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lbw for 35 years and this driveway had a 35% grade. She wondered why St. Nicholas was being brought into this when they seemed to be pleased with the way it was. Ms. Mary O'Shea, Los Altos, asked why the Sheriff's Department sat on St. Nicholas Drive if they couldn't see because of the trees. Ms. Ro Taylor, Los Altos, commented that neither Voorhees nor St. Nicholas were thoroughfares; people knew where they were going. She also referred to a meeting last year at which time the problem seemed to be off ramp traffic onto El Monte. At that time signs were going to be placed which said 'prepare to stop'. Ms. Mary Jo Dorey, Los Altos, asked how many accidents there had been at the intersection and was told 4-5 a year. Ms. Trish McKee, representing the Student Council of St. Nicholas School, supported keeping St. Nicholas and Voorhees separate driveways. Ms. Elizabeth Scharentz, 12195 Winton Way, stated her concerns for the safety of her schoolmates. Ms. Nora Repetto, Los Altos, commented that the grade had not been referenced and she believed it was a blind area. Mr. Jim Steinmetz, Voorhees Drive, commented on the grading issue and asked how people were going to get to the median on El Monte if the crosswalk was removed. Mr. Bill Owen Voorhees, stated that the believed the important issues were safety, visibility and grading. In his opinion the proposed Alternative A resulted in an uncontrolled situation for children and cars with no lights. Mr. Ted Hoff, 13280 Barley Hill Road, stated that he believed the safety of the children at St. Nicholas was the most important issue and he also noted that 80% of the traffic made the trip every day with St. Nicholas bearing most of the traffic. Ms. Lois Bauer, Principal - St. Nicholas School, commented on the proposed Alternative A and stated that she believed it was the most unsafe plan imagined. In the three years she had been at St. Nicholas she had not heard of one accident and she also believed the signals were clear. Sister Katherine, St. Nicholas School, commented that she found it hard to believe the Council had the safety of the children in mind. There wasn't even a bicycle nor a pedestrian pathway on the plans. Sister Katherine further commented that while she did not believe the present intersection was perfectly safe, she did not believe that Alternative A made it more safe. Mr. Bob Summers, representing the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose, noted that the school was on a fight budget and was not in a financial position to get involved in the redesign of the driveway. Neither he nor their safety person who reports on such projects saw the benefit in Alternative A unless it were to just make it a more prestigious driveway. Mr. Bruce Barstow, Los Altos, stated that if the markings of the crosswalk were removed, the crosswalk would still remain. In addition, if the road was Ihr February 7, 1990 9