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Ms. Dennis asked him how he felt about the loss of use of radar in this area. Mr. Startsbury was not concerned because of the enforcement in the portion of Hopyard that is 25 mph. He wanted to keep the speed limit the same until Hopyard is widened in the future. Ryan Gette, 5517 Black Avenue, indicated he lives on Black Avenue near Hopyard and has many reasons for not wanting to raise the speed limit. but has found no good reason to raise it. There are no major commercial or retail developments in this area, so there is no reason to bring traffic to this area. This section is primarily a residential area. Raising the speed limit would have detrimental effects. It will raise the noise level, raise the potential for serious accidents and increase the danger to children attending the elementary school a few blocks down on Black Avenue. There is also a daycare center on the corner of Hopyard and Del Valle. He felt raising the speed limit between Valley and Del Valle would disrupt this natural progression and confuse motorists and would encourage motorist to exceed the 25 mph limit past Del Valle since it is abruptly decreased from 40 mph. This is a residential area that is already endangered by a large volume of traffic already exceeding the speed limit, It makes no sense and benefits no one to raise the speed limit on this section of Hopyard. Greg Evans, 5610 Paseo Navarro, agreed with the remarks of other speakers and asked Council to reject increasing the speed limit, He related difficulty in leaving the parking lot at Gene's Market and entering Hopyard from Hansen Road. He believed increasing the speed limit will increase the danger at the BlackYHopyard intersection for children going to Walnut Grove Elementary. He expressed his problems in getting onto Hopyard Road at Black Avenue and complained of the house on the comer where the yard is elevated and blocks his view of oncoming traffic. He did not think it was necessary to raise the speed limit on Hopyard Road. Kate Barker, 2050 Harvest Road, indicated the east side of Hopyard has no sidewalk. People who want to walk downtown have to cross Hopyard to get to the sidewalk because the west side is the only sidewalk that goes all the way downtown. She and her neighbors are lucky to live close enough that they can walk or rollerblade to activities or events downtown. She is also concerned about the school children in the area who frequently visit their friends in the neighborhood. She would prefer the speed limit to be 25 mph from Black to Del Valle until the improvements are made to Hopyard. It is confusing the way the road goes from two lanes to one. Ten years ago there were many accidents on Hopyard and she is concerned that it will happen again. She complimented the traffic department on the timing of the traffic signals because traffic flows well. Pleasanton residents are spoiled compared to other cities such as Palo Alto, Berkeley, Fremont. San Leandro. etc. She commends the traffic department and its studies, but this is a neighborhood and 40 mph is too fast. She cannot think of any other neighborhood with that speed limit. She cited the residential area on Santa Rita from Valley to Mohr Avenue, which is 35 mph. Ms. Dennis asked how this item was noticed. 10 10/05/99 Pleasanton City Council Minutes