (Whipple) while they are trying to get money for projects already started that are way over. <br /> I think we do have to do this." <br /> Mayor Hartnett said the Transportation Authority has limited funds. "The limited pool <br /> of money has been narrowed because the Transit Authority's own estimates of the costs of <br /> projects has been wrong, and current San Carlos and Belmont projects need literally <br /> millions of dollars more in order to be completed. They have already started those projects <br /> in a more substantial way than we have even started with Jefferson. We need to have the <br /> support of the representatives of those cities if we are to obtain a majority vote on the <br /> Transit Authority to loosen the purse strings on additional monies for Jefferson. This is a <br /> reasonable way to attempt to do that. Passing this resolution at this point strengthens our <br /> hand in joining together with them to get the additional monies each of the cities needs in <br /> order to go on down the track on these projects." <br /> 1) MIS: RUSKINIHOWARD. TITLE READ. <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 13053 REQUESTING SUPPLEMENTAL PRIORITY ALLOCATION <br /> OF BAY AREA TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ACT FUNDS ('MEASURE A <br /> FUNDS ') FOR JEFFERSON AVENUE UNDERPASS PROJECT; <br /> APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE. <br /> 2) MIS: RUSKINIHOWARD. TITLE READ. <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 13054 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS <br /> NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND APPROPRIATE <br /> FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR JEFFERSON AVENUE <br /> UNDERPASS PROJECT; <br /> APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE. <br /> 3) MIS: RUSKINIHOWARD. TITLE READ. <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 13055 RELINQUISHING STATE TRANSPORTATION <br /> IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUND ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION FOR WHIPPLE <br /> AVENUE UNDERPASS PROJECT IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, <br /> URGING REALLOCATION OF FUNDS SO RELINQUISHED FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS <br /> IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE <br /> DOCUMENTS IN PURSUANCE HEREOF; <br /> APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE. <br /> REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 APRIL 21, 1997 <br /> MINUTES Page No. 270 PAGE 18 <br />