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Item No. 10 (continued) Vice Mayor Mosher, Chairperson of the Edgewood /Whipple Traffic Committee, commended the Committee members and staff for their efforts, and after conducting numerous meetings of the committee over the past several months believes that a traffic plan for the City is essential and that a Traffic Commission should be established. Director of Public Works Addiego referred to slide projections of graphs and diagrams depicting volume of turning movements at the Edgewood Road -E1 Camino Real intersection, distance between medians, distances between signals, and commented on the increase in traffic on Edgewood Road since the opening of Highway 280, and advised that with regard to Edgewood/E1 Camino Real, the State is asking that a decision be made in the matter, by either installation of traffic signals, or closing the median on E1 Camino Real at Edgewood Road. Fire Chief O'Brien explained that his objection to a median closure at Edgewood Road is that a barrier would impede response by emergency vehicles attempting to get to the Edgewood area. Nita Spanqler, 970 Edgewood Road, member of the Committee, described some of the problems caused on Edgewood Road by speeders and other irresponsible drivers; acknowledged that what happens on one street impacts what happens on others; expressed support for a barrier at El Camino Real and Edgewood and thought it could be designed so as to allow access for emergency vehicles to get through, and agreed with the Committee recommendation for a city -wide traffic study and formation of a Traffic Commission. Liz DeWolf, 1830 Brewster, member of the Committee, also supported formation of a Traffic Commission. Judy Bursak, 1831 Whipple Avenue, agreed that a Traffic Commission is needed; stated that she has noticed an increase not only in volume, but in quality of traffic; that she opposes a barrier at Edgewood and Whipple; is concerned about the impact on traffic of Sequoia Hospital development. She presented a petition signed by over a hundred residents in the area who object to installation of a barrier at Edgewood and E1 Camino Real. Herb Huber, 1604 Whipple Avenue, said he was sympathetic to the problems of those living on Edgewood Road, but that the impact of diverting traffic onto Whipple Avenue would be much more severe. James Sencenbauqh, 12 Iris Street, indicated that he is opposed to closure at E1 Camino Real of Edgewood Road. Judith A. Sullivan, 1532 Whipple Avenue, objected to closure of Edgewood Road with the resulting diversion of traffic to Whipple and Hopkins Avenues. Joyce Murray, 2031 Whipple Avenue, described a traffic incident at the intersection of Whipple and King, a four -way stop, caused by opposing traffic running the stop signs, and resulting in property damage and narrowly missing injuring her child, and believes that closing Edgewood Road will result in even heavier traffic on Whipple Avenue, and an increase in that type of incident, and also that no one area in the City should be excluded from having to share the burden of traffic. MINUTE BOOK NO. 46 Page No. 6 Reg.Mtg. 7/22/85 Page 6