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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS Item 6a Modification of the Vineyard Corridor Neighborhood Traffic Ca]min~ Plan (SR 03:033) Councilmembers Hosterman and Campbell own property within 500 feet of the area in question and therefore recused themselves from participating in this item. JeffKnowles presented the staff report. He responded to concerns from the last meeting and indicated there are signal lights that cannot be seen outside of the traffic lanes and they would not impact nearby residences at all. He also said the signals could be made sensitive to approaching vehicle speeds. If the vehicle were going too fast, the signal would turn red. There would be signage explaining this and he felt drivers would soon learn to drive at the speed limit. Mayor Pico invited public comments. Craig Sjoberg, 5000 Pleasanton Avenue, said the City should do whatever is necessary to make the road safer and easier to drive. For example, straighten the curves and slow the traffic. He felt the roundabouts will just annoy people. Mayor Pico clarified that the staffrecommendation is to modify Vineyard from Touriga to Montevino to make it two lanes instead of four lanes without roundabouts. Mr. Brozosky thought the recommendation was for two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other. He asked when that changed? Mr. Knowles said the original recommendation was for one westbound lane and two eastbound lanes. However, from testimony at the last meeting, it sounded like the preference was for one lane in each direction. He noted there would not be one lane eastbound until the traffic signal was installed. The staffrecommendation has not changed from the original report. Marie Andreini, 715 Montevino Drive, presented photographs to show the view from her home and of other residences in her neighborhood. She believed the light from the changing traffic signals would bother her and other residents. She complained of problems gett'mg out of her driveway and believed a traffic signal would make that worse for her and her neighbors. She said there is bad traffic only four hours a day normally. It is worse now because of the construction on Vineyard. She did not believe there was justification for a signal. If the light at Ruby Hill was set to delay traffic from Liwimore, those drivers would go to Stanley and it would make the situation better on Vineyard. Mark Priscaro, 4241 Garibaldi Place, said he lives in the Kottinger Ranch subdivision off Bernal Avenue. He referred to the proposal to replace the stop sign at Bemal and Kottinger with a traffic signal. He believed that when drivers see a green light at the foot of Bemal, they will chive faster to get through the light. He suggested a four-way stop or a traffic signal at Hearst Pleasanton City Council 6 02/18/03 Minutes