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` OLD BUSINESS (continued) : that the item had been continued from the previous meeting to allow staff to meet with Dr .and Mrs. Ignatius on their property to discuss the impact of a guardrail on Robleda. The staff report also included the following recommendations: direct staff to proceed with improve- ment #1 - installation of a yellow flashing light on a pole with cau- tion curve sign and caution slippery when wet curve sign. The flash- ing light and signs would be installed on the Alta Tierra side of the curves on Robleda between Alta Tierra and Brendel , and improvement #2 - ' smooth' out the curves between Alta Tierra and Brendel , preferably by widening Robleda on the outside (Brendel ) of the curves . The staff report further noted that if Council found construction of the guar- drail along the Ignatius property to be appropriate, staff should be directed to proceed. Dr. Ignatius, 12871 Atherton Court, thanked the staff for their help in this matter and noted that he agreed with all the recommendations . He did note that signs were often defaced and torn down and thought flashing lights were a good idea. Sheri Emling, 11853 Murietta Lane, suggested the placement of signs similar to those above Foothill College. She expressed concerns about the Town' s liability. Jean Struthers, 13690 Robleda Road, expressed concern about flashing lights and also about the narrow area left for bicyclists if Robleda were widened. Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, stated that she felt there were a number of areas in Town that were dangerous and the real problem was speeding. She suggested more citizens watch out for speeders and report license plate numbers. Ken Pastrof, former resident of the Town, suggested it was more a problem of enforcement than traffic. He often saw people speed by or find themselves lost and try to turn around. Tryon and Dronkert expressed support for signs but not flashing lights. Tryon supported a guardrail . Dronkert reiterated that it was not that she did not feel Robleda was a problem area but she did feel there were several other areas in the Town as well and this was sub- stantiated by the accident reports received from the Sheriff ' s Depart- ment. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Siegel and passed by the following roll call vote to direct staff to install signs (not flashing lights) on either side of Robleda where the acci- dents have occurred, to direct staff to pursue the installation of a guardrail (on the Ignatius side of Robleda Road) , and to direct staff to request proposals for the smoothing out of the curves between Alta Tierra and Brendel . -4-