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hour parking zone for Sections A and B and not Section C, and encouraged Council to make a decision this evening. Kurt Grannis, a Santa Rita Road resident, said his goal in a letter to Traffic Engineering staff indicated that the closure for parking on the Frontage Road was unacceptable and his suggestion was to consider permit parking, and at a Traffic Committee meeting, staff indicated this would not be an option. He did not believe the four-hour parking zone would work for him and it would diminish the effect on his property values and create a blighted area in the City, as Santa Rita Road is the entryway into the rejuvenated downtown. He encouraged Council to take action this evening and concurred with previous speakers that some type of permitted parking is needed for those residents whose homes front Santa Rita Road, and any other alternative would not be acceptable. Steve Worth, a Cid Way resident, expressed concern related to the hazardous condition that was created by vehicles parking on the corner of Francisco Street, which potentially could create possible accidents. He believed there was a law that would prohibit residents from parking their vehicles from more than 600 feet from their property with a for-sale sign. He supported permitted parking for residents whose homes front Santa Rita Road. Klaudia Kobelt, a Santa Rita Road resident, thanked the Traffic Committee for listening to the neighbors and addressing the issues. She supported the four-hour parking zone and understood her neighbors concerns and appreciated their requests for parking permits. She was concerned about not including her area in the four-hour parking restricted zone, which if eliminated would then encourage and increase the parking of vehicles for sale near her front yard. Ryan Coop, a Cristobal Way resident, said something needed to be done to rectify the problem. He did not have a strong preference either way but wanted Council to reach a solution this evening that would address and satisfy the neighbors' concerns. Shea Lewis, a Cristobal Way resident, supported staff's recommendation to establish a four-hour parking zone on the east side of Santa Rita Road north of Alisal School along Santa Rita frontage road. She expressed concern about the safety issues created by unsafe right and left turns as well as the decrease in these residents' property values. Mayor Hosterman closed the public comments. Mr. Sullivan inquired about parking permits. Mr. Wilson said the reason staff informed the residents that parking permits would not work was due to the existing ordinance, which prohibits it. Staff also believed it would not solve the issue. The ordinance was previously adopted to address school issues and addressed people parking vehicles off campus and the impact to the neighborhoods. The ordinance is specific as to the times and periods of times that parking permits are controlled and these times are between Mondays through Friday, which would not address the weekends. The period of time is also between September 1 to July 1 and permit parking would not cover vehicles parked during the summer season. An option for Council to consider would be to amend the ordinance to allow permitted parking to occur. The policy decision would then be how wide and how large an area in the City is permitted parking allowed. The second reason permitted parking was not an idea to pursue was because it would not address the issue of vehicles parked next to a Pleasanton City Council 8 11/01/05 Minutes