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Mary and Anne Greene (386 Sycamore Road) spoke to various issues and concerns per- taining to grading and slope stability, fencing, building heights, runoff, privacy, and their right to farm their property. They also stated their opposition to the proposed sidewalk. (Staff notes that thc Planning Commission addressed the Greene's concerns with addi- tional conditions that are incorporated in the draft ordinance.) The Greenes are aware of this. Ms. Greene also spoke to a dispute regarding the location of the fence and property line shared that they share with the west side of the subject property. Ms. Greene contacted staff with photographs of the previous property line survey showing the "staked" locations of the property line. Staff stated at the public hearing that the property line's location would be verified at the parcel map stage. However, the Greenes remained concerned about this issue. Staff, therefore, has added a new condition requiring that the location of the shared property line between the Greenes and the applicants be field surveyed and verified to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. This would be done at the parcel map stage. Esther Seegers (6080 Sycamore Terrace) stated her support of public trails and sidewalks in general, but stated her opposition to the proposed sidewalk: difficult to patrol, lack of visibility, and maintenance responsibility. Jill Guasco Swain (4755 McHenry Gate Way) spoke on behalf of her friends Matt and Summer Bocker stating their opposition to the proposed sidewalk because of safety to children and that the sidewalk did not serve a needed purpose. o Steven Liu (871 San Carlos Way) spoke in opposition to the proposed sidewalk restating the points made in his attached email to the Planning Commission. He noted that the ex- isting pedestrian access linking San Antonio Way to Summit Creek Lane (mentioned in the Planning Commission staff report) and the sidewalk on Sunol Boulevard appeared to be sufficient to serve the neighborhood and that the proposed sidewalk would not be ap- propriate for bike riders because of the stairs. Vanessa Kawaihau and Kevin Close (871 Sycamore Road) stated their support of the pro- posed sidewalk. Planning Commission Recommendation The consensus of the Planning Commission was that the proposed sidewalk would create a liabil- ity issue for the neighbors on San Carlos Way and Sycamore Terrace, that it would create haz- ards, and that it was not ADA compliant. A motion was made and seconded to recommend ap- proval of Case PSP-08 to delete the sidewalk connection between San Carlos Way and Sycamore ]'errace. It passed on a 3-0-2 vote (Commissioners Blank, Fox, and Roberts - Aye, Commis- sioners Arkin and Maas - Absent. SR 05:069 Page 10 ((15