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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 18, 1995 Page - 6 - 7. NEW BUSINESS Items Removed from the Consent Calendar. 6.H. Resolution Designating Restricted Parking, No Truck Parking, 2:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. , Title VI, Chapter One of the San Leandro Municipal Code, Doolittle Drive (provides for truck parking restriction between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Doolittle Drive) . Council Member Myers requested that the Resolution be modified to restrict parking, if possible, between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. , for reconsideration at the October 2, 1995, City Council meeting. The City Council concurred. A. Resolution Approving a Pilot Program of Neighborhood Traffic Controls on Estudillo, Joaquin, Juana, Dolores, Maud and Sybil Avenues Between Grand and Bancroft Avenues (provides for the installation of speed humps and temporary traffic circles) . Gary Kruger, Transportation Administrator, presented the staff report and responded to issues raised under Public Comments. He said the proposed traffic controls will result in less than 10 seconds increase in travel time and will not cause traffic to divert to other streets. He said traffic will be measured for a couple of weeks prior to and after installation of the controls to detect changes in traffic patterns; and if traffic has diverted to Estudillo or Sybil , modifications will be made immediately. He said, if the pilot program proves successful , staff will recommend a more general installation of the devices, probably some time before Christmas. He said electronic enforcement has been tried in other cities, but he does not feel it would be effective. He displayed the plan and discussed the alternatives available if traffic does divert to Estudillo or Sybil . Council Member Perry suggested adding the traffic circle at Estudillo Avenue as part of the pilot program to provide a more realistic scenario of the ultimate plan. She said traffic might then all move to Sybil Avenue, so she preferred to have all five traffic circles installed as part of the pilot program and would like to see the humps staggered toward areas of high use, toward the San Jose end of Joaquin and the west end of Dolores. Council Member Galvan concurred. He said people speed again after they cross the hump because there is still another 1,000 feet to go. He said there should be four traffic circles on Estudillo Avenue. Council Member Loeffler said a speed hump should be installed on Sybil so all streets are covered and all residents observe effects. Vice Mayor Kerr asked about future funding if the pilot program is successful . Mr. Kruger discussed current and future funding and how it would fit into the Capital Improvement Program.