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PUBLIC AUCTION - (Continued) The bidding continued alternately between Mr. Stanley and Mr. Nelson, each increasing by one per cent. Mr. Staniey's ~final bid, in the amount of $21,116.D0 was accepted when Mr. Nelson stated that $20~ 906.00 represented his final bid and there was no response to the Mayor's three calls for additional bids. The Mayor declared the. property sold to Mr. Stanley and instructed him to deposit 10 per cent of the total bid, in the ·form of a cashier' s check ~r cash, with the Clerk of the Council. The Clerk then issued a receipt to Mr. Stanley. ,. PUBLIC HEAI~ING The Mayor opened the public- SPECIFIC PLAN STREET hearing concerning the ALIGNMENT #45 proposed re-alignment of · Ritchey Street and Wil~hire Avenue in that area of the City bounded on the west by Lyon Street, on the north by McFadden Avenue, on the east by the Newport Freeway, and on the south by Edinger Avenue, and requested staff to present their r ecommendation s. - ~ John Stevens, the Assistant Director of Public Works, stated that the Division of Highways is proposing the upgrading of the Santa Ana/Newport Freeways interchange.which, will provide a long on-off ramp; that the expansion of the interchange would so align the ramps that they will no longer.bM close enough to the center to get from one freev~y to the other and still make the next off-ramp and that some off-ramps will be deleted including the off-ramp from the Santa Aha Freeway to the Newport Free- way and the McFadden off-ramp, which will be extended all the way to Edinger;' that traffic desiring:to leave the freeway before will get off at 4th Street; that there is a development of multi-dwelling units along Warfner, .McFadden,' and in the Tustin area; that there is a considerable need for north-south streets to take care Of traffic that will get off at 4th or that will continue to Edinger; that the proposal is to re-align Ritchey at the northerly point so that it comes into alignment with Williams; that three alternate.proposals were heard by the Planning Commission and they recmmrnended~Alternate C which is the proposed alignment; that the pro- posed alignment has beenendorsed by the City of Tustin which plans to expand and Widen Williams Street; that much of the ~rea involved is not developed and that it is advantageOus for developers to be informed well in advance of their plans of p~oposed stree~ alignments; and that no time schedule for construction of the roadway has been proposed. The Clerk reported ~io written corn-munications had been received. There were no proponents in the matter. Mr. Thomas McKnew, Attorney, representing Santa Fe Land Improve- ment Company, spoke in opposition to the street alignment, stating that the company he represented was the second largest owner of Property within S~nta Ana; that -in 1973,. it was- their intention to develop the property bordered-by McFadden, wilshire,. Ritchey and.Lyon; that-they Were facing interference with over 13 acres of their prop~rtF if the proposed alignment were adopted~ t hat they h~ye been in communication with the Division of Highways and have been advised that the proposed improvement to the CITY CO.U'NC'IL MINUTES 449 · DECEMBEI{ 4, 1972