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J i m Merritt ~ 4 1 4 2 Foot h i l l Road ~ wh o h a s I i vad t her e f ar 25~ years , stated t hat h e supported t h e p r o f act _ He ex p r es.sed h i s con c erns . He w i sh ed t o k eep Foot h i 1 1 Road as i t i s n aw ~ h e d i d not wan t f our l an es _ He expressed c an c er n t hat f rom 25-30 oa k trees m i g h t b e d est r oy~d and h e opposed t hat _ He sai d tfc 2 i vas on t h e east s i de of Foot h i l l Road an d h e woo l d 2 i k e t o see t hat l e f t a s i t i s_ Margaret Tracy ~ r ep r esen t at i ve f or t he Preserve Area R i d ge I and s Committee ~ opposed th e p r o 3 ec t_ She h op ed 1 an d owner s wool d b e encouraged t o p reserve t h e n at ur a l terra i n_ Sh a empl-gas i z ed t eta need t o avo i d I an d sl i d e areas an d t h e Ca 1 aver as Fault _ Sh a d i d not wan t b u i l d i n g s on s 1 op es of 25 d eg r ees i d i d not wan t an y Her i t ag a t r ees c ut ~ sh a wanted t hem to avo i d g r ad i n g of t h e roadwaysg did not want steep roads_ She disagreed wi tl-r t1-ia st of f r ep or t r eg ar d i n g t h e t ran sf er of den s i t y_ Sh a expressed c on c er n w i t h t he v i sue l i mp ac t f rom Z -680 an d f rom t h e Val 1 ey f 1 oor _ Sh a f e l t t hat i f h omes war a a Z 1 owed t o be b u i l t on 1 ands t i d e areas heat t h e Ci t y sh ou I d t a k e t he 1 i ab i 2 i t y i f something f-eappens_ Martin Interbi tzen returned to the podium_ He said ttee concerns r eg ar d i n g gr ad i n g woo 1 d c orne b ac k b of or e t tee Des i g n Rev i ew Hoar d an d t teat st r i n g en t r eq u i r amen i s f or qr ad i n g and so i 1 t est i n g ar e required _ He sai d t hey ar e d ed i s at i ng 2 an d t o t he G 3 t y b ut ar e not proposing to 6ui l d f our I apes on Foot1-~i 1 1 Road _ M i h_ a Cooper sp o k e of p oss i b 2 e changes to Foot h i I 1 Road c ommen t i n g t h a t 1 of t t ur n 1 an e5 h eve b een p ut i n and a 2 so t a k en out _ Muc h mor a stud y w i l l b e d on a on th e f eas i b i 2 i t y of c h an B i n g i t_ I f t her a i s a d i v i der p ut i n, i t woo l d b e a painted i s l and ~ n of a r a i sad one _ Chairman M i c Me I of t i asked Mr _ Cooper t o p o i n t out t h e 1 of s w i t h over 25 d egr ee s 2 op es _ Mr _ Cooper showed 1 of s 1 8 an d 1 9 _ The pub t i c hearing was c 1 osed . Chairman M i dea l of t i asked Mr _ Swi f t t o c ommen t on Ms _ Tracy " s r emar k a6 out C i t y l i ab i l i t y_ Mr _ Sw i f t sai d t teat h e understand tier t o say t hat i f t h e C i t y i s w i 1 1 i n g t o a l I ow h omes t o b e b u i l t on 2 ands t i d e areas t hat t h e C i t y sh ou l d a l so be w i 1 1 i ng t o b e 1 i a6 2 e f or t hat i f comet h i n g h ap p en s_ He s a i d st of f f eel s that t h e C i t y wool d b e p r ud en t an d meet w i t h h i l l s i d e d eve l ap er s and do al l i n tteei r power to ensure a saf a building 1 ocati on _ However i t he C i t y a l so f eel s heat t hose buying i n t h ese areas know th a r i s K i n vo 2 ved an d agree t o t a k e heat r i sk when t hey buy _ He i nd i Gated heat 1 aws at present wool d not i ncr i mi Hate t h e Ci t y as t o l i ab i l i t y~ h owever ., 1 aws k eep c h ang i n g on t h i s matter _ He stressed t hat t h e C i t y d oes not t a K e 2 i g h t 2 y th e r asp an s i b i l i t y of ap pr ov i n g c on st r uc t i on on h i 1 1 s ides _ Ch airman M i c h e l of t i asked Mr _ Sw i f t t h e r eason f or th e c on d i t i on e l i mi n at i n g t h e g at ed archway _ Mr _ Sw i f t sa i d t h i s was st r i c t l y far aesthetic yeas ons_ Pag e 7