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Chairman Mahern asked Mr. Lavey if his next door neighbors have a plan to develop. Mr. Lavey said they do not at the present time. Commissioner Hovingh said it appears that the neighbors' concerns are that traffic would eventually overload Sycamore Road. He asked what Mr. Lavey would do to mitigate that. Mr. Lavey said he would suggest having a street open off of Amber Street. Amy Lofland, 1039 Nelson Ct., said she and her husband have worked on the Specific Plan Committee. She said it has been difficult as some of the people on Sycamore want to develop while others do not. She said with the probability of the Bonde, Lund, and N. Sycamore areas developing, she is very concerned with a great increase of traffic. She said she would urge the Commission to adopt Alternative 1 of the four alternatives. Joseph Mendez, 6208 Alisal, said he feels the EIR is incorrect in that he was not given the opportunity to be a part of the process, as he considered his street to be in the affected area. He said he would favor a north/south collector street going through to Bernal Avenue with a street going through to Highway 84. He felt it was appropriate for a north/south collector to go east to Highway 84 and that people would use it extensively to get out of town. ~ Commissioner Michelotti asked staff to comment on Mr. Mendez' suggestion. Mr. Lee and Mr. Swift agreed that the route suggested would require an exorbitant amount of cut and fill and is not feasible. There is an existing dirt road but it is not a viable route for a major thoroughfare, as Mr. Mendez is suggesting. He concluded that staff has analyzed this route, but it could not meet City standards. Joe Tromadar, 1153 Lund Ranch Road, said he purchased his property some years ago because it has a stream going through it. He said he was assured in writing at the time of purChase by the Fish and Game Department that his area would remain as an easement in permanent perpetuity. He expressed concern that an east/west connector would run through his property and through his streambed. He wished for the record to reflect that he is opposed to an east/west connector street and he would do everything possible to protect the streambed. Commissioner Michelotti discussed the location of the stream with Mr. Tromadar. Mr. Tromadar felt that the stream would definitely be affected if a road were put through. In addition, he said he would be opposed to traffic being routed through Ventana Hills. ~ MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 24. 1991 Page 8 - -