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Ms. Hosterman concurred with Mayor Pico's comments. She was particularly concerned about the safety of younger children riding their bicycles through the carwash area. She also believed that a self-closing gate would keep smaller children in the residential neighborhood. Mr. Bmzosky said he was more concerned with smaller children riding their bicycles on Bernal Avenue as opposed to the carwash area. He suggested building an overlapping gate which will be effective in not only blocking the noise but will prevent smaller children from riding through the carwash area. Mayor Pico asked Mr. Brozosky if it was his intent that the overlapping fence not close the pedestrian walkway? Mr. Brozosky said he did not want to close the pedestrian walkway. In addition to the recommendation for an eight-foot tall redwood fence, he asked staff for its rationale in recommending a six-foot tall redwood fence along the easterly property line from the pedestrian walkway to the exit of the drive-through. Mr. Swift said that the distance between the carwash and the residential neighbors make it so that the fence needs to be taller in order to keep the same 8 dBA reduction. The drive-through is located next to that wall and most of the sound as indicated by the noise consultant is at a lower evaluation so the effective height of the six-foot fence has the same 8 dBA reduction in noise at the residential neighbors yards. It was moved by Mr. Brozoaky, seconded by Mr. Campbell, to require a sound- attenuating eight-foot tall redwood fence along the southerly property line from the carwash entrance to the southeast corner and along the easterly property line from the corner to the pedestrian walkway, and a sound-attenuating six-foot tall redwood fence be added along the easterly property line from the pedestrian walkway to the exit of the drive-through lane. The roll cell vote was taken as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Brozoaky, Campbell, Hosterman, and Mayor Pico NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Mr. Brozosky said he would like to require an overlapping, sound-attenuating barrier that would block the walkway and deter bicyclists and protect the safety of the children. He asked for staff's opinion. Mr. Swift said that staff considered an overlapping fence when it first looked at options that required the wall in order to meet the 60 dBA at the property line. The Police Department had issues with the design that would allow someone to hide from their view corridor into that area. The fence does not have to be continuous to meet the sound attenuation because of what has been done to the carwash. He believed it is possible to build a zigzag mechanism like Mr. Brozosky is referring to avoid the mechanical gate and also to avoid the issues that the Police Department was worried about. He pointed out that the overlapping walls along the freeway and the Arroyo de Laguna were built for sound attenuating purposes. Pleasanton City Council 24 09/07/04 Minutes