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going to happen to the other end of the road.... We are in great fire hazard area.... We had a terrible time getting the fire trucks in, and the more people, the more traffic, the more cars parked, the harder all this is going to be." M,rs. Hannigan said in 1988 the Council upheld the moratorium until an Environmental Impact Report could be done, not only because a new road is needed, but because of the environmental hazards, the water patterns, and denseness of vegetation. She agreed that there is a need for an EIR, Improvement Plans and policies to guide the development of the whole area. Mrs. Hannigan said the homes there were prevented from hooking into the sewers that go right by their properties, as the sewers belong to the County, and they have new septic tanks. Mrs. Hannigan said her objections to individual permits was the same as it has always been, since 1971, that a Master Plan was needed "or that area is going to turn into a disaster." Ron Grove, said he was purchasing a lot on top of Laurel Way. He said he was supporting Mr. Whitaker's proposal and would participate in the funding of the road to make the development work. In response to Council questions regarding the purchase of his property, Mr. Grove said "right now the property is in escrow, and it wi!! depend on whether I can build on it or not." Wayne Aozasa, 3726 Laurel Way, with a house under construction and nearing completion, said it has been a long haul to get to this point. Mr. Aozasa said he understood the situation at hand and described his expert soils engineer's positive report. Mr. Aozasa said he agreed that politics was compromise, and said he hoped that the Council would consider that when deliberating this matter. Tom Tornquist, 477 Hi!!crest Way, "real estate agent representing three of the six owners on the downside of this street." Mr. Tornquist said it was extremely unusual to have six property owners agree to spend about $200,000 to improve a street. He said they would welcome participation by any property owner on the other side of the street to improve Laurel Way. Mr. Tornquist described the differences in topography along Laurel Way and the proposal "will only enhance the future development of the street. It is impractical to think that this street will ever be wider than 29 feet." Mr. Tornquist described other homes in the area that had soils testing and sold just recently with no problems. Mr. Tornquist said "as far as the drainage problem with the Hatfield property, if this street is improved, that drainage will be diverted across the street and down to a storm drain system which will avoid the problem with the sand bags." He stressed that the six neighbors were wiIIing to band together to improve the street, and the environment, and the first six lots were totally different from the properties at the westerly end of Laurel Way. Mayor Hartnett asked if anyone else wished to speak to this issue. No one came forward. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 AUGUST 26,1996 MINUTES Page No. 463 PAGE 26