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to the VCSP would need to be processed through the Planning Department. A resident subsequently filed an application for an amendment, but then withdrew the application. It is not known why the application was withdrawn. The public was also advised that another opportunity to express their comments and concerns would be at the City Council meeting of July 15, 2014, when the project was scheduled to be presented to the City Council recommending the construction award. The area residents were told that the section of trail between Mingoia/Heinz Ranch and Machado Court would be an Additive Bid item, and that the City Council could choose to award only the Base Bid (the trail between Vineyard Terrace and Mingoia/Heinz Ranch), or could award both the Base Bid and the Additive Bid. 2014 Construction Bid The project was advertised for construction bid in May 2014. The plans divided the work into the less contentious and much larger section of the trail from Vineyard Terrace to Mingoia/Heinz Ranch Court. It should be noted that although this section of trail was much less contentious, many meetings had occurred with residents and property owners along this stretch, addressing concerns regarding driveway and roadway crossings over the planned trail. After these meetings the property owners along this section were supportive of the trail. However, after the project was bid, but before it was presented to City Council for award in 2014, the developer of the Chrisman property (Three Oaks) approached the City and requested the project again be delayed so they could access their project from the old roadway in order to minimize construction disturbance to the surrounding neighborhood. Grading plans for the Three Oaks project required that several thousand cubic yards of soil be off-hauled and if they couldn't use the old roadway they would have to truck the soil through existing residential streets; Rollings Hills Drive or Silver Oaks Lane. Due to this significant trucking operation it was determined that the trail project should be delayed until the completion of the Three Oaks development. 2017 Resident Communications In early 2017, the City notified all owners and residents within 500 feet of the trail project that the City would again be moving forward with the project as planned in 2014, and would be hosting a neighborhood meeting to discuss the details of the project. On March 2, 2017, City staff presented the project to the approximately twenty five residents that attended the neighborhood meeting. The meeting summary is included in this report as Attachment 2. The presentation provided background on the project, described the trail alignment, and discussed the schedule and project impacts. The majority of the residents were in support of the project with some neighbors excited about closing off Old Vineyard so that the night time drag racing that currently occurs would stop. Other residents expressed the same concern about the safety of the Safreno WayNineyard Avenue intersection, the newly opened Rolling Hills Road/trail intersection, and the additional traffic from the new housing developments. Subsequent to the meeting, some residents expressed their concerns to the Mayor and City Council via an email, stating that they opposed accessing their neighborhood from Safreno Way once the section of old roadway between Mingoia/Heinz Ranch Court and Machado Court was closed. In response, the Traffic Engineering division conducted a Page 4 of 6