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~ Commissioner Maas did not want to see the City's standazds regazding trees to be lowered and noted that the City's logo even included an oak tree. She wanted the City's standards to be fairly enforced to the fullest. Crosswalk Warnin¢ Li¢hts Commissioner Fox expressed concern about the safety of the midblock crosswalk on Santa Rita Road near Hollywood Video. She stated that she saw a child with a dog neazly killed by a car that did not stop at that crosswalk and added that there was no stoplight at that crosswalk. She noted that similar crosswalks in San Mateo and Walnut Creek had apush-button control and embedded flashing lights along the length of the crosswalk to warn motorists. She suggested that the City investigate whether those lights could be embedded in the road. Mr. Grubstick noted that the Traffic Engineer had looked into that product and added that he did not know whether there were current plans for that warning at this time. He indicated that he would look into the matter and bring back a response to the Commission. Ordinance Reguirine Fire Sprinklers in New Residential Construction Commissioner Blank noted that he had seen a home in the City burn near Christmastime, and that it was not equipped with sprinklers. By code, it was small enough not to need sprinklers. Ms. Decker noted that residences were generally required to have sprinklers when they were a specific distance from the Fire Department or the estimated response time would be too long. Commissioner Blank would like to agendize a discussion about an ordinance requiring sprinklers in all new residential construction. He noted that while sprinklers added some cost to new construction, he believed the residents of the home that burned down wished they had sprinklers. Ms. Decker noted that she would ensure that item is agendized for discussion at a future meeting. General Plan and Departine Commissioners Commissioner Blank noted that with the upcoming departure of Commissioner Maas and Commissioner Roberts from the Planning Commission, the City would lose an invaluable asset in the completion of the General Plan. He requested the support of the Planning Commission to recommend to the City Council that there be some means of creating a steering committee to allow Commissioners Maas and Roberts to continue to participate in the General Plan process. Chairperson Arkin noted that he would support that request. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 25, 2006 Page 18 of 19