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also notes that although tenants say pedestrian gate is a convenience, the route to <br />desired destinations is actually longer from that exit than from exit on Washington <br />Avenue; he also asserts that the gate is not used by the elderly or children; <br />Mr. Villareal, a property owner on Harold Avenue, maintains that things have <br />changed significantly over the past 20 years; he points out that the pedestrian gate <br />was not agreed to with the mediators and that residents of Harold Avenue were never <br />notified of it before it was installed; <br />Ms. Baldwin testified that children from the complex trample on private lawns, <br />ruining landscaping and litter the neighborhood; she also testified that she has <br />witnessed drug trafficking by pedestrians and feels that her safety is threatened. <br />B. Increase of on -street parking on Harold Avenue and surrounding areas: <br />Feb. 1977: Harold Avenue residents complain of parking congestion and <br />request closure of pedestrian gate. <br />■ Testimonv at Tune 9, 1977 Planning Commission meeting: <br />Carol Leopoldo, resident, complains of increased parking on residential streets; <br />littering and improper use of parking lot behind convalescent home; Sherry Foster, <br />resident, also complained of impacted on -street parking because of Harold Ave. <br />access; <br />Joe Villareal, resident, testified that there was a high volume of traffic and <br />related noise as well as impacted parking. <br />