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20, <br /> may 29.1985 <br /> 9. Pacific Avenue grade crossing whatcourse of <br /> action la <br /> a <br /> necessary to stirs street the problems with this major str crossing. <br /> reviewed the first alternative which involve the <br /> closure <br /> enLombard a b <br /> ` ` tunnel <br /> in downtown repair <br /> Oake .. Hbridges with state and heCity <br /> uld acquireoarshipo it , re rack a replace <br /> surface <br /> with street urfce: the the Pacific Avenue gradeOcrossing and complete <br /> improvements to Wayside route.a increased operations coats to the II <br /> railroad. re tee[ none <br /> Alterative p. 2 is the o� tunnel includes <br /> 'i <br /> yunney continuing a railroad <br /> of way, the <br /> aCily P <br /> `fOakesmhandEast <br /> Hewitt bridges in order <br /> qualify I <br /> 0.0 ederal/statefunding, cocontinued t Pacific Avenue <br /> i'I <br /> 0000e use, d attempt to fin constructionf overpasseither <br /> by.enforcement of the 1900 franc /ren vof a railroad <br /> crossing ordinance. <br /> It is the'.opinion of the City Attorneythat! -i <br /> ` <br /> legal authority of t City! quire tunnel closure but they could <br /> make it uncomfortable for the operation oft tunnel. <br /> ncil also needs t a decision <br /> eitherto separate the <br /> ariouurailroad issues or to combine the issues into one /II <br /> negotiation. <br /> Mayor Moore reviewed his position that the.entire railroad issue i } sj <br /> the City limits should be available for negotiation. That release <br /> of anof the issues weakened the leverage on the railroad to � <br /> negotiate in good faith. He reviewed the following points: <br /> 1 ff ssrnM is in disrepair and has been F� I <br /> ins t eea4ea t o tars ago. , 1 1 <br /> 2. Kailroa gg through the heart of the City vs l, <br /> old Fashioedoirte} <br /> 3. a should move the p f hazardous materials out vl�,I <br /> of! ty P j jE�li <br /> 0. C i; 0 C aP Lr oPr1 ships of bridges pq <br /> end pass 6fa aponaib ility on to our sur esora. T <br /> 5 the major thoroughfare (Pacific Avenuel f <br /> according fO the 1902 agreement. <br /> 1'' <br /> The Mayor also stated that he w asking the council for their <br /> support in leaving the forfeiture ordinanceh table and "I! <br /> allowing him to negotiate directly x the...road. Op a thhe <br /> time staff has been involved v the negotiation. h ty s 1n t .P <br /> process of working with K Woodman, railroad epeciaeeliet alto nay <br /> in Washington C. `and oOohn eKa@des alle[eil[o Department <br /> 0e[o <br /> Transportation,to hopefully mitigate so of the <br /> SII <br />