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DISCUSSION Accident History Per Council's direction, staff has included the accident history below. Staff pulled the accident history of Foothill Road between Bernal Avenue and the southerly City limits (approximately the southerly end of the Golden Eagle development) (Attachment 2). The City monitors accident history over a 7 year period (after that time the accident reports are destroyed). There have been 10 accidents over the past 7 years. One of these accidents resulted in a fatality that was caused by the driver driving under the influence, and hitting a fixed object. There were three accidents where injuries were reported. These accidents were caused by the driver following too close, improper turning, and unsafe speeds. Of these three accidents, two involved another vehicle and the remaining one involved hitting a fixed object. Of the remaining 6 accidents, two involved fixed objects and the other four accidents involved another motor vehicle. Some of the residents who spoke at the last City Council meeting also mentioned having to take evasive action to avoid hitting animals in the roadway. There was nothing in the accident reports to indicate that any deer or other animals were involved in any of these accidents. However, some of the accidents may have been a result of drivers swerving to miss an animal in the roadway and either striking another car or a fixed object. Service Calls The City's Police Department was also asked how many deer have been hit on Foothill Road in the vicinity of the Golden Eagle Development. The available information is presented in table form below. The table specifies the number of calls Police dispatch has received about injured or killed deer; it does not indicate if more than one call was for the same deer. Year of Calls For Service 2005 14 2006 11 2007 20 2008 6 2009 January 1 July 26 4 Setback to Homes Staff also looked at the distance to the homes that either backup to or front onto Foothill Road to determine the separation between the proposed street lights and the homes. As indicated on Attachment 1, homes on the west side of Foothill Road vary between 100 and 185 feet, while homes on the east side of the street vary between 60 and 100 feet from the proposed street light to the closest portion of the home. Page 3 of 5