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kids off Sunol Boulevard and provide a safe connector path. Her previous objections at the Planning Commission hearing involved the loss of the rural area and the safety of the connector route. She urged definite planning for the fencing, lighting, etc. and did not want to wait years for it. Jack Keane, 417 Sycamore Road, supported the Bozorgzad project. He indicated the connector route was not clear in the North Sycamore Specific Plan. The plan merely shows a dotted line. He thought there was to be a court closer to San Carlos Way and that would provide a shorter connector route. At present, it appears to be a 600 foot pedestrian way with hedges on the side. That type of path tends to lead to problems with loitering and littering. He felt the Planning Commission had a good compromise to allow part of the pathway now and the other part when Mr. Bach subdivides in the future. He did not have a problem with construction on Saturday so long as Greenbriar is still working there. He urged Council to allow Mr. Bozorgzad to complete his house as soon as possible. Kristi May, 5833 San Juan Way, supported having a path. It has always been in the plan and the property owners should have been aware of the location on their properties. Through all the negotiations with Greenbriar, they were assured there would be a pathway that cuts through. She did not like having construction starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. She felt it was very disruptive. She also believed the house design should be reviewed by the Planning Commission. This is a very large house that is out of character with the area. She believed it was to be approximately 7,000 sq. ft. She felt that many of the people supporting this application will be leaving in the future because the area will have changed from a rural environment. However, she and her neighbors plan to stay. Mr. Bozorgzad agreed the pedestrian pathway has been a point of discussion since he bought the property. He has also wanted a better understanding of that dotted line. At the beginning, neighbors on San Carlos did not want the access and staff felt that by the time the plan is approved it might be possible to have it removed. As the Greenbriar project was developing, staff suggested he file an application to have the path removed, which he did. He was told to contact the neighbors on San Carlos and Sycamore to determine what they wanted. Most people signed a petition to say they did not want it. He did not talk to people on San Juan Way. Six months later there was a neighborhood meeting and none of the people who signed the petition attended, but many who lived on San Juan Way wanted the path and did attend. He withdrew his application to remove the path. He discussed privacy issues with his path and then talked to the planning staff to find a way to relocate the path. He talked to Mr. Bach about the location of the path. Mr. Bach had concerns about people walking by his horses and the 600 ft. easement. Other locations were explored and a compromise was reached. He described the current proposal. He feels he has done everything he can to deal with the neighbors' concerns and has even rotated his house 180 degrees to give more privacy to satisfy his wife's concerns. This is a good process, but unfortunately it sometimes pits neighbor against neighbor. He agreed to construction on Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. so people do not get wakened early. But he did need to have construction on Saturday. With Excerpt from the City Council Meeting Minutes of 9/20/99 3 Page 3