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185 Ms. Linda Brophy, 4219 Mirador Drive, indicated that she was not opposed to the project but to the extension of Mirador Drive. She stated that a car speeding down Mirador Drive hit her house and did substantial damage to her garage. She added that extending Mirador Drive would invite traffic accidents and that traffic on Angela Street should not be relieved at the expense of Mirador Drive, which has a church with a pre-school and an elementary school on Adams Way. Mr. Kit Sanders, 4253 Mirador Drive, a Pleasanton resident for 14 years, stated that extending Mirador Drive will mean more traffic on a major thoroughfare that children use to walk to and from school. He also indicated his opposition to the cancellation of the Williamson Act Contract for the Bonde Ranch. Mr. Steve Murray, 4470 Mirador Drive, a resident of Pleasanton for 14 years, stated that it is his understanding that the purpose of the Miradot extension is: (1) to improve emergency response time to Old Towne and Pleasanton Heights; (2) to provide a secondary emergency access to B Court; (3) to reduce the length of C Court to an acceptable 640 feet; and (4) to improve the traffic flow in the neighborhood. He pointed out that the emergency response time is a matter of convenience rather than necessity since it takes 2½ minutes to drive from the downtown fire station through Bernal Avenue to the corner of Mirador Drive and Abbie Street. He continued that providing a secondary emergency access for B Street is a weak argument, considering there are many streets in Pleasanton that currently have only one exit. He added that the length of C Court could be reduced through D Court or by putting a street through from C Court to Bernal Avenue between Lots 62 and 63, which would also give D Court a secondary access. He indicated that traffic circulation in the neighborhood does not need to be improved or balanced and that the extension of Mirador Drive would disrupt the neighborhood and create a potential significant impact on street safety. He requested Council to deny the extension of Mirador Drive and preserve the integrity of the neighborhood. Ms. Patricia Clarkson, 4507 Mirador Drive, stated that Shapell Industries has made reasonable and acceptable compromises with the community. With respect to the extension of Mirador Drive, she pointed out that none of the five streets mentioned in the EIR are comparable to Mirador Drive. She indicated that the area Mirador Drive encompasses is less than a mile and that motorists can easily take First Street or Bernal Avenue to go either north or south. Furthermore, there are two other roads, Angela Street and Kottinger Drive, that go through to Bernal Avenue. She stated that most of the traffic on Mirador Drive goes to the church and the school, and since the road is hilly, the visibility for small children is a - 9 - 5-21-91