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Ernie Hammond, 4922 West 5th Street, 4925 West 5th Street, also spoke in signal. and Edward Guerro, favor of the traffic Councilman Ward moved, and Councilman Garthe seconded, to refer the matter to staff for investigation and report at the next Council meeting, April 14, 1975; the motion carried unanimously (7-0). CA 18.3 ADVANCE DESIGN FOR Mr. Wolford, Direc- WIDENING FIRST STREET tor of Public Works, BETWEEN BUSH & STANDARD told the Council that the First Street widening project has a high priority for federal funding; that this would mean that of the total cost of $955,000, $831,000 or 83% of the total cost would be federally funded; and that if the City does advance designs as soon as possible, the project may be approved for the federal funding. Councilman Griset moved to adopt the staff report recommenda- tion to authorize the transfer within the 59 Fund of $50,000 from Project No. 1361, Santa Ana Boulevard, from Raitt to Westminster, to a project for widening First Street between Bush and Standard; and to authorize staff to negotiate an agreement for professional engineering services for P~rst Street between Bush and Standard for Council's consideration at an early date. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ward, and carried (5-2) with Councilmen Garthe and ~arkel dissenting. Councilman Markel informed Council that he felt tkat he could secure engineering services for $35~000; he also recommended that the widening be done on beth sides of the street t~ avoid the acquisition of surplus property. CA 2~.8 SIDEWALK & STREET Mr. Wolford, Direc- IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM tot of Public Works, (REFERRAL ITEM ~152) presented slides of 16 locations in the City where improvement assessment districts had not been formed; he said that the 20 locations on his report could all be improved within six years under the CETA V1 SideWalk Construction Program which will be used for 50% of tke cost, the remaining 50% will be paid by the property owner, Councilman Griset's motion to receive and file the sidewalk and street improvement program report dated February 11~ 197S, and to delete Item #152 from the Council Referral Summary, seconded by Councilman Ward, carried unanimously ~=0~. CA 29.4 CA 35 ORAL COMMUNICATION Mr. ~ohn painbarg JOHN FAINBARG of 2306 North Rose- DOWNTOWN PARKING wood, addressed the Council regarding his concern for the businessmen of downtown Fourth Street; he recommended two-hour parking and reduction of the park- ing fines. He stated that customers are being~penalized for shopping downtown. The Council consensus was that if Mr. Fainbarg could secure the support of the City Center Association for a change in the parking, that they would be receptive to a request representative of the majority of the businessmen in the area. CA 82.8 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 112 MARCH 17, 1975