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252 <br /> <br /> Ms. Mohr inquired what a three-foot wall would do in terms of <br /> accessibility to city crew. <br /> <br /> Mr. Elliott replied that since some equipment would need to <br /> go through, the crew would have to go around and up the courts <br /> rather than go through Foothill Road. He added that there are <br /> problems in the courts from time to time and that people would be <br /> able to jump over a low wall and trample over the area. He <br /> recommended that the wall should be at least six feet. <br /> <br /> Ms. Susan Kustermann, 7889 Olive Court, whose property is <br /> right by the cul-de-sac, stated that students from Foothill High <br /> School and Lydiksen School come up Foothill Road and climb over <br /> their eight-foot wooden fence to use a short cut. She said that <br /> building a three-foot wall would not be acceptable, and trees and <br /> bushes would accumulate trash. She added that the wall from West <br /> Las Positas to Foothill High School measures six feet two inches <br /> and recommended that the wall to be built be of the same height. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brandes asked Mr. Elliott to clarify if the new wall <br /> would be of the same height as the existing wall, whether eight or <br /> six feet. <br /> <br /> Mr. Elliott said yes. He explained that because of the <br /> varying terrain, a nominal eight-foot wall stretch would measure <br /> about seven feet from ground level. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ken Kenitzer, 4150 Creekwood Court, whose property backs <br /> up on Foothill Road, stated that the soundwall is necessary for <br /> peace and quiet in the area. He showed pictures of the hills <br /> taken from areas near Olive Court and said that a seven- or eight- <br /> foot wall would not seriously obstruct the view. He added that <br /> now is the time to build the wall because traffic will continue to <br /> increase through the years. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver stated that the original sound study indicated <br /> that because of the terrain and because the noise impact in the <br /> area would not be significant, safety barriers locking access to <br /> the houses instead of soundwalls would be put up. He inquired <br /> what the difference in noise attenuation would be in terms of <br /> decibels between a six-foot and an eight-foot wall. <br /> <br /> Mr. Elliott replied that the difference would be in the <br /> magnitude of about two decibels. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kenitzer stated that the cedar fence he now has does not <br /> serve the purpose of a sound barrier and that an eight-foot wall <br /> would help in the abatement of noise. He indicated that three to <br /> six decibels is significant and that he did not object to a seven- <br /> foot wall, but anything lower than that would not be as <br /> beneficial. <br /> <br /> - 22 - <br /> 5-15-90 <br /> <br /> <br />