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Tom Kirtley, 1569 Orloff Drive, also a member of the ad hoc committee, supported the recommendation. The Kolln neighborhood will be taking over 57% of the traffic. The committee did not support the connection of Busch to E1 Charro. He said it was suggested that a barrier be built at Kolln and Morganfield, but the traffic would cut through by making a right turn onto Blacow and left turn onto Offoff and then a fight onto Kolln. Another dangerous situation is created when children are trying to go to school. Right now there is not enough room for a child to walk or ride a bike. Ms. Michelotti asked if the committee were in favor of the barriers on Kolln. Carole Varela, 3858 Mohr Avenue, spoke about the existing traffic, but did not believe it all came from the Mohr/Martin area. There is already a traffic problem with children going to Mohr Elementary. She said the neighborhoods do not want traffic from the development using Mohr Avenue or Kamp Drive. She felt the decision made by the committee was not in the best interest for the neighborhoods it was supposed to be representing. The majority report is a traffic nightmare. So some residents joined together and formed its own committee and the result was the minority report. She said the residents are not against the Ponderosa development, only the use of the streets as an entrance/exit onto Mohr Avenue and Kamp Drive. Valley Avenue and Busch are much better equipped streets to handle all the projected traffic. The residents are asking the City Council to support the "No Mohr, No Kamp" minority report recommendation. Harry Lutz, 4545 Entrada Court, said he had two concerns: 1) the original plan approved had 360 homes, where the proposed plan now has 300. This will increase the cost of the homes and make it difficult for families to afford; 2) the General Plan states that two lane neighborhood roads have desirable traffic levels at 2000-3000 per day. He felt the General Plan should be followed. Traffic concerns are a big concern and best solved by professional engineers when given concrete criteria when applied to the entire City. John Mufish, 3801 Mohr Avenue, discussed how the turn restfictions on Mohr Avenue would impact the quality of life. He would be directly impacted trying to transport his children to and from school. He believed there to be a considerable amount of support for the "No Mohr, No Kamp" minority report. Darren Horton, 3844 Mohr Avenue, strongly supported the minority report. He understood the ad hoc committee was formed for the purpose of providing Ponderosa with the thoughts and feelings of each of the possible affected neighborhoods. From the information, Ponderosa was to model a plan and his opinion was the ad hoc committee failed. He felt the quality of life had not been addressed yet. He supported no more traffic on Mohr and Kamp. The best traffic calming device is not to add additional traffic. He had no objection to Ponderosa building its homes, only the proposed turn restrictions. He asked the Council to consider the neighborhoods' concerns. Pleasanton City Council 12/02/97 Minutes 14