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see if there is a way to make the Amador High School parking lot available to allow parking of for-sale vehicles. Mayor Hosterman invited public comments. Lisa Fuller, a Santa Rita Road resident, said the City had an obligation to resolve the issue in a way that accommodated the residents that would be affected by the parking restriction. She contacted staff recently and suggested parking permits for those residents who live along the frontage road of Santa Rita. Staff informed her that this was not an option because of school parents dropping off and picking up children at Alisal Elementary School. She suggested having a combination four-hour parking limit along with parking permits available for purchase for residents who reside along the affected area. She recalled a similar problem for residents with homes near Amador Valley High School and these residents are able to purchase parking permits which allows them to park their vehicles in front of their homes. She would like this same option given to the residents with homes along the Santa Rita Frontage Road. She expressed strong concern as to how this would affect her ability to sell her home when she makes that decision. It was her understanding that in an unusual situation such as this where there is some type of limitation upon the person who lives at that house, she would have to disclose this to whomever makes an offer to purchase her home. She hoped Council considered a more accommodating option. Jamison Cummings, a Santa Rita Road resident, was concerned about the four-hour parking zone; however, he saw it as an acceptable alternative to no parking. Without parking permits, he did not believe this was an acceptable option for residents with homes along the Santa Rita Frontage Road particularly during the holiday season. He believed four-hour parking was a mute point if no one was available to enforce it. He believed police staff should take extra time on the weekend to enforce the parking issue. He also believed it was in the City's interest to write tickets and impound vehicles that are in violation. Betsy Foley, a Santa Rita Road resident, expressed concern about the possibility of issuing parking permits for residents whose addresses actually reside on Santa Rita Road. She was aware of a parking permit situation on the other side of Alisal, which does not allow parents to park and walk their children to school. She was in full support of allowing parents to do so with the exception of allowing residents to park their vehicles on the street because there is typically more than one driver and more than one vehicle per residence. Salvador Zamora, a Francisco Street resident, reviewed the issue by referencing a map that was disseminated with the notices to all of the residents affected by this issue. He broke the map into three separate sections: Section A illustrated the area between Francisco Street and Cristobal Way; Section B illustrated the area between Cristobal Way and Alvarado Street; and Section C illustrated the area between Alvarado Street and Alisal Street. He noted four- hour parking would impact each section in a different way; Section A is not impacted by driveways off the frontage road. To mitigate this issue, he encouraged Council to make a decision this evening and suggested removing the four-hour parking zone from Section C and providing Section A and B with the four-hour parking zone. Lance Thornburg, a Cristobal Way resident, said the parking of vehicles for sale brings unwanted loitering and numerous inquires from interested buyers to his home which negatively impacts the quality of his family's life. He supported Mr. Zamora's suggestion to install a four- Pleasanton City Council 7 11/01/05 Minutes