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BACKGROUND In the late 1980's, the City approved three subdivisions that made up the Golden Eagle development. The development is located on both sides of Foothill Road between Longview Drive to the north and Oak Manor Court to the south. Part of the subdivision improvements included the widening of Foothill Road along the project frontage to accommodate bike lanes and turning lanes. In addition to the street widening, street lights were installed along the east side of the project's Foothill Road frontage. After the street lights were installed, some of the existing neighbors to the south of the Golden Eagle development complained that the street lights were not in character with the rural nature of this portion of Foothill Road. Council directed staff to have the street lights along Foothill Road removed (18) except at the intersections of Golden Eagle Way and Longview Drive (3). In April of this year, the City was approached by representatives of the Golden Eagle Luxury Homeowners' Association about installing street lights on the east side of Foothill Road across the frontage of their development and presented a petition signed by 162 residents that were in favor of reinstalling the streets lights on Foothill Road along the Golden Eagle frontage. At the City Council meeting of April 7, 2009, staff presented a staff report recommending that the 18 street lights along the Golden Eagle development be reinstalled. Two of the neighbors at south end of the development spoke out against the lights, as they felt the lights were not needed in that section of Foothill Road. Council approved staff's recommendation, with the exception of the last three street lights on the south end of the development and directed staff to work with the residents to determine if there could be a compromise on these last three lights. City Council also directed staff to consider the use of LED lighting as an alternative light source along this corridor. Staff has consulted with the two gentlemen who spoke out against the street lights and was not able to work out a compromise on these last three street lights. Since that time, many other neighbors whose houses are also located near the south end of the Golden Eagle Development have approached staff about the Council decision not to install these last three street lights. At the May 19, 2009 City Council meeting during "Public Comment," several residents that live on the south end of the Golden Eagle Development spoke asking the Council to reconsider its motion not to reinstall the last three street lights on Foothill Road, as they believed the Council did not have all the facts before making its previous decision. At that same meeting during "Matters Initiated by Council," the Council indicated that it was its intent that staff work with the two dissenting residents to reach an equitable agreement on the three southerly street lights. Staff confirmed that a solution had not been reached that satisfied the residents and the only remaining option was to forego the installation of the last three lights. City Council asked that staff provide additional information with regards to the accident history along this reach, as well as the distances between the proposed lighting and existing homes. Council then voted to bring this matter back to City Council with the additional information for further consideration. Page 2 of 5