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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC_2020-09-22_MinutesPUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDED BY EMAIL COMMUNITY FORUM: SUBMISSION FROM: Mitch Paskin From: Mitch Paskin <atownslo@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2020 11:09 AM To: City Council <CityCouncil@atascadero.org>; City Clerk <cityclerk@atascadero.org> Subject: Submission to Community Forum City Council Meeting 9.22.2020 Ms Christensen, Please read this submission to the City Council tomorrow night. I know I am delinquent getting back to you on my CPRA. I have been very busy. Please accept my apologies. -- Mitch Paskin atownslo@gmail.com SUBMISSION FROM: Deborah Claire Paskin From: D. Paskin <atownefemme5@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 3:47 PM To: City Clerk <cityclerk@atascadero.org> Subject: Agenda: Community Forum (for City Council Meeting of 9-22-20) Please see attached to read this evening. Thank you. Deborah Claire Paskin atownefemme5@gmail.com "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." -Anatole France- To: The City Council of Atascadero Submitted and to be read at: City Council Meeting of September 22, 2020 Agenda Item: Community Forum Re: Safety for the Residents, and Potential Residents Living in and Outside of Oak Ridge Estates Begin reading the following (432 words): Safety of the Residents of 3F Meadows driving San Marcos and Los Altos roads is rapidly degrading. First, construction traffic for the housing development, called Oak Ridge Estates, is increasing along with residential and visitor traffic. Second, Cenegal Road is not open for use as the second exit to handle increased traffic. And let's face it, Cenegal Road is not a safe road and will probably only be used as an emergency exit. This has been verbally stated by several City Council members, past and present. Therefore, the bulk of traffic will use San Marcos and Los Altos Roads. This leads to the third point which is safety: San Marcos and Los Altos are designated rural hillside local roads. This means they are rated to handle 500 average daily trips. In addition, many blind curves, sharp drop-off points and the lack of guardrails only make for a very unsafe drive even at 500 daily trips. There has already been a partial slide of a hill on one of the blind curves of San Marcos road. Concrete median barriers have been placed to stop a complete slide of the hill. At 24" wide, these barriers shrink the width of our already narrow road. I must digress a bit to clarify that Los Altos was changed to a "Rural Hillside Collector" road, which is able to handle a greater volume of traffic. However, no upgrades have been made to Los Altos to qualify it as a collector road--just the name. So much for safety and holding the developer accountable. Something so simple has taking my dogs for a walk becomes a whole process. Now I have to drive out of my neighborhood several miles to walk safely. Adding guardrails, striping the pavement and adding speed platforms would go a long way to improving safety on Los Altos and San Marcos roads. As of this date, no safety measures ha ve been taken. If anything these roads are in a state of further disrepair. Patching the worst areas of the roads is small consolation and only a band-aid fix. As I understand it, this development would not be approved today because of the inadequate roads and increased fire hazard. For many residents, much of what we own is tied up in our homes. What are we supposed to do? Our safety, our bucolic way of life, and our home values are going away. Many of us living here in 3F meadows would gladly work with the City to find a suitable compromise. Our lives literally depend on it. Will you work for us?