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Captain Fraser said yes. Anne Fox, 2866 Garden Creek Circle, shared with Councilmembers a map and satellite photos of the area of Stoneridge, between Santa RJta and Newton Way. She is concerned about the proposed speed limit increase and the three subdivisions in the area. There are a lot of children that use the crosswalk at Rheem, Kamp and at the Hacienda School. Nielson Park does not have any caution signs posted to indicate where a park is located. Another part of Stoneridge, near Mohr Elementary, is an area where cars consistently mn through the stop light because they are moving so fast. She has been in the crosswalk at Garden Creek Circle when cars have been unable to stop because of the speed at which they are traveling. She discussed her concerns about the situations involving the u-turn required by residents who live north of Stoneridge in order for them to enter their residences. Neilson Park is an unfenced park and she has concerns about this being adjacent to a 40 mph road. Hacienda School has a crosswalk at the crest of a hill and there is no sign present warning motorists of the crosswalk. This crosswalk does not have a stop light, stop sign, or warning. She asked Couneilmembers to keep the limit at 35 mph in order for the motorist to be able to stop. Mary Lasica, 3756 Pimlico Drive, shared with Councilmembers her concerns about the proposed speed limit increase and the differences in the speed limits a motorist would have to drive within a short distance. Richard Jones, 3768 Pimlico Drive, talked about the section of Pimlico from Brockton Way, breaking the road into three segments. First, there is a segment approximately 1/10 of a mile heading east, paralleling the fxeeway. The land uses are condominiums. Secondly, there is another segment 1/10 of a mile long that is open on both sides because the back fences are on one side and the fi:eeway fence is on the other. Finally, there is a 20 mph curve. He has lived in his home for 25 years and has felt that the posted speed limit is too fast because many people get lost in this area. The section is dangerous and he felt Cotmcilmembers could make it a 25 mph zone because of the residential nature of the neighborhood. He felt the City could enfome the speed limit in this section. Ms. Ayala asked Mr. Knowles if this could be done in this neighborhood. Mr. Knowles referred to the California Vehicle Code which provides that to put this area into a residential category, there must be 13 separate dwelling or business structures facing the mad with driveways within 75 feet of the street, or 16 dwellings/structures on both sides of the street. This particular area does not meet these criteria. If the speed limit is going to be set at anything other than 25 mph on Pimlico, it has to be justified by an engineering and traffic survey. Because of the nature of the roadway it did not seem like a typical 25 mph speed limit roadway. On the Federal Aid Usage map, it is shown as a local street. If Councilmembers chose to, it could be signed 25 mph because it is shown as a local street but, according to the survey, 99.9% of the people presently using this street segment would be subject to citations. That is why there is a law that allows cities to raise the limit above 25 mph where the prima facia speed is 25. That would have to be done on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey and this survey is showing it has to be at least 35 because of the critical speed in this area. Pleasanton City Council 11 01/07/03 Minutes