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183 MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCILMEMBERS item 6a Reconsideration of AP-88-19, Public Storage Mayor Mercer stated that the applicant for Public Storage , requested that this matter, which was denied by Council at the meeting of September 6, 1988, be reconsidered as he was not able to attend that meeting. Council determined not to reconsider- [] AP-88-19, the appeal of Public Storage. item 6b Report on Stop Signs on West Las Positas at Gulfstream, Pimlico, and Rockingham, East and West Mr. Elliott presented his report (SR 88:456) dated September 20, 1988, regarding this matter. Mr. Van Gelder presented a map showing the location of the · - requested stop signs. He advised that Pimlico carries the most traffic, the other streets are low volume. He stated the overall safety on West Las Positas Boulevard is good. He advised that with the approval of the bike lane by Council tonight, this improvement will add safety to the street. He stated that additional speed limit signs have been installed, and that the developers in California Place are cooperating. He added that a neighborhood traffic watch program is being proposed in conjunction with the Police Department. Ms. Karen Sutton, 3928 West Las Positas Boulevard, representing residents of West Las Positas Boulevard, east of Santa Rita Road, expressed their concern regarding the unresolved excessive speeding problems on West Las Positas Boulevard and the potential for accidents. She asked those in the audience to stand who are concerned about this matter - approximately ten people stood. She stated the problem is created by construction workers as well as residents. Residents have filed complaints with the Police Department, who have responded but have not corrected the problem. She stated it was hoped the bike paths would be in before school started; now it is estimated that they will be completed in two-three weeks but this will not help the speeding problem. As far as the neighborhood traffic watch program, she did not feel the residents should be responsible for speed control, nor did they have the time. She felt there was no alternative but to install stop signs. She added that the staff report was incorrect in designating a stop sign at West Rockingham - it should be at West Las Positas and West Suffolk Way. She stated the concern is not the cross street traffic but the volume of traffic on West Las Positas Boulevard and to control traffic the entire length of the street. Ms. Sutton presented a peition, signed by 207 residents in the area, which read as follows: "We, the undersigned, would like to request stop signs and cross-walks at the following intersections: West Suffolk Way and Las Positas, East Rockingham and Las - 5 - 9-20-88