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Ms. Michelotti stated that she had a conversation with the City Attorney who stated that if three Councilmembers wanted to reconsider a traffic issue, the Council could initiate the matter. Ms. Acosta stated that option is always available to the Council. Mr. Duncan asked Mr. Pico how he arrived at his decision to open Mirador with restrictions. He also asked if Mr. Pico had driven down any of the impacted streets or talked with any of the neighbors on those streets. He also asked if Mr. Pico had spoken with staff regarding safety or speed. Mr. Duncan asked if he had read the TJKM traffic reports or if he had talked with the Pleasanton Police about the excessive speeds. Mr. Duncan asked if Mr. Pico had seen the City of Pleasanton's engineering, traffic and speed zoning survey. Mr. Duncan stated that he couldn't find anyone that had read the report and felt it was one of the most important documents pertaining to Mirador. He stated the accident average for the area is well below the state average for that type of road. With the new information and along with Mr. Pico's good ideas on the other improvements, he asked again if Mr. Pico would reconsider his vote. Mr. Pico stated he was on record at the previous meeting and he would not reconsider his vote. Mr. Duncan stated that he felt Mayor Tarver hadn't listened to the 444 people who signed the petition to open Mirador with no restrictions. Mr. Duncan stated that at the Pleasanton Gardens in October 1994, Mayor Tarver said he would reconsider his vote on Mirador as he did on the water rate issue. Mr. Duncan stated when Mayor Tarver was on Channel 30, he stated that "he wasn't convinced it was the fight decision" and stated he thought the issue would be looked at again. Mr. Duncan asked if Mayor Tarver thought his decision was a mistake or did he intend to correct the mistake and reconsider the issue. Mr. Duncan asked Mayor Tarver again if he will reconsider his vote. Mayor Tarver stated he was not interested in reconsidering his vote but felt there were other issues that need to be addressed, like the traffic on Windmill and Peaceful Lane not being able to get out on to First Street. Mr. Duncan stated that everything that is or will be done, such as the Farmer's Market on church traffic, affects lower Angela. Mr. Duncan stated that in April 1991, a petition was circulated seeking to keep Mirador Drive closed. He stated that in this petition are the signatures of at least three individuals who were appointed to the General Plan Steering Committee three years later. These three individuals were appointed to the committee; one each by Mayor Tarver, and Councilmembers Pico and Dennis. Each of these individuals co-chaired three of the most controversial committees in the General Plan Review Committee. One of the three chaired the Circulation Subcommittee which addressed the Mirador issue. This subcommittee voted 14-4 to open Mirador with no restrictions. This recommendation was sent 07/18/95 -6-