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After further discussion by Council, it was moved by Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Thurman, to table the matter indefinitely. The motion was adopted on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Herrin, Brooks, Griset, Markel, Thurman, McMichael None None PETITION The City Council considered a letter FLOWER STREET from Waiter T. Flaherty, M.D., enclosing a petition containing approximately 180 signatures of residents of the northwest residential district requestion Council no~ to widen Flower Street or modify the parkway and to exert efforts to reduce the flow of traffic on Flower north of Seventeenth Street. The Mayor recognized Dr. Walter T. Flaherty who alleged deterioration of municipal services in the northwest area of the city. He stated that parkway and parks were not properly maintained; that the Police Department was uncooperative; that there has been a deterioration in Planning in allowing businesses, buses and trucks and ambulances, to ruin residential areas; that home owners~ rights have been sacrificed in the interest of private enterprise; that the State should be requested to close the Freeway off-ramp onto Flower Street; that he believed the City was planning to make Flower Street an arterial freeway. The Planning Director stated that Flower Street is, and has been since 1958, an adopted secondary highway; that the existing right of way is 80 feet and the proposed right of way is 80 feet; that it will be necessary ~o have two moving lanes in each direction which can be achieved by either decreasing the width of the planted median or decreasing the width of parkway or prohibiting on-street parking. Tom Thrasher, 2429 North Park Boulevard, opposed Dr. Flaherty's statements, and presented a petition containing approximately 47 signatures of re sidents on North Park Boulevard indicating their support for the cul de sacing of North Park Boulevard at Broadway. On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Griset and carried, the petition was ordered filed. Carl Cowles, 24~5 Bonnie Brae, spok~ in opposition to the cul de sacing of North Park Boulevard. Frank Gelinaw, 1530 East 4th Street0 stated his opinion that Council should look at the overall situation and that the request for the funding of the Broadway Extension should go to the Division of Highways as soon as possible. On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Griset and carried, the letter from Dr. Flaherty and the petition were ordered filed. The City Manager explained that Flower Street at the present time is a select street, it has always been an arterial street, and that North Park Boulevard was a State highway until the Garden Grove Freeway was completed, when it was removed from the State Highway System by the State Division of Highways; he further stated there has never been any deviation in the plans for these streets. CITY COUNCIL 172 April 7, 1969