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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION April 11, 1984 Page 9 Chairman Jamieson asked the City Attorney whether or not it would be illegal to modify the ordinance. The City Attorney said ordinances can legally be modified through the public hearing procedure. Sharrell Michelotti, 7873 Olive, co-chairman of the Transportation Subcommittee of the Industrial General Plan Review Committee, indicated that their committee recommended that access be studied for the eastern end of Sports Park. Mrs. Michelotti then put a plan on the board for everyone to see. Her plan, amongst other things, proposed access from Skylark. The more access you have the fewer impacts you have on any one area. Brad Hirst, 2456 Minivet, was happy to see a concensus that an additional access is needed. He didn't have any problem with industrial traffic and residential traffic coming together. It has happened in San Leandro quite successfully. He questioned and discouraged an idea that would cost $500,000-$700,000 for a bridge across the Mocho. This proposal could not be supported by him. Ken Scown, 2603 Laramie Gate Circle didn't believe a $500,000-$700,000 cost would be too much for a bridge across an area that is not yet developed. He was concerned with children in the area in the future. He also expected City Council to live up to their guarantee of no vehicular access to Suttergate. He asked what the normal traffic counts are on residential roads. Mr. Warnick explained that there are roughly 10 vehicle trips per day per house- hold. Therefore, the traffic counts would vary depending upon how many streets dump into a collector and how many homes there are in the area. Angie Summers, 4750 Suttergate, said the first she had heard of this matter was in the Herald. She objected to Suttergate going through. Randy Hickle, 2802 Jones Gate, was against Suttergate going through and wanted the Council to live up to their promises and guarantees. John Innes, 1586 Foothill Road, Chairman General Plan Review Committee said a concensus is very difficult and that the 130 member committee couldn't agree on the access either. They voted to recommend the issue be studied. Emergency access is necessary especially in view of the types of sports being played on the fields. Jack Swanson, Prudential Insurance Company, presented their proposal for all to see. He explained the impacts a Las Positas connection would have on Hacienda Business Park. He reviewed the proposed extension of Stoneridge Drive just approved by the City Council. The Hacienda Business Park has tried very hard to mitigate traffic problems and one of the ways to do this is to separate business from residential traffic. West Las Positas is a high speed road and access would slow the traffic down. He said the bridge proposed by the homeowners did not take into consideration the cost of the land to Crocker and Hacienda. It would be in the millions. -9-