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City Traffic Engineer Joe Foust responded to Council's questions regarding the California Vehicle Code bike lane size, street signing and posting requirements. SANTA ANA TENNIS CLUB Mayor Patterson inter- rupted the Public Hearing to recognize Mrs. Nancy McDaniel. representing the Santa Ana Tennis Club. Mrs. McDaniel, on behalf of the Tennis Club, presented the Mayor with a check payable to the City in the amount of $2,500 for the development of Cabrillo Tennis Court. The contribution had been pledged by Mrs. Mc Daniel for that purpose at the Council meeting of January 21, 1974 at the time of the bid award for PROJECT 8022 A, Cabrillo Tennis Center. Mayor Patterson accepted the check, and, as an expression of the City's appreciation, presented the Tennis Club with an engraved City Seal Plaque to commemmorate the occasion. (CA 9.4) PUBLIC HEARING BIKE ROUTE DEVELOPMENT REMOVAL OF ON-STREET PARKING (CONTINUED) The public hearing on the proposed bike route and removal of on-street parking on Ross Street was resumed. The Council received and filed by unanimous informal consent: 1) The report from the Director of Public Works dated January 30, 1974; 2) The recommendation from the Planning Commission dated December 27, 1973; 3) The recommendation from the Board of Recreation and Parks dated January 3, 1974; 4) The letter petition dated January 21, 1974 from the Willard Intermediate School P.T.A. Executive Board; 5) The letter dated December 13, 1973 from Mr. Richard Rankin, Principal of Willard Intermediate School; 6) A memorandum dated February 1, 1972 from Douglas C. Laws, Attorney, 444 West 10th Street, to Councilman Ward, transmitting a listing of twenty supporters of the bike lane; and 7) The Clerk's affidavit of mailing Notice of the Public Hearing to the original petitioners for the Bike Lane. The following persons spoke in favor of the Bike Lane and removal of on-street parking along Ross Street: Douglas Laws, 1009 North Ross Street Barbara Gaughran, 2307 North Olive Way, representing Willard School P.T.A. Dick Eckert, 400-C Carriage Drive Mrs. Philip Schwab, 2503 Poinsettia Mrs. Nathan Tarr, (no address given) Richard Rankin, Principal of Willard School Mrs. Janice Boer, 912 North Lowell, stated that she was neither for nor against the proposal, but expressed concern for the safety of the cyclists and the false sense of security that a marked bike lane might create in the minds of children, particularly on a street with heavy traffic, such as Ross. The proponents favored the extension of the "no-parking" period to 6:00 P.M. to accommodate employee-cyclists, and bike-parking areas. Ms. Sue Parsons stated that she owned the property at 1519 North Ross Street, and had four tenants there; that she was not con- cerned with the removal of parking, but was concerned for the safety of the children bicycling on Ross, which is a very narrow, busy street from 3:00 P.M. on to many hours later. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 53 FEBRUARY 4, 1974