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<br /> . . . - - <br /> '--- In response to Council questions, Director Patterson advised that change orders at this <br /> time would be costly and would slow down the project. <br /> Councilwoman La Berge stated she wanted to be sure that all these entry features <br /> accomplished what the Council had originally wanted - to make it easier for people to find <br /> Redwood City and be attracted to the downtown area. <br /> Councilman Ruskin stated that the aesthetics of the entry features were extremely <br /> important to him and Council's input into signage decisions was equally important. <br /> Mayor Hartnett asked staff to bring this issue to the Council Streets Committee. <br /> MEMO 2/27/96 <br /> Councilman Leipzig said this was a great deal of money to spend on entry features when <br /> the City's sidewalks needed improvements, and suggested downtown streets and sidewalks <br /> be improved before entry features were put in. Councilman Leipzig suggested that the old <br /> sign at El Camino Real and Chestnut, next to the service organization emblems, be <br /> included in this project, and signage inviting people to the downtown area be installed at <br /> Highway 101 at Veterans and Woodside. <br /> - Mayor Hartnett called on those in the audience who had submitted speaker's cards. <br /> John Holt, 42 Iris, spoke in favor of the program, but asked Council to speed up the <br /> process so these improvements did not interfere with the Farmer's Market and the Climate <br /> Best Fest. <br /> Geri Mayers, 2303 Broadway, urged Council to go forward with the project before <br /> inflation increases its cost, and said the Broadway merchants were in favor of the <br /> improvements. <br /> Don Saye, 2021 Broadway, spoke on behalf of many Broadway merchants in the audience <br /> and some who were unable to attend (Joan Jordan, Bob Bryant, Oliver Redington, Vince, <br /> Obiajulu, Rusty Epps, Bill Abner, Joe Gambardella, Joe Staudt, Angie Mandrich, Hugo <br /> Arenas, Peter Bliznick, Rob Soulflon, and Paul Dazey) and urged Council approval. <br /> Joe Staudt, 2611 Broadway, asked Council to vote "yes" on this project and said every <br /> other City on the peninsula had some sort of entry features program to draw attention to it, <br /> and Redwood City should have one, too. <br /> - MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 <br /> Page No. 099 <br /> Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> February 26,1996 <br /> Page 11 <br />