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Commissioner Mood emphasized that the Planning Commission is well aware of the seriousness of the situation. Edgar Harrison, 4034 Francisco Street, asked who would dictate when a red-light or siren would be used. He was opposed to establishment of a commercial venture in a residential neighborhood. Next, Marge Turley, 4178 Francisco Street, spoke. She has a diabetic husband who also suffers from heart trouble. Apart from this business, she asked if any controls could be established to keep all other commercial businesses out of the area. At this point, Mr. Archie Stanley spoke again. He cited a specific example when a friend's two-year old child was in need of ambulance service, and the Fire Department stepped in to save the child's life. He stressed that his only intent is to find a location for the ambulance service, and not to antagonize the neighbors. Harold Kahler, 4091 Nevis Street, asked if the Commission would just review one point - is it appropriate to establish a commercial enterprise in a residential area? As a property owner, he opposes this policy. Then Mr. Valdez demonstrated on the board the circulation problems associated with the Santa Rita Road/Francisco Street intersection. Mr. Gardner added that it sometimes takes two to three minutes to get out onto Santa Rita Road. Mr. Dennis Jones rebutted Mr. Valdez's arguments and showed on the board why there would be no problem with the ambulance backing into the driveway of the home in question. Mr. Bob Woelffer, 4051 Nevis Street, acknowledged the need for such a service, but frowned on it being in a residential neighborhood. John Boruk, 4090 Nevis Street, did not favor residential address for such a service and felt the City should help Tri-Cities Ambulance find a location. Mr. Riggs offered to talk to the property owners if it would allay any of their fears. He was willing to put a driveway on the frontage road leading to the backyard so that it would not be visible to most of the neighbors. The Public Hearing was closed. Chairman Butler pointed out some areas of consideration: 1) it is not the Planning Commission's place to decide whether or not sufficient amount of searching for a commercial address has taken place. The question to be answered is whether the home occupation permit applied for at 4195 Francisco Street is appropriate. The crucial question is whether the use of any home in Pleasanton is a proper place to station an ambulance, and responding to a call from the residential address changes the character of the neighborhood. Is the home really a place for the crew to live in or is it really a commercial enterprise as stated by many of the concerned homeowners in the area. -4 -