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~,,.-, Commissioner Fox also requested that the second, fifth, and seventh sentences of pazagraph 6 on page 15 be modified to read as follows: "She noted that the City Council approved a the sidewalk on Cameron Avenue in conjunction with when the bike path on Martin Avenue was approved in 1997." ... "She noted that most parent drove their children to school because they were not comfortable having the children walk without sidewalks." ... "She agreed with traffic-calming measures within reason and believed that a curvy road with no sidewalk would be more dangerous for pedestrians since children would be hidden in the bends of curves." Commissioner Fox further requested that the sentence on the fourth pazagraph on page 17 be modified to read as follows: "Commissioner Fox liked Alternative 4 with the sidewalk or the staff recommendation of the meandering sidewalk as a second choice." Commissioner Blank requested that the sentence on the fifth pazagraph on page 12 be modified to read as follows: "Commissioner Blank believed-tea! questioned whether the Martin Avenue residents would rtet be able to obtain the undergrounding...." Commissioner Blank noted that the section on the straw votes on pages 16 and 17 did not completely reflect what occurred at the meeting. He recalled Chairperson Arkin suggesting that a straw vote be taken, which is reflected in the minutes, and each Commissioners then spoke. He noted that the minutes mention that Commissioner Peazce was in favor of a path, but no mention is made about his own vote. He indicated (~ that he said he was in favor of a path and recollected that Chairperson Arkin was also in favor of a path; Commissioner Fox said she was not; and Commissioner Olson also said no, which is reflected in the minutes. He added that he believed that there were three "yes" votes and two "no" votes and pointed out that two of the "yes" votes were not reflected in the minutes. He suggested that staff listen to the tapes to verify the votes. Ms. Hanyman stated that she believed the votes were 2 "yeses" to 3 "noes" with Commissioner Peace voting in opposition to rather than for the path. Commissioner Blank noted that the question was if they wanted to have a path at all, and the minutes reflect that Commissioner Pearce was in favor of a path in front but not in the back. Commissioner Fox stated that Ms. Decker indicated that she would have a synopsis of the votes and would forwazd the document to the Commissioners. She added that she believed Ms. Decker mentioned that the Police Department recommended a path facing the front of the street as they would not be able to patrol a path at the back. Chairperson Arkin recalled that a concern was expressed at that meeting that the straw votes were not being recorded. He stated that he would like to see a summary of the straw votes in table form at the next meeting. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he was an Alternate at that meeting and indicated that he is also in favor of a path. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 24, 2006 Page 32 of 34