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Tryon raised the safety issue and stated that if stacking of trucks was done it should be at the quarry not at El Monte. She also discussed the issue of enforcement and opening up Stonebrook to Magdalena. Dauber asked if the County had been invited to this meeting and was advised that they were not invited. She believed the County should be included and should have some responsibility for the problems this project was causing. She also commented that there was a service road along the McCullough property which might also be used and it was agreed this alternative would be researched. Hubbard commented that he had some rough figures of the amount of traffic being discussed. At 35 trucks a day, making 7 trips a day, there were 259 trips one way or in other words at the maximum one a minute. Siegel did note that the trucks did not haul dirt every day. On the subject of the enforcement issue, Siegel also commented that the deputies would be out on Stonebrook for a couple of hours a day and would stop all speeders. Council discussed the Stonebrook Path Project which would soon be going out to bid and questioned whether this project should be done while the dirt hauling was continuing. It was noted that the bid opening was scheduled for June 9th with the award of contract scheduled for the June 16th Council Meeting. Council decided to proceed with this schedule and not abandon the competitive bid process on an urgency basis. Council also discussed opening up Stonebrook to Magdalena and staff was directed to research this section of `r the road for a right of way. John Kolski, Stevens Creek Quarry Trucking Company, explained that the schedule for hauling dirt was dictated by Caltrans as they were getting the dirt from the Highway 85 project. He explained the schedule of the trucks and the impact of having them back up at the Highway 85 site, the quarry or El Monte. On the subject of trucks, he stated that double trailers had a better pivot than single trailers. Ruth Buneman, 12655 La Cresta, noted that she was a bicyclist and it was very difficult to get around the Stonebrook area on a bicycle. In her opinion Stonebrook should be opened up but she did not know the impact of this option on private property. George Barnett, Edgecliffe, commented on the safety issue and suggested limiting the number of trucks leaving the 85 construction site with a full load. He also suggested slow and yield signs at Priscilla and Prospect. Mr. Barnett believed stacking the trucks at El Monte could cause problems but did not believe the speed limit was an issue. He was quite concerned, however, that there was no exit other than Stonebrook in case of an emergency. May 22, 1993 Special Meeting