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really is on Foothill Road. He thought the big question in <br />rel at i ng to the i ssa..ae of saf ety was whether 4 1 ernes i s actual l y <br />needed _ Ha f el t the traf f i c count cool d be adequatel y hand 1 e3d <br />on a 2-lane road. He stressed that he grid the people he <br />r ep r e s en t ed f a vor a 2- 1 an e r oad . I f i mp r o vemen i s err e d eemed t o <br />b e n ec ¢s s a r y~ h e wool d l i m i t t h e g r a d i n g a s mac h a s p os s i b 1 e g rid <br />A r e s er v e t h e r ur a I 1 0o k or h er i t erg a of t h e e x i st i n g are a a s m uc h <br />a s p os B i b l e. <br />Commi ssi on er Hov i n g h a s F, ed Mr . K l i men t i f i n w i shin g t o p reserve <br />t h e r ur a l c h err ac t e r of F oot h i l l i f h a~ wool d a d v oc a t e a <br />moratorium on f ur t h er d eve 1 op men t wes t of F oo t h i n Road . <br />Mr _ K 1 i men t s a i d h e i s opposed t o an y d ev e l op men t i n t h a t area _ <br />He f e l t t h a t i f 4 1 an es err e p ut i n s i t wool d s i mp l y open t h e <br />door t o f ur t h er d eve 1 op men t. Mr _ K l i men t r e fi t er a t ed t h a t h e <br />f avor ed Fteep i n g t h e r oad a t 2 1 a n e s q r e st r i c t d ev e l op men t o a n d <br />k ee p t h e r ust i s 1 0o k a s mac h a s p o s s i b l e. <br />Mart y Starnes , SOS O F oot h i l l F.oad ., s t at e d t hat s h e i s o p p os ed t o <br />6 f oot bike 1 ernes ore both sides of the road ~ but wool d f avor a <br />bi 4ce 1 erne on one side only. She sai d that she has 1 i ved on <br />F oo t h i l l Road f or a 1 on g t i meB h ow ev e r ., s h e d i d n of t h i n k t hat <br />i t i s as unsaf ~ as i s bei rig portrayed . She f el t that i f the <br />speed l i m i t s wer a se t t o wer an d en f or c ed t hat s a f et y wou l d n of <br />b e sac h a n i ssu e. Sh e s tressed she d i d n of wan t a 4- l a n e r oad ~ <br />b u t f e l t t h a t 2 1 an e s wou l d b@ s at i s factory _ F our 2 an es wo u l d <br />t a k e a wa y h er d r i v ewe y. <br />The oublic ha,arino ways closed. <br />Ch a i r m a n Maher n a s k rs d t h e Commission whether t hey f e l t t h e y h a d <br />en ou g h i n f or ma t i o n t o ma k e a d ec i s i on t on fi g h t or whether t h e <br />case sh oe..al d be corn i Hued _ The Commi ssi on agreed they coa..al d make <br />a decision tonfi ght. <br />Comm i s s i on er Hov i n g h sai d h e p e r son a l l y head t w o op t i on s e H i s <br />preferred option would be to support staff 's recommaandation of <br />4- l an e s < wh er a f e a s i b l e) h i s sec a n d option wou l d b e i f 2 l an e s <br />err e r et a i n ed h e wou l d r ec ommen d a mor a t or i u m on a l l d eve 1 op m en t <br />west of Footl-~i 1 1 Road ~ i r-acl udi rig i mprovemer~ts_ He woul d <br />p r oh i b i t r a l l y b i k er s i f i t r ema i r~ s a 2- 1 a r~ e r oad . a s t h e C i t y <br />of Livermore did. He felt if it should remain 2 lanes that the <br />ma x i mu m r i g h t -of -w a y s h ou l d b e a l l oc at ed i n s ome wa y f or <br />possible future widening. He did not thir-ak that aesthetics <br />shoal d pr-evai 1 over saf aty and 1 3 ves _ <br />Commi ssi o n er M i c h e l of t i maintained t h a t sh a wou l d s t i l l w i sh t o <br />r e t a i n t h e r ur a 1 c h a r ac t er o f t h e r oad ;, s h e h ad n o p rob 1 em <br />r eg err d i n g t h e i n s t a l l a t i on of c u r b s an d g utters . Sh a wou l d <br />favor an i mp r owed sa f e 2- 1 an e r oad ~ b ut wou l d t r y t o p reserve <br />space f or widening i f f utt_are traf f i c na_ambers i ncrease <br />d r ama t i c a l 1 y. Sh a wool d w i she t o p r e ser v e t h e c h err ac t er o f t h e <br />M I NtJTES <br />PLANN I NCB COMM I SS Z ON <br />August S~ 1 9 9 U <br />Fage 4 <br />