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CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AND Section 256 (Streets & Highways Code) EXPRESS SYSTEM Report submitted by the State Depart- ment of Public Works was received and ordered filed on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Herrin, and unanimously carried. PLANNING COMMISSION On motion of Councilman Patterson, GOALS COMMITTEE seconded by Councilman Herrin, and carried on a 5 - I vote, Councilman Evans dissenting, Council approved in principle the recommendations of the Goals Cornrnittee for 'reorganization o£ the Planning Commission. AMENDMENT TO GENERAL PLAN The Mayor opened the public hearin~ LAND USE AND ARTERIAL STREETS on the l~lanning Commission recorn~ BEAR-RAITT ALIGNMENT dation to amend the General Plan Land Use and Arterial Streets Element relating to the Bear-Raitt Alignment proposed in Planning Commission Resolutlon Noo 599L The Assistant Director of Public Works stated that the realignment of Bear/Raitt Street was given further study due to the development in the Warner-South area which was greater than had been anticipated in the General Plan; that due to the revised vehicle traffic estimates, it was concluded that the best realignment would be to continue Bear Street north to Segerstrom and Raitt Street south to Sunflower; that Raitt and Bear Streets with 100-feet right-of-way widths should provide ample room for traffic, landscaping, hiking trail, bike trail; that the two roadways would carry eight lanes of traffic; that most of the traffic dissipates within that area; and that the proposed alignment would more easily accommodate the east-west t raffic. RECESS men present. A five-minute recess was declared at 11:55 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 12:00 Midnight with the same Council- BEAR/RAITT ALIGNMENT (Cont.) Mr. Van Stevens, 1840 E. 17th Stree~ representing Monterey Park Land Corporation, referred to aletter and enclosures dated April 21, 1972, from the Monterey Park Land Corporation, which had been provided the Council. He stated that the realignment plan suggested in that letter had received some support from City offices and the Planning Commission, and that home o%~-ners in the area do not oppose it, though they do not support it; that the amount of land his company has been required to dedicate has reduced their acreage from Z0 acres to approximately 15. ~ Mr. Richard Lyon, 1409 E. Bay Avenue, Balboa, representing C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, stated they are in opposition to the proposed alignment. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -251- JUNE 26, 1972