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Will Staff be given the necessary direction to proceed immediately with the required a~Draisals, engineering drawings and acquisition of oroperty within budget limitations? Rud¥ Montejano, 2360 Riverside Drive, reoresenting North Santa Aha Homeowners Association, stated that his grouo of citizens supports the development of Fashion Square; that they also support the Broadway overcrossing with assurances of Staff that visual, environmental and aesthetic considerations would be taken into account to every extent possible in design of the overcrossing; and that they strongly recommend that the residen- tial nature of the northeast and northwest areas of Santa Aha be preserved. At 4:30 P.M. Councilman Brandt joined the Council meeting. Following Council comments and discussion, the Council: Indicated its intention to construct the Broadway overpass with the participation of CALTRANS by the year 1981, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto and carried 7:0 unanimously; Declared its intention to construct the Broadway overpass by the year 1985 without CALTRANS participa- tion if it becomes necessary to do so, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Ward and carried 5:2, with Councilman Yamamoto and Mayor Evans dissenting; Instructed Staff to investigate all possible means of financing the Broadway overpass, including discussions with the City's State legislators for possible special funding, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Garthe and carried 7:0 unanimously; Instructed Staff to prepare all necessary documents, including appraisals, revised environmental impact reports as necessary, and letters of agreement with CALTRANS to immediately start to acquire the land necessary for the Broadway overpass construction, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Council- man Ward and carried 7:0 unanimously; and Instructed Staff to begin the process of meetings with the neighborhood in the preparation of the foregoing documentation and appraisals, and that the City Council does also declare that in the construction of the Broad- way overpass maximum means will be used to mitigate all of the negative aspects of the project, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Ward and carried 7:0 unanimously. CA 29.10 ADJOURNMENT By unanimous informal consent, Mayor Evans adjourned the meeting at S:IS P.M. ~:NCE I. MALONE FL~ENCE I. MALONE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 312 SEPTEMBER 1, 1977 I I