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Ms. Dennis asked how long it would take the Traffic Calming Committee to device at least a temporary experimental solution. She said the day care is not opening until January and felt maybe temporary signs or speed bumps could be installed to determine if these would in fact help resolve the traffic problems. Mr. Swift said it would depend on how well the community and the committee works together. The process is to utilize the entire neighborhood to look at potential options and once those are identified to use a survey process to find out what type of buy-in the neighborhood has to that proposed solution before it is brought forth to the Council for its action. He said if the neighborhood and committee work together the process could take approximately five to six months. The study of closing Harvest Road would be a much longer process. Ms. Michelotti suggested that one of the first things to be looked into would be signage to make people aware as they enter the street that the speed limit will be enforced. She had a bigger concern and that is the need for child care. She was not willing, with the information she had, to hold up this application and the possibility of getting additional child care in January. She is prepared to address the conditional use permit and the appeal. She is also ready to do everything she possibly can to help alleviate the traffic and the problem on Harvest Road. She indicated there are other safety issues that need to be addressed when a street is closed. She felt the Church would go out of its way to try and work with the residents. She asked that the Church educate the public as to the plans for the Church in the future. Ms. Ayala said she is extremely familiar with Harvest Road and the traffic problems. She recapped phone calls she had received regarding the closure of Harvest Road. Mayor Tarver believed that the information would not support the closure of Harvest Road. If a public hearing is held, the Council Chambers will be packed, as there are competing interests regarding this issue. He felt there is another way to address this and staff is recommending directing the appellant to seek traffic calming measures, but not as part of this application. He understood the Conditional Use Permit that says, if the operation results in conflicts pertaining to parking, noise, traffic, or other factors, it can be brought back. He said he knows it exists today and would like to fix it now and get it satisfactory as part of this application. Ms. Ayala felt the only way to totally fix the problem is to demolish Amador High School, but she would not rapport the elogure of Harvest Road. She supported the day care center. She serves on the liaison committee with the School District which recently did a survey that indicates overwhelmingly that people are looking for more day care centers. She said the Church has agreed to stagger its hours around the high school events. She felt the traffic from the day care center would not impact the street to any degree. Pleasanton City Council 28 08/18/98 Minutes