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Minutes Planning Commission Wednesday, April 22, 1987 Mr. Szeman asked the Commission to address the possibility of a junior high school being put in their area. Mr. Swift reported that currently negotiations are in process. Thor Hansen, 3645 Kamp Drive, felt development is completely out of control. He felt the same issue happened on East Angela Street/Neal Street with the development of the Catholic Church. Mr. Hansen then addressed the width of the streets - private streets can be 28' but a public streets cannot. Traffic always takes the shortest route. Mr. Hansen would prefer to see a plan that addresses the entire area. It makes no sense to bring all of the traffic down a very narrow street. Bob Borchert, 3750 Cameron Drive was concerned with one-half street to his home being private and the other half being public from a liability standpoint. When he purchased his home he was told Cameron wouldn't go through and now it appears that it is supposed to do just that. Mr. Borchert would prefer to keep the street 28' but have it public because people in the City will be using it. Mr. Borchert asked what would happen if someone got hit on a bicycle, who would be responsible on a public-private street. From a maintenance standpoint he felt a private street which is uncontrolled is the City's responsibility. Commissioner Michelotti asked how much property Mr. Borchert has in the area. Mr. Borchert said he has one acre and lives in the home previously occupied by Dr. Panganiban. This site is part of a larger, recently subdivided, five acre parcel. Mr. Swift reported that the Cameron Avenue extension has been planned for years. The City is in the process of doing a specific plan for the Chu-Staples et al properties to the north of Kamp Drive. A major portion of the plan will be to determine the street pattern to minimize through traffic problems. Pains have been taken to assure Martin Avenue will not go through as a major street. The street pattern, however, has not been finalized as part of that specific plan. Mr. Swift invited Mr. Borchert to come to the Planning Department to see what is proposed by those property owners. Glen Helprin, 3609 Cameron Drive, asked the Planning Commission to ensure that new development would not create an adverse effect on the nearby areas. Mr. Helprin suggested that perhaps Cameron should be left as it is. Janet Gorlow, 3637 Kamp Drive, was opposed to having a thoroughfare as she and others in the area have very young children who cross the residential streets. Jim Liu, 3625 Kamp Drive, stated that Shea Homes certainly didn't highlight the fact that Cameron Avenue would go through to Kamp Drive. They prefer to see Cameron stopped and not go through to Kamp, and they do understand the concern from the Fire Department to have two accesses. They would like the methodology to create an obstruction using speed bumps, stop signs, etc. to slow traffic. Mr. Liu asked how they can work with the City to - 8 -