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4W OAV 4hr CITY COUNCIL MEETING - March 19, 1975 LANDS OF OVERSTREET (cont'd): AYE: Councilmen Cheney, McReynolds, Mayor Pro Tem Helgesson NO: Councilwoman Miller ABSENT: Mayor Grabouski ABSTAIN: NONE C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 1. Report on Ra Mayor Pro Tem Helgesson stated that the Santa Clara County Rapid Transportation commission had asked for approval and comments on Phase I of their Plan for the County; that the Plan had been presented to several cities, and he wished Council to hear a presentation before Council acted on this matter. Mr. Lou Montini gave Council a slide presentation showing various mass transportation systems now in use by other communities. He commented that he would give an overview of Phase I of the Report completed recently. He said the problem within the County was the over -dependence upon the auto- mobile, and cited the number of daily trips made by each automobile within the County. projecting this number's increase by 1990. Mr. Montini said that a rapid transit system c�,a!)I�- of 'i-ndling 30% of the population now depending on automobiles woul� be valuable. He discussed the estimated costs of the installation of 140 miles of the transit system in terms of cost per family within the County, and said this figure should be compared with the costs to the family in relation to owning and operating and maintaining an automobile. Mr.tiontini noted that his Staff was proposing an Action Plan for the developing of a rapid transit system, which had been accepted by the �,mmission, but not yet approved. lie said the Plan is to review the 140 mile planned network and obtain preliminary approval. A 7 mile demonstration segment would then be constructed to determine whether the technology worked, and to test public acceptance of such a system before a committment was made to construct the entire system. Mr. ilontini said that the County was asking Council input concerning four questions: 1) Should there be a Phase II RTPD Plan? 2) If so, what should Phase II consist of? 3) Is the 140 -mile system as proposed acceptable to the City, and if not, what changes would you suggest? 4) What station locations does this City feel merit investigation as part of Phase II? After his presentation, Mr. Montini responded to questions asked by members of the public and Council members concerning the proposed Plan. Mayor Pro Tem Helgesson thanked him for his concise Report , and requested Staff to note the questions of concern so the Council could respond to them as early as possible. 2. Re orts of Standing Committees: a) 5_1NLi�ronTtntal Dqsign Committee: Mr. Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environmental Design Committee, addressed -3-