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172 She disagreed that high school students would not use this neighborhood for an access or by-pass. She was concerned with the -- noise that would be created as well as the pollution. Darryl Mollens stated his wife and his neighbor surveyed 208 of the 416 in the neighborhood regarding this matter. He indicated that 30% of the neighbors were on vacation. He asked that should this matter come before Council again, it not be heard during the month of August because many people are vacationing. He read the following results from the survey: 12 wanted the wall removed; and 134 wanted the wall to remain in place and 67 of the 186 residents of Amador Estates wanted the wall to stay. (A petition was presented to Council). Mr. Mollens was concerned with high school students using the neighborhood streets toby-pass the Black Avenue and Santa Rita Road intersection if the wall was removed. He stated that police enforcement would also have to increase. He concluded by asking what the rules of government were regarding how many times this matter could considered by Council. Mayor Mercer responded that this matter was heard before Council in 1988. There is a policy among the Councilmembers that if a Councilmember elects to review an issue such as this the Councilmember can request to do so and ask to have it agendized. He further explained that this issue was not primarily brought up by Mr. Butler. It was the neighbors on the other side of Kolln that requested this and Mr. Butler agreed. Alfred Mitchell, 4212 Jensen Street, referred to the staff report and stated that he disagreed with some of the statements made. Valley Avenue east of Santa Rita Road was a private road used by Kaiser Sand and Gravel Company and was not available for public use prior to it becoming a public street. Reference to an original closure with regard to the Kolln Street termination a Valley Avenue may be misleading. He explained the history of the streets and their uses. Mr. Mitchell questioned the traffic count of the survey taken by staff. He disagreed that the access from Valley to Santa Rita is easier now than in the past. Mr. Mitchell agreed with the visibility problem of the wall opening, but suggested redesign rather than removal. He further indicated Alisal should allow rear drop off independent of opening Kolln. was not in favor of removing the wall and asked that Council consider his comments. Raymond Brown, 1486 Kolln Street, admitted that he owned the boat that is parked in the street. He stated that he would remove the boat as soon as possible. He said that he has been renting a house next to the barrier for the past two years and was opposed to removing the wall. He was concerned with the traffic increase that would be caused as well as the safety. Mr. Brown believed that if the wall was a such a problem for emergency services it would have already been removed. 8/4/92 14