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44 <br /> <br /> Georgia Ghiramadi, 3819 Vineyard Avenue, requested a fence be <br /> placed between Royal Gardens and Pleasanton Greens. She indicated __ <br /> that the senior citizens use that area to walk around during the <br /> daytime but since the fence was previously taken down, they were <br /> unable to do so because of the speeding vehicles. She said that <br /> her community circulated a petition with 130 signatures to insure <br /> that the existing fence stayed in place. <br /> <br /> Frank DeMello, 244 Carnation Court, thanked the Council for <br /> attending a few of their community meetings. He supported keeping <br /> the fences in place. <br /> <br /> Katie McNulte, 3819 Vine Street, Manager of Pleasanton Greens, <br /> expressed her concern with the additional traffic that would occur <br /> if the fences were brought down. She also requested that the <br /> fences stay in place and an additional fence be placed between <br /> Pleasanton Greens and Royal Gardens. <br /> <br /> Mayor Mercer stated it has not been justified why the fences <br /> should be taken down. He felt that the as long as the neighbors <br /> were in support of keeping the fences up, he too would support <br /> that. He asked if Council could require the fence to be replaced <br /> between Pleasanton Greens and Royal Gardens or was it a condition <br /> of approval to take the fence down. He supported leaving the <br /> fences in place and replacing the fence between the two apartment <br /> buildings. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver asked the Fire and Police Chief's to report on the <br /> safety issues if the street remained closed. He then asked if a <br /> public street was allowed to have barricades. <br /> <br /> Chief Eastman responded that there had been problems in <br /> response and patrol in barricaded communities, but it did not make <br /> it impossible to patrol them. He stated that barricading public <br /> streets has always been controversial. From the police standpoint, <br /> it was not as critical an issue as it would be for the fire <br /> department. <br /> <br /> Chief Withers reported that there was a definite problem with <br /> the fences remaining in place. He stated that multiple stations <br /> respond to that area and to give directions to the unit, not <br /> knowing what direction they are coming from, leads to confusion. <br /> The ambulance crews rotate in and out of Pleasanton and they are <br /> not familiar with the City. He indicated that if a fire were on <br /> one side of the fence and spread to the other side it would take <br /> time for a unit to drive to the other side. Also the hydrant <br /> locations are often on the other side of the fence when they need <br /> them. Although these incidents don't occur on a daily basis, when <br /> they do occur, they are of critical nature. <br /> <br /> 1/21/92 <br /> 12 <br /> <br /> <br />