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CITY OF ORINDA MINUTES January 4, 2000 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORINDA CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER AUDITORIUM, 26 ORINDA WAY, ORINDA, CALIFORNIA, MAYOR JOYCE HAWKINS PRESIDING. A. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:12 p.m. by Mayor Joyce Hawkins. Mayor Hawkins announced that the Council met in closed session from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m., Conference with the City Manager and City Attorney concerning negotiations with Orinda Employee Association employees regarding salaries and fringe benefits pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6(a). The closed session was continued to the conclusion of the regular Council meeting. B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG led by Mayor Hawkins. C. ROLL CALL: COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Laura Abrams, Joyce Hawkins, Allan Tabor, Gregg Wheatland, Amy Worth COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None D. ADOPTION OF AGENDA MOTION: By Mayor Pro Tem Worth, seconded by Councilmember Wheatland, adopting the agenda. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. E. ITEMS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY E-1. Report from Miramonte High School Liaison, Meghan Daily. Meghan Daily reported on the activities at Miramonte High School. E-2. Introduction of new employees Leah Owyang, Accountant/Analyst; and Keith Hiscox, Maintenance Worker I, and Becky Wallace, Administrative Secretary. Leah Owyang and Becky Wallace were unable to attend the meeting due to illness. Andrew Gaber, Acting Public Works Director, introduced Keith Hiscox, Maintenance Worker I. Mayor Hawkins welcomed Mr. Hiscox and presented him with a City of Orinda pin. E-3. Appointment and introduction of Rob Garner as City Treasurer. Mayor Hawkins introduced Rob Garner, presented information on Mr. Garner's experience and background, and thanked him for accepting the appointment. MOTION: By Councilmember Tabor, seconded by Councilmember Abrams, appointing Rob Garner as the City Treasurer. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. F. PUBLIC FORUM (Agenda Items Only) G. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - No report. H. PUBLIC HEARINGS H-1. Consider an appeal of a Planning Commission decision denying a variance (VAR 99-10) to allow a reduced front setback associated with the construction of a new single family residence at 38 Valley Drive. John Everts, Associate Planner, reported that the hearing tonight is to consider a timely appeal filed by Larry and Anna Uhrich of the Planning Commission's December 1, 1999 denial of a request for approval of a front yard setback variance associated with the construction of their new single family residence at 38 Valley Drive. A concurrent Development Plan for the project, which incorporated the reduced front setback contemplated in the variance request, was approved by the Design Review Board on November 4, 1999. Linda Roodhouse, City Attorney, stated that it is important to remember that the Planning Commission did not address the size of the house that would go on the lot, nor did it address whether or not a variance would be appropriate for any proposed house on that lot; therefore, to imply that because the Planning Commission approved the subdivision and put the limitations on the lot that it was impliedly also permitting or approving a variance or a certain size of house is not true. What the Planning Commission did with respect to the subdivision is immaterial to this discussion. Ms. Roodhouse further stated that there is also an implication in some of the materials that if the variance is not granted the house will have to be built where there are some existing trees. This is not a necessary, logical reason of the fact that the Council may or may not grant this variance. If the variance is not granted, a house could be designed in a different way so the Oak trees are not jeopardized. Councilmember Abrams stated that there are story poles for two different residences and asked if there is another plan anticipated. Mr. Everts stated that there is presently a development plan for the adjoining lot and there is an indication that the Design Review Orinda City Council Minutes 2 January 4, 2000 Board will approve this. The proposed house is approximately 4,550 square feet; it is .88 acres. A variance has not been applied for in conjunction with this application. Mayor Hawkins opened the public hearing. Speakers: Anna Uhrich, 10 Claremont Avenue, stated that they are building the home for themselves. They addressed the issue based on City code 26-2.2006 and its requirement for a variance. They have a number of encumbrances on the property that other properties in the neighborhood do not have. Their property is zoned R-20, and the property, from the property line to the top of the creek bank, in some areas is only 85 feet, therefore, their building area is very small. Referring to the map, Mrs. Uhrich explained how the house will be situated on the property. She stated that they do not feel that they have designed a house that is outrageously out of proportion to the neighborhood; their house is not extraordinary and they have support from the neighbors. Larry Uhrich, 10 Claremont Avenue, stated that they wanted to fit in with the neighbors; they have talked to everyone on the street. The main variance they are asking for is the garage which they designed with a side entry. Councilmember Tabor referred to page 3 of the appeal letter (Exhibit B), "All indications from staff, the precedent of the existing properties along the street and the support of our neighbors suggested this variance would be approved," and asked which staff member told them they thought the variance would be approved without the Planning Commission hearing it. After some discussion between Councilmember Tabor and Mrs. Uhrich concerning staff's remarks to them regarding the approval of the variance, it was determined that staff did not assure the Uhrich's that their variance would be approved, and staff informed them that only the Planning Commission could make that decision. Councilmember Tabor referred to page four of the appeal letter, "Lastly we feel as though we have been put into a 'double jeopardy' situation," and stated that even though the Design Review Board was recommending a variance, did they have before them the requisite of the variance and made findings a fact to support a variance. Mrs. Uhrich stated that she could not answer that question. Councilmember Tabor stated that the DRB cannot do that. Councilmember Tabor asked staff if, during the DRB hearing, whether the DRB was given the findings that are necessary with respect to a variance and undertook a public hearing to make the findings that the facts justified a variance and therefore were recommending it to the Planning Commission based on findings, or were they just making a recommendation that they thought this was the best place to put the house. Mr. Everts replied "the latter would be the case." Ted Urban, 125 Alta Haciendas, owns the adjoining property at 40 Valley Drive. He stated that although he is listed as an applicant on this matter, he has no interest in the property. Mr. Urban stated that he supports the applicant. He explained the building envelop when the subdivision was approved. Mr. Urban stated that although the DRB does not act on all the findings, it does take into account how big a house needs to be and how it fits the site. Orinda City Council Minutes 3 January 4, 2000 The DRB had the prerogative to reduce the size, scale and mass of the house to fit within the envelope. The DRB determined that the house fit reasonably on the site and therefore fit within the confines of a variance. He stated that this is an important finding because it is the finding that they can make. Councilmember Wheatland asked Mr. Urban if the statements made by the Uhrich's in their letter were based upon what he had told them. Mr. Urban replied yes, the only difference being the storm drain issue. Councilmember Wheatland asked Mr. Urban if, as the owner of the property and as a member of the Planning Commission, he made any representations to the applicants. Mr. Urban replied that he made it clear to them that this would be a difficult process; and until the Planning Commission acted, this matter could not be determined. He went on to say that in his personal opinion, the findings could be made for a variance on this application. He stated that he did not attempt to represent the Planning Commission; he did not make any presentation before the Planning Commission; and he did not make any representations as to the size of house they could expect. At the request of Mayor Pro Tem Worth, Mr. Urban clarified the storm drain easement. Referring to the map, he stated that it is not a dedicated easement. Under the City's definition of a constrained lot, any easement that can't be built on is removed from the net building area. If the easement does not belong to the City, or anyone, it is the net building area. The net building area when his map was approved by the City exceeded the allowable net area to make it a constrained lot. As soon as it was dedicated to the City, it reached the threshold. The City's deciding to convey that into a deed and entitlement for a utility easement changed this from an unconstrained lot to a constrained lot just by the calculation in the net building area. It was the City's choice to take title over the easement. Jack Chapman, 2 Valley Court, neighbor of the proposed residence, stated that he is in favor of the variance. He described the constrained lot and the way the house is planned to fit on the lot. He stated that in reviewing the application, staff recommended the easement; the DRB supported it; neighbors are not complaining. The house fits in with the community and will fit nicely on the lot. He recommended that Council consider granting the appeal Councilmember Wheatland asked Mr. Chapman if he was in the room during the Planning Commission's discussion of the matter. Mr. Chapman replied yes. In answer to questions of Councilmember Tabor, Mr. Chapman further replied that he did not have an interest in the property. Paul Franklin, 145 Glorietta Boulevard, spoke in support of the owners. Ann Ward, spoke in support of building the house. Mayor Hawkins closed the public hearing. Councilmember Worth asked if this is a physically constrained lot. Mr. Everts replied the lot is a physically constrained lot. If the area of all the easements are subtracted from the lot, the lot is approximately 11,750 square feet. Orinda City Council Minutes 4 January 4, 2000 Councilmember Wheatland asked what the ordinance says is the allowable size of a home within that lot limitation. Mr. Everts replied that for a PCL, it would be in the "high 2,000s" unless certain findings can be made. He went on to say that the DRB felt the findings could reasonably be made because of the mitigations that the applicants had introduced. They are below what they would be allowed under the FAR ordinance, but above what they would be allowed on that lot. Councilmember Wheatland referred to the tentative map approval for the subdivision (6-7- 94), condition 25 states, "…site drainage shall be conveyed to a location acceptable to the Public Works Department," and asked if that is correct. Mr. Everts replied, "yes". Councilmember Abrams stated that she is convinced that the size of the house is acceptable and she can make the findings that the placement of the house within the setback that is required is a result of the configuration of the lot. She is further convinced that the location of the house meets the concern about bringing houses away from creeks and oak trees, etc. The home is not dissimilar to other homes in the neighborhood. Mayor Pro Tem Worth stated that although she is reluctant to take a different position than what is being recommended by the Planning Commission, having reviewed the site, she agrees with Councilmember Abrams' conclusions. Councilmember Tabor stated that he is pleased to see that the neighbors are in support of the project, and that there was consideration for the scenic easement and the oak trees. He stated that in his opinion, the Planning Commission misinterpreted what he thinks its duty was with respect to the variance—it was not to discuss where else the house can go, the question is, can they meet the findings? He stated that he believes the three findings can be made—there is no special privilege—many of the homes are much closer to the curb than this house; it meets the intent and purpose of the respective land use district because it is one-half acre and it is more than small in relation to the lot; moving the house back will deprive them of the privilege of the rights enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity. He is in favor of upholding the appeal and granting the variance. Councilmember Wheatland stated that another option that the applicant's have is building a house with a different footprint or building a house of a smaller size. There are many options that can be accommodated by these property owners within the constraints that they knew of at the time they purchased this property that would allow them to build a very nice house of equal size or slightly smaller within the allowable setback and without encroaching on any easement. He went on to say that in terms of entitlement, he has to take into consideration what the county did--many of these variances were granted in the 1970s by the County. He questioned what the City should be doing now, and for the next appeal that comes before the Council. He cannot make the findings because a few weeks ago Council denied a variance for encroachment into a side yard setback and one of the main reasons that was denied was the applicant wanted to build a house larger than what would fit comfortably in the buildable area of the lot. He believes that is what is happening here— these applicants have proposed a home that is slightly bigger than will fit comfortably within Orinda City Council Minutes 5 January 4, 2000 the buildable area of that lot. He stated that he would seriously entertain an application that would have the front line of the house approximately where it is now but without the encroachment of the third car garage. Councilmember Abrams stated that what needs to be taken into consider when driving down the street is that it is only the garage, a very small portion of the house, that will be within the 22 ½ foot setback. In the case of the other homes, the entire structure is 23 feet from the curb. She asked if we allowed for reduced setbacks to encourage side-loaded garages in the Castlegate subdivision. Mr. Everts stated that the reduced setback was a design tool included in the physically constrained lot ordinance. Councilmember Tabor stated that Council denied the Lucille Way appeal because no one else in the area had a variance. The other problem with that home was that it was 20 feet tall when it was supposed to be 18 feet—there was a corridor effect—the top wasn't recessed— it was a violation of many of the rules in the ordinance. With the current application, they are well within all of the rules that we have for this home. We need to consider whether other people in the neighborhood have these privileges. Mayor Hawkins asked Ms. Roodhouse if a previous body having made the decision has any effect on privilege. Ms. Roodhouse stated that traditional variance law stated that the privileges that people whose improvement comply with the law is the standard by which you measure whether you are giving this person special privilege. The comparison with people who already have variances under traditional variance law is not the correct comparison. Using the subject lot, you ask "if the variance is granted will they then be equal to a lot where there is a house without a variance." The problem is that the language of this particular standard doesn't clearly reflect what traditional variance law intended. Every body has the right to make its own decision. "It deprives the subject property of rights enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity." She stated that those properties have the right to build on those lots with a variance, strictly speaking, under the language here. Ms. Roodhouse stated that Council would look at what has happened on other lots if they were looking at that particular finding. Mayor Hawkins stated that normally she would not be in favor of this variance, and in many ways agrees with Councilmember Wheatland; however, she is going to vote in favor of this because she feels the problem here comes from the original subdivision. Council needs to look at what it is creating when it creates subdivisions. When we create something, look at the possible building areas and consider if the possible home size conforms to what our FAR regulations are. She went on to say that there could be a smaller home on this lot and it could be built without a variance. Further, the other reason for approving this relates to the double jeopardy issue. The applicants have gone through a redesign at the request of the DRB and have gone through a great deal of expense and this is followed by a decision to turn down the variance. Although she doesn't disagree with what the Planning Commission did because they acted within the letter of the law, it was the process that was wrong. Orinda City Council Minutes 6 January 4, 2000 Councilmember Wheatland stated that he does not believe the City created any problem when it created the lot. It created a lot that would comfortably accommodate a home of approximately 3,200-3,400 square feet. Many of the other homes in the neighborhood are between 2,500 to 3,400 square feet—there are a lot of homes in that neighborhood that are smaller. MOTION: By Councilmember Tabor, seconded by Councilmember Abrams, granting the appeal and granting the variance. The motion passed by a vote of four ayes, one no. Councilmember Wheatland dissenting. I. POLICY MATTERS I-1. Discussion of proposed Ivy Drive neighborhood traffic calming measures. Andrew Gaber, Acting Public Works Director, introduced Rob Rees, Traffic Engineer, Fehr & Peers. Mr. Gaber stated that due to the location of the two schools and Ivy Drive being a through street and used to by-pass congestion on Moraga Way, this area is unique from other areas in Orinda. He stated that staff has talked to the Fire Department about some of the improvements. Changes requested by the residents that they felt would alleviate some of the traffic issues include the repainting of the center lines, the use of the dots for the center lines, parking restrictions at the school and a No U-Turn sign. Mr. Gaber stated that a letter from the School District was distributed before the meeting tonight explaining its proposal to deal with some of the issues. In response to a request by Mayor Hawkins, Mr. Gaber stated that staff held a community meeting at OIS in September. He and Mr. Rees reviewed the suggestions generated at that meeting and met in December with representatives of the neighborhood. The neighborhood has seen the report and what the City is recommending. Mr. Rees stated that in addition to the two schools that Mr. Gaber mentioned, activity to and from Del Rey School also impacts Moraga Way and is another reason why people that are trying to get to Miramonte High School use Ivy Drive. Mr. Rees further stated that the City is faced with a difficult situation because there is a lot of anecdotal issues going on—a lot of subjective issues. The Council will have to look beyond just the facts of what the traffic volumes and speed studies have said. Councilmember Abrams referred to Attachment B, "on a temporary basis, install a traffic circle at Ivy Drive and Coral Drive and at Coral Drive and Eastwood", and asked for clarification on what "temporary basis" means in this case. Mr. Gaber replied that this would involve installing large traffic dots and delineators first; observe it for six months and query the neighborhood to see how they feel about it; conduct speed studies to see if it has reduced speed in that area before spending money to make them permanent. Orinda City Council Minutes 7 January 4, 2000 Councilmember Abrams asked if we would restrict parking at those intersections. Mr. Gaber replied yes. She then asked if it would effect the property of people who front those intersections. Mr. Gaber replied, " other than parking, no; however, if we go to a full circle design it will be necessary to widen the pavement and relocate curbs and gutters." Mayor Hawkins asked staff if they had considered putting dots or bumps in conjunction with the narrowing of the lane so it forces people to slow down. Mr. Gaber stated that staff is not proposing the type of dots that are on Hall Drive and Moraga Way. They are proposing the use of orange reflectors instead of the yellow line. Mayor Hawkins asked if staff would consider extending that for a longer distance in order to narrow the driving width which would force motorists to slow down, and yet a fire truck would not be effected by it. Mr. Gaber replied that staff didn't consider this because of the cost; the dots are two to three times as expensive per linear foot as the striping. The following speakers addressed the traffic problems on Ivy Drive and spoke in support of stop signs at Ivy Drive and Descanso. Keith Marks, 3 Descanso Drive; Anthony Huber; Linda Kennedy, corner of Ivy Drive and Coral; Pete Williams, 237 Ivy Drive. The following speakers addressed the traffic problems on Ivy Drive and spoke in support of the City's traffic calming measures: Vic Ryerson, 116 Ivy Drive; Karen Lum, 93 Coral Drive (distributed a letter from Georgiena Campbell, 92 Coral Drive, requesting traffic calming measures in the neighborhood); Doreen Marr, 93 Coral Drive (requested that the traffic calming measures be done at the same time); Rosemary Armstrong, 89 Coral Drive; Tim Silveira, 64 Ivy Drive; Sarge Littlehale, 4 Carolyn Court; Arthur Ross, 14 Ramona Drive. The following speakers did not express support for a specific solution, but felt something should be done: Rudy Ruppenstein, 204 Ivy Drive; Betty Murphy, 248 Ivy Drive; Benjamin Buzzo, 27 Descanso Drive; Nancy Chenoweth, 192 Ivy Drive. Other comments made by the speakers included the need for continued police enforcement; because the problem is only during school hours traffic circles could be a detriment; the center line should be reinstalled; increase the speed limit violation fine and post the cost of the fine with speed limit sign; assign a police officer over peak traffic time; at peak hours, post a movable no-thru-street sign or small movable barrier in the middle of Ivy Drive; work with Miramonte High School staff to develop a transportation management plan to include bussing or a shuttle; develop a central Orinda park-and-ride- lot; encourage a school ecology project to foster alternatives to the auto; encourage an adequate, user-friendly drop-off and pickup site on Miramonte campus; explore the possibility of a north access to Miramonte; get the School District involved; consider a no left turn from Moraga Way onto Ivy Drive between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., residents Orinda City Council Minutes 8 January 4, 2000 excepted; a no left turn to southbound traffic prohibiting the taking of the short cut and installing a right hand turn at El Camino Moraga. Marcus Hibser, Marcus Tamm & Associates, addressed the letter from Ed Silvas, Facilities Director, OUSD, and stated that the School Board has not seen the letter nor have they reviewed any of the plans that have been developed because this is still in the preliminary stage. He spoke on some of the mitigation measures that the school has taken which have had limited success. He stated that the School District is meeting with the community to determine what the issues are. Two major issues that have been identified are traffic, and parking caused by both school bus and parent parking on Ivy Drive. The key elements of the plan are: the new traffic circle layout in the campus entrance provides additional drop off/pick-up area for parents; increased curb area will allow more cars to back up within the campus, relieving some of the congestion on Ivy Drive; the revised circle also includes a double loading area, which should increase the speed of the morning commute, thereby lessening the time that cars are in the area; a road through the campus running north to south has been added with adjacent parking; the road will be for busses only and will keep all busses off the street during loading and unloading, thus eliminating the associated backup. Councilmember Abrams asked if the lane that would go from the upper field to the circle is adjacent to the creek and behind the homes and therefore the homes would have the traffic in front and the busses behind. Mr. Hibser replied yes, this is the District's proposed solution. Issues that need to be further addressed are the costs; a lot of the playfield will be eliminated by the new roadway; the proximity of the creek and the environmental impact it will have on the creek. Councilmember Wheatland asked if the School District has personnel that helps monitor the pick up and delivery of students either from within the circle or on the street. Mr. Hibser replied that there are three separate monitors for the traffic; one person in the circle, one at Coral Drive, and one where the busses drop off at the upper field. Mayor Pro Tem Worth stated that the change in the State Vehicle Code requires all traffic to stop in both directions for a school bus. She asked for clarification as to whether what is outlined in the letter was still in the study stage. Mr. Hibser stated yes. He went on to report that only four or five community members were able to attend the initial meeting. As a result of the meeting, they made an appointment to meet with City staff. Mayor Hawkins referred to the time frame for the proposals, noting that there is only so much the City can do on the streets, and a lot will have to be done on the campus. It is important that the community is aware. Nancy Kaible, Boardmember, OUSD, stated that plans for construction at the site are very preliminary. The on-going construction at the school site has added to the traffic problem on Ivy Drive. Financial constraints hinder progress on some of the solutions; i.e., program needs. They will try everything they can, and that they can afford, to mitigate this problem. Orinda City Council Minutes 9 January 4, 2000 Mayor Hawkins requested that the City's list be transmitted to the School District so those citizens can be notified of the future hearings of the School Board. Councilmember Wheatland stated that he believes the School District needs to be much more active in promoting the school bus program—particularly during the first few weeks of school, and suggested more active communication between the parents and the district. Sue Severson, Boardmember, OUSD, addressed the Council from the audience; her comments were not audible on the tape. Mr. Rees addressed the issue of stop signs stating that a study was done by City staff at the Overhill Road/Tara Road intersection when stop signs were installed at that location. Right after the stop signs were installed, the stop sign compliance by drivers was reasonable—between 12 and 40 percent of the drivers did not stop—depending on the approach; 60 percent to 88 percent of the drivers did stop. Later, between 35 and 47 percent of the drivers did not stop; the stop sign compliance reduced. Mr. Rees stated drivers not stopping at the intersection at Risa Court and Ivy Drive was a concern expressed by the residents at the September meeting. In the last four to five years there have been two pedestrian/auto related accidents at that location. Mr. Rees stated that it is his opinion that those occurred because a driver was inattentive. He stated that that is why he prefers to only install stop signs when they are warranted—when there is a significant traffic control need. Councilmember Abrams referred to the stop sign at Overhill and Tara and stated that there was considerable debate amongst the Councilmembers before the stop signs were installed as to whether the stop signs were warranted and whether they would be ignored. She asked if staff had reviewed the stop sign that was installed at Glorietta School to see how effective that has been. Mr. Rees replied that staff has not done any studies to see what the compliance rate is. Councilmember Abrams suggested reviewing this. Mayor Hawkins stated that another issue that should be reviewed is "has the speed of traffic slowed down as the result of the stop signs." Mr. Rees stated that there was a speed study done on Overhill that showed the speeds did not change appreciably. Mayor Hawkins questioned the suggestion of a "center lane." Mr. Rees stated that this was discussed last fall. There is a way of striping lanes to look narrower by bringing in the outside lanes to make the area narrower for the driver. Mr. Rees stated that this is all subjective and is based on what the residents feel is appropriate for their community. There is not one answer. Mayor Pro Tem Worth referred to comments of the speakers concerning changes on Moraga Way over the years and asked if increasing the waiting time coming out of Ivy Drive and providing a way that traffic can exit the Miramonte High School side of Ivy Drive had been considered.. Orinda City Council Minutes 10 January 4, 2000 Mr. Rees stated that some benefit can be derived by adjusting signal timing. Although when he has been at the site, the signal timing seemed to be working reasonably well. The primary problem is the vehicles coming down Moraga Way, making a right turn onto Ivy Drive to go to Miramonte High School and conflicting with the pedestrians and the bicycles that are also at that location. Whether or not the signal timing is adjusted, you will still get the conflict which reduces the ability for drivers to make the right turn. He further stated that this is independent of whether or not there is a right turn lane because the area is wide enough for vehicles to get around anyone stopped in the through lane. Mr. Rees stated that a possible solution has been addressed to provide a northern access from Moraga Way to Miramonte High School. This was also mentioned in the meeting that was held in the fall. Independent of the cost, this is the best opportunity to eliminate the congestion at least at Moraga Way and Ivy Drive; this solution requires a bridge. Councilmember Abrams asked Mr. Gaber his opinion of a stop sign at Descanso and Ivy Drive. Mr. Gaber replied that a dotted center line could be installed; the problem with the stop sign would be the high speeds approaching it which would create a compliance issue. Councilmember Abrams asked if there was any way to change the signal so the students who are waiting at the south end of Ivy Drive to enter Miramonte High School have to wait longer in order to facilitate the traffic leaving Miramonte in the morning. Mr. Rees replied if the green time is reduced for that movement to five seconds and a pedestrian pushed the button to cross Moraga Way, the pedestrian crossing would have to be 25-30 seconds; during that time there would have to be an all pedestrian phase in order to prohibit the vehicle traffic from crossing Moraga Way during those times. Mayor Hawkins suggested prohibiting the pedestrian from crossing on the north side of the intersection, only permit them on the south side, force a red light on Ivy Drive, and an arrow into Miramonte High School while the pedestrians were crossing. Mr. Rees stated that this would be a solution. Mr. Rees stated that the signal could be timed so that it gives only a minimal amount of green time exiting during certain hours of the day—a period of five seconds which would allow one car to cross per cycle. He went on to say that any resident coming out of Ivy Drive and wanting to turn left or go straight will have a problem. Mr. Rees further stated that the reason the left turn from Moraga Way onto Ivy Drive at the north end was disregarded was because the turn restriction would apply to the employees of OIS which means they would turn onto Coral and use Coral to access OIS. They disregarded that because of a desire to not shift a problem from one location to another. Mayor Hawkins asked if we can increase the fine for speeding. Police Chief Dan Lawrence replied, "yes", and explained further. Mayor Hawkins asked if staff had looked at the walking light on the street to Del Rey School. Mr. Rees stated that staff did not consider this. He stated that the reason it is an "all Orinda City Council Minutes 11 January 4, 2000 walk" is because it is located near a school. He stated that in his opinion, not having an "all walk" phase is acceptable. It would make the intersection operate better. Councilmember Wheatland stated that he strongly supports all eight of the proposed Ivy Drive traffic calming improvements. He suggested going forward with the list of improvements as an experiment and ask staff to come back as soon as possible for a time line for implementation. Councilmember Abrams stated that she supports going forward with the eight proposals on a trial basis. She stated that the traffic circles at Hall Drive were installed because of the eventual cost and expense in reconfiguring the intersection to accommodate stop signs. She asked how we came to use traffic circles instead of stop signs. Mr. Gaber explained that the community is complaining as much about the traffic in the afternoon and on weekends as they are about the speeding traffic in the morning. By installing circles, the speeding is enforced all the time. Councilmember Tabor stated that he concurs with Councilmember Wheatland. By implementing all of the eight proposals we have a short term solution in place. He would like to see all of them implemented. This will give us short term relief while we work on a long-term solution. Mayor Hawkins suggested installing the traffic circle at Ivy Drive and Coral and installing the stop sign at Coral and Eastwood and Descanso, and at Ardith at Coral. Councilmember Wheatland stated that he did not support the stop sign at Tara because he felt it put pedestrians at risk; and he cannot support stop signs for this area. He would like to look at options other than stop signs. Mayor Pro Tem Worth supported proceeding with the proposed list. A member of the audience suggested eliminating No. 6, "Install No-U turn signs at intersections: Risa Court, Descanso Drive." Mr. Rees stated that it will work as long as there is an officer there. After some discussion, Councilmembers agreed not to eliminate No. 6; all Councilmembers unanimously agree to accept the following Proposed Ivy Drive Traffic Calming Improvements: Repaint centerlines in curves; install centerline dots on Ivy Drive from Arroyo Drive to Moraga Way; install centerline dots on Ivy Drive at intersection with Ardith Drive; install centerline dots on Ivy Drive at intersection with Descanso Drive; install stop legends on Ardith Drive at Ivy Drive; install no-u turn signs at intersections of Risa Court, Descanso Drive; install stop signs and legends on Ardith Drive at Coral Drive; install centerline dots on Coral Drive, both sides of Ardith Drive intersection. They unanimously agreed to try on a trial basis restricted parking on Ivy Drive at the school and along Fiesta. Restrictions will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on school days; and on a temporary basis construct a traffic circle at Ivy Drive and Coral. Construct a traffic circle at Coral and Eastwood. Orinda City Council Minutes 12 January 4, 2000 Councilmember Tabor recommended installing a stop sign at this intersection. This recommendation was approved by four Councilmembers, Councilmember Wheatland dissenting. A stop sign at Descanso was suggested. Mr. Rees stated that the problem with that location is that it is around a corner and we may likely have the same type of accident problem that Ivy Drive and Risa have. Councilmembers agreed not to install the stop sign at this location at this time. Mayor Hawkins suggested expanding the dots in the center and the striping on the side to narrow the roadway on Ivy Drive. Mr. Rees stated that the striping contractor striped a section of road that is 20 feet wide from the edge stripe to the edge stripe, which is essentially two ten-foot lanes. He went on to say that if a center line is going to be installed he would not recommend going less than 10 feet per lane. Mayor Hawkins then asked how much it would cost to extend the center lane further and install more dots. Mr. Gaber stated that the traffic dots would add another $7,000. The suggestion of a double yellow line which would cost about $2,000 to $3,000 was discussed and it was agreed to bring this back at a later date. Mayor Hawkins suggested exploring the suggestion of the light on Ivy Drive and Moraga Way and cutting back the crossing time from Ivy Drive over to the school; force the crosswalk on the south side of the street and create a right turn arrow at the red. Councilmembers agreed. Mayor Hawkins also recommended reviewing increasing the fine; asked staff to send the mailing list to OUSD and asked the School Board members to consider having two school dismissal times. Councilmember Abrams asked that we communicate with Acalanes School District. Mayor Pro Tem Worth stated that marketing the bus program as well as the County Connection to OIS students should be a priority. Police Chief Dan Lawrence updated the council on the enforcement efforts stating that the program the Department initiated in November and December more than doubled the number of tickets. Mayor Hawkins stated that we all need to work together to resolve this problem. J. PUBLIC FORUM (Non-Agenda Items Only) Peter Muller, 7 Bel Air Drive, was unable to stay but left the following remarks which were ready by Mayor Hawkins: requested Public Forum be moved to the beginning of the meeting (Mayor Hawkins stated that this will be discussed at a meeting in February); better Orinda City Council Minutes 13 January 4, 2000 improve school zone identification (repainting crosswalks, pavement lettering, etc., with fluorescent, reflective green/yellow); illuminate the community bulletin board at Camino Pablo for more visible night use; ask Rite Aid to remove the cigarette advertising sign. K. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: By Mayor Pro Tem Worth, seconded by Councilmember Wheatland approving the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. By adoption of the Consent Calendar, the following action was taken: K-1. Approved payroll warrants #21764 to #21814, regular warrants #39956 to #39967, and #888 to #945. L. COMMUNICATIONS (None) M. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS M-1. Caldecott Tunnel Committee report – Councilmember Laura Abrams. Councilmember Abrams reported that she presented the Council's comments at the Caldecott Tunnel Committee meeting. She stated that other city's have asked MTC staff to make a presentation at their meetings. She asked if Council was interested in having MTC staff make a presentation at our meeting. Councilmembers indicated that it was not necessary for MTC staff to make a presentation at our meeting. Councilmember Abrams further reported that she asked staff to put the Council's comments into written form for MTC staff. M-2. Councilmembers' announcements or brief reports on his/her activities. Councilmember Wheatland reported that he was asked by Council to participate on the screening committee for the Planning Commission interviews. He will not be available to do this. Councilmember Abrams volunteered to take Councilmember Wheatland's place on the interview subcommittee for Planning Commission applicants. N. ADJOURNMENT The meeting recessed at 10:32 p.m. to a closed session continued from the 6 p.m. session, Conference with the City Manager and City Attorney concerning negotiations with Orinda Employee Association employees regarding salaries and fringe benefits pursuant to Government code Section 54957.6(a). The closed session ended and the regular meeting reconvened at 11:10 p.m. Orinda City Council Minutes 14 January 4, 2000 The meeting adjourned at 11:11 p.m. to a regular meeting of the Orinda City Council to be held on January 18, 2000. MARY R. 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I've been granted an incredible opportunity. Over the past three and a half months I have gotten to lead a real world large-scale delivery of a cloud solution. The final solution will be delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to the customer via an on-premise managed service. While I have developed SaaS/PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) solutions in the past, I was fortunate enough to have been able to build those on public cloud infrastructures. This has been a rare glimpse into the "making of the sausage" having to orchestrate everything from delivery of the hardware into the data center in four countries to testing and integration with the customer environment.
All I can say about this opportunity is that the term, "it takes a village" applies well. I thought I'd share some important generalities about this type of effort. It's important to note that this is a Global 100 company with data centers around the globe. Regardless of what the public cloud providers are telling the world, this application is not appropriate for public cloud deployment due to the volume of data traversing the network, the amount of storage required, the types of storage required (e.g. Write-Once-Read-Many), level of integration with internal environments and the requirements for failover.
The following are some observations about deploying cloud solutions at this scale:
- Data Centers. As part of IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) we talk a lot about convergence, software-defined data centers and general consolidation. All of this has major implications for simplifying management and lowering the total cost of ownership and operations of the data centers. However, we should not forget that it still takes a considerable amount of planning and effort to bring new infrastructure into an existing data center. The most critical of these is that the data center is a living entity that doesn't stop because work is going on, which means a lot of this effort occurs after hours and in maintenance windows. This particular data center freezes all changes between mid-December till mid-January to ensure that their customers will not have interrupted service during a peak period that includes major holidays and end of year reporting, which had significant impact on attempting to meet certain end-of-year deliverables. On site surveys were critical to planning the organization of the equipment (four racks in total) on the floor to minimize cabling efforts and ensure our equipment was facing in the right direction to meet the needs for hot/cold isles. Additionally, realize that in this type of business, every country may have different rules for accessing, operating in and racking your equipment.
- Infrastructure. At the end of the day, we can do more with the hardware infrastructure architectures now available. While we leverage virtualization to take advantage of the greater compute power, it does not alleviate the requirements around planning a large-scale virtual environment that must span countries. Sometimes, it's the smallest details that can be the most difficult to work out, for example, how to manage an on-premise environment, such as this one, as a service. The difficulties here is that the network, power, cooling, etc. are provided for by the customer, which requires considerable efforts to negotiate shared operating procedures, while still attempting to commit to specific service levels. Many of today's largest businesses do not operate their internal IT organizations with the same penalties for failure to meet a service level agreement (SLA) as they would apply to an external service provider. Hence, service providers that must rely on this foundation face many challenges and hurdles to ensuring their own service levels.
- Security. Your solution may be reviewed by the internal security team to ensure it is compliant with current security procedures and policies. Since this is most often not the team that procured or built the solution, you should not expect that they will be able to warn you about all the intricacies for deploying a solution for the business. The best advice here would be to ensure you engage the security team early and often once you have completed your design. In US Federal IT, part of deployment usually requires that those implementing the system obtain an Authority to Operate (ATO). Quite often, medium- and large-sized businesses have a similar procedure; it's just not spelled out so succinctly. Hence, these audits and tests can introduce unexpected expenses due to the need to modify the solution and unexpected delays.
- Software. Any piece of software can be tested and operated under a modest set of assumptions. When that software must be deployed as part of a service that has requirements to meet certain performance metrics as well as meet certain recovery metrics in the case of an outage, that same software can fall flat on its face. Hence, the long pole in the tent for building out a cloud solution at this scale is testing for disaster recovery and scalability. In addition to requiring time to complete, it often requires a complementary environment for disaster recovery and failover testing, which can be a significant additional cost to the project. I will also note that in a complex environment software license management can become very cumbersome. I recommend starting the license catalog early and ensure that it is maintained throughout the project.
- Data Flow. A complex cloud-based solution that integrates with existing internal systems operating on different networks across multiple countries will have to cross multiple firewalls, routers and run along paths with varying bandwidth carrying varying levels of traffic. Hence, issues for production operation and remote management can be impacted by multiple factors both during planning and during operation. No matter how much testing is done in a lab, the answer seemingly comes down to, "we'll just have to see how it performs in production." So, perhaps, a better title for this bullet might be "Stuff You're Going To Learn Only After You Start The Engine." Your team will most likely have a mix of personalities. Some will be okay with this having learned from doing similar projects in their past, others will not be able to get past this point and continually raise objections. Shoot the naysayer! Okay, not really, but seriously, adopt this mandate and make sure everyone on the team understands it.
- Documentation. I cannot say enough about ensuring you document early and often. Once the train is started, it's infinitely more difficult to catch up. Start with good highly-reviewed requirements. Review them with the customer. Call to order the ARB and have them review and sign off. This is a complex environment with a lot of interdependencies. It's not going to be simple to change one link without it affecting many others. The more changes you can avoid the more smoothly the process of getting a system into production will be.
Most importantly, and I cannot stress this enough, is the importance in building a team environment to accomplish the mission. Transforming a concept into a production-ready operational system requires a large number of people to cooperatively work together to address the hurdles. The solution as designed on paper will hardly ever match perfectly what is deployed in the field for the reasons stated above. This project is heavily reliant upon a Program Management Organization with representatives from engineering, managed services, field services, product and executive leadership to stay on track. Developing the sense of team within this group is critical to providing the appropriate leadership to the project as a whole. Subsequently, we also formed an Architecture Review Board (ARB) comprised of key technical individuals related to each aspect of the solution to address and find solutions for major technical issues that emerged throughout the project. In this way we ensure the responses were holistic in nature, not just focused on the specific problem, but also provided alternatives that would work within the scope of the entire project.
SOA Software has changed its name to Akana. With roots in Web Services and SOA Governance, Akana has established itself as a leader in API Management and is expanding into cloud integration as an alternative to the traditional heavyweight enterprise service bus (ESB). The company recently announced that it achieved more than 90% year-over-year growth. As Akana, the company now addresses the evolution and diversification of SOA, unifying security, management, and DevOps across SOA, APIs, microservices, and more.
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GENBAND has announced that SageNet is leveraging the Nuvia platform to deliver Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) to its large base of retail and enterprise customers. Nuvia's cloud-based solution provides SageNet's customers with a full suite of business communications and collaboration tools. Two large national SageNet retail customers have recently signed up to deploy the Nuvia platform and the company will continue to sell the service to new and existing customers. Nuvia's capabilities include HD voice, video, multimedia messaging, mobility, conferencing, Web collaboration, deskt...
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SYS-CON Media announced today that @WebRTCSummit Blog, the largest WebRTC resource in the world, has been launched. @WebRTCSummit Blog offers top articles, news stories, and blog posts from the world's well-known experts and guarantees better exposure for its authors than any other publication. @WebRTCSummit Blog can be bookmarked ▸ Here @WebRTCSummit conference site can be bookmarked ▸ Here
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Cisco, the worldwide leader in IT that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, has been named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Cisco makes amazing things happen by connecting the unconnected. Cisco has shaped the future of the Internet by becoming the worldwide leader in transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco and our partners are building the platform for the Internet of Everything by connecting the...
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The WebRTC Summit 2014 New York, to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is open. Topics include all aspects of improving IT delivery by eliminating waste through automated business models leveraging cloud technologies. WebRTC Summit is co-located with 16th International Cloud Expo, @ThingsExpo, Big Data Expo, and DevOps Summit.
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Temasys has announced senior management additions to its team. Joining are David Holloway as Vice President of Commercial and Nadine Yap as Vice President of Product. Over the past 12 months Temasys has doubled in size as it adds new customers and expands the development of its Skylink platform. Skylink leads the charge to move WebRTC, traditionally seen as a desktop, browser based technology, to become a ubiquitous web communications technology on web and mobile, as well as Internet of Things compatible devices.
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Docker is an excellent platform for organizations interested in running microservices. It offers portability and consistency between development and production environments, quick provisioning times, and a simple way to isolate services. In his session at DevOps Summit at 16th Cloud Expo, Shannon Williams, co-founder of Rancher Labs, will walk through these and other benefits of using Docker to run microservices, and provide an overview of RancherOS, a minimalist distribution of Linux designed expressly to run Docker. He will also discuss Rancher, an orchestration and service discovery platf...
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Wearable technology was dominant at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) , and MWC was no exception to this trend. New versions of favorites, such as the Samsung Gear (three new products were released: the Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit), shared the limelight with new wearables like Pebble Time Steel (the new premium version of the company's previously released smartwatch) and the LG Watch Urbane. The most dramatic difference at MWC was an emphasis on presenting wearables as fashion accessories and moving away from the original clunky technology associated with t...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Solgenia will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Solgenia is the global market leader in Cloud Collaboration and Cloud Infrastructure software solutions. Designed to "Bridge the Gap" between Personal and Professional Social, Mobile and Cloud user experiences, our solutions help large and medium-sized organizations dr...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Akana, formerly SOA Software, has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Akana's comprehensive suite of API Management, API Security, Integrated SOA Governance, and Cloud Integration solutions helps businesses accelerate digital transformation by securely extending their reach across multiple channels – mobile, cloud and Internet of Things. Akana enables enterprises to share data as APIs, connect and integrate applications, drive part...
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And in fact the article mentions just one specific problem where algorithmic improvements made it about 43.000 times faster on one specific input.
I think a more general issue is citing a constant as the speedup for an algorithm. Improvements in algorithms often refer to improvements in the asymptotic efficiency, rather than constant factors. If I asked you how much of an improvement a switch from selection sort to merge sort would be, you would not tell me "it is 1000 times faster" because that would be wrong (except for a particular input size).
Because tons of hardware is useless if you can't push it to it's limits with efficient code and algorithms.
Game and OS designers, I'm looking right at you.
The grandparent didn't say "clock speed doubles". It said "processing power doubles". In the last few years those things have been very distinct, in some cases processing power increasing while clock speeds have actually become lower.
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Inuyasha and Kingdom Hearts, are two that I remember when I first joined. And now it's still Kingdom Hearts xD But plenty of other stuff like How to Train Your Dragon, Pokemon, One Piece, and lots more xD
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4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
neonspider, Damasath, and DansuDragon Because they are awesome.
5. Or lack thereof, move along…
<.< ..... >.>
6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on dA?
No, not really xD
7. What is your most popular submission?
The deviation with the most comments is Tales Of Abyss Guy Cosplay with 107 comments, while the most favourited one is Pirate Bakura-Cowboy Marik-LK, with 37 favourites. The most viewed deviation is Pirate Bakura-Cowboy Marik-LK with 2,610 views.
8. What are your favorite non-anime TV shows?
Avatar The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra The Walking Dead, Family Guy. I think that is it xD
9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Humans, horses, dragons.
10. Summer or winter?
I like both D:
11. Rain or Sun?
Hmmm I'd have to say sun
12. What's your favourite type of music?
Mainly rock, although I do like Japanese pop, and a couple of types.
13. PC or Mac
14. Anime or Manga?
I like both, but I usually read manga more on my phone just because it is faster xD
15. Coke or Pepsi?
Neither xD I don't like pop
16. Read or TV?
Depends on what it is. But usually TV
17. How many hours a day do you spend on dA?
Hmm I don't know <.< It depends if my friends are online xD
18. Name a talent.
Pshh what talent xD
19. Flash or traditional cartoons?
20. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
Culver's they have good veggie burgers
21. What are your top 3 favorite books? (not mangas)
Chronicles of Vladimir Todd
Howls Moving Castle
The Plague Dogs
22. Wii or PlayStation?
23. Name 3 of your favorite bands/singers.
Skillet, Shinedown, Imagine Dragons just to name a few xD
24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
Slow/medium, I don't type professionally like they teach you in school xD I chicken peck xD
25. Do you like Denny's?
Ewww that place is gross
26. What is your favorite smiley?
xD I use it waaaaaaaaay to much.
27. What is your favorite type of pie?
Does Hershey Pie count?
28. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?
Yes a couple have times. Though the next day I randomly fall asleep a lot xD
29. Do you go on dA a lot?
Pretty much every day but the past couple weeks not so much but that was because of school and work
30. Are you a member on any other sites besides DA?
Does Tumblr count?
31. Do you cosplay?
32. Fruits or sweets?
Mostly sweets xD Though I do like fruit
33. Buttered, plain, or salted popcorn?
Buttered Though I can't eat popcorn anymore cause it hurts my stomach Dx
34. Have you skipped school?
Maybe >.>
35. Have you been on a plane?
36. Have you swam in an ocean?
37. Have you been ice skating?
Yes and had lessons for a little bit.
38. Favorite vacation spot?
Up North Ok I just realized thats a Michigan thing to say xD So I cause to be clearer I mean go camping to the upper part of my state lol xD
39. Ever been on TV?
No Though I was close to being on it a couple times.
40. Favorite salad and dressing?
I like a lot of salads any kind with romaine lettuce and I like it And usually Italian dressing for me
41. What do you do to relax?
Play video games mostly xD
42. What is the last film you saw in the theater?
Big Hero Six and it was awesome
43. Favorite Sandwich?
Peanut butter sandwich
44. If you could go anywhere in the world…
Hmm thats a tough one <.< I want to go lots of places. I really wanna go to Kyoto Japan, Yellowstone National Park, and I wanna go to a Rain forest
45. Favorite time of the day?
Any time is good really as long as I'm not at work
46. What did you want to be when you were little?
A veterinarian
47. What do you want to be now?
I have no clue D'x
48. If you could eat with one person, who would it be?
Ummm I don't know D'x
49. What character would you hate to be stuck in a room with?
Hmm probably Lori from the Walking Dead, I can't stand her So I would be miserable being stuck in a room with her
50. When is your birthday?
27th of June
51. Favourite type of ice cream?
Mouse tracks Or cookie dough
52. Last book you read?
I honestly can't remember <.<
53. Which store would you max out a credit card at?
Barnes and Nobel
54. Do you buy / sell / both on eBay.
Buy mostly
55. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
If I'm related to Mike Posner (the singer), or when they mispronounce my last name
56. Favourite all time movie?
101 Dalmatians, How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2,
57. What was your favourite show when you were a kid?
Pokemon, Danny Phantom, Fairly Odd Parents, Rugrats,
58. What are you listening to right now?
Run Run Rudolph by Blink 182
59. What is the last thing you ate?
A veggie burger
60. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
61. What is the first thing you notice about another person?
Usually their face
62. Favorite sport to play?
63. Favorite Day of the Year?
Whatever day the first day of colossalcon lands on usually xD
64. Hugs or Kisses?
65. Vanilla or Chocolate?
66. Favorite Board Game?
Life xD Although House on the Hill is a fun game.
67. Favorite smells?
Vanilla smells, like cookies and stuff like that
68. What inspires you?
Lots of things xD Mostly music, or nature
69. Do you have any piercings?
Only earrings.
70. How many siblings do you have?
71. Bacon Bits or Croutons?
72. Favorite Day of the Week?
Saturday as long as I'm not working
73. Favorite phrase?
Got it memorized?
74. Favorite Restaurant?
Mongolian Barbecue
75. Favorite animal?
Dogs, wolves, white tailed deer, okapi, zebra
76. Favorite thing to do outside?
Go for a walk in the woods
77. Favorite thing to do when it's raining?
Usually watch it xD
78. Favorite Disney character?
D: I have too many favorites. Pango, Scamp, Tramp, Simba, Bambi, Oliver, Dodger, Mulan, Lucky, Mushu, Bamax,
79. Do you like coffee? If so, what is your favorite brand?


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Just repotting & hair cut my DR , hope they will give me new grow with flower soon, what liquid fertilizer should I give them so they can have a lot of flower?
Jan, those are all beautiful specimens. You must have been growing these for some time. Caudex on then is wonderful.
The last two in the green plastic pots look well suited to Bonsai culture as some pictured in Mark Dimmitt & co-authors book.
Fertilizer seems to of mixed preference, but I am using the one Laura had mentioned. PlantPro Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 (found in most Hydroponics stores).
Chuy, I can answer your question. What you would do to have one of those? Easy, very easy......
You need time and patient. By the year 2045 you will have one of those if it lives through all the winters.......
These slow grow plants need magic......
p.s. how big are your plants this year Chuy?
Wow Lonnie we live within 30 minutes apart , small world ):
Roberto - you are so funny, I think I saw you looking out of the airplane window hehe... Thanks
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Light Industrial for sale 12 Dock Road, Deeside, CH5 4DS
Dock Road Industrial Estate is a WELL-ESTABLISHED POPULAR situated adjacent to the River Dee. The premises is an industrial complex incorporating office block, workshops and large concrete yard. More details ›
2,750 sq ft
Pub for sale The Halfway Inn, High Street, Caergwrle, LL12 9ET
A two storey DETACHED PUBLIC HOUSE extending over two floors with a 4 BEDROOM FLAT to the first floor. The Property occupies a STRONG VILLAGE POSITION ON HIGH STREET alongside local retailers and surrounded by residential dwellings. More details ›
1,250 sq ft
Light Industrial for sale Pant- y- Buarth Depot, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5ER
ESTABLISHED BUSINESS FOR SALE plus unit for rent, currently in use as MOTOR REPAIR/ENGINEERING/SERVICING WORKSHOP, within a small industrial estate SET IN A PICTURESQUE RURAL SETTING. Includes OFFICE and 1 large secure YARD suitable for multi-vehicle PARKING. More details ›
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Residential Development for sale Queen's Lane, Mold, Flintshire, CH7
A prime residential development site with planning permission for 122 units within walking distance of the historic market town of Mold. More details ›
Marketed by Jackson-Stops & Staff, Chester . Call: 01244 955073 Local call rate
Commercial Property for sale Queens Lane, Bromfield Industrial Estate, Mold
1 Acre site near Mold on the edge of the Bromfield industrial estate. Currently there are four units plus a compound with office. There is also planning permission for two further showrooms/warehouses one of 6500 square feet and another of 1000 square feet. The current units include a bathroom an... More details ›
Marketed by Monopoly Group, Rossett. Call: 01978 800186 Local call rate
Convenience Store for sale Ruthin Road, Loggerheads, CH7
PETROL STATION, GARAGE SERVICES & CONVENIENCE STORE Long established and highly reputed business Well appointed and presented throughout Early viewing essential to fully appreciate Advised annual turnover of £2,210,316 Situated in picturesque Loggerheads Scope for further development More details ›
Marketed by Meridian Business Sales Ltd, Bolton. Call: 0845 222 0508 Call rates may vary
£750,000 Guide Price
Guide Price £750,000
Land for sale Cortonwood Black Brook, Sychdyn, Mold, CH7
Location: The site is situated in the desirable village of Sychdyn, on the outskirts of Mold town centre. Mold is a historic market town, that is situated approximately 13 miles from Chester city centre which is just a 25 minute drive. The location provides easy access to the A55, M53 and M56 m... More details ›
Reduced on 03/06/2014 by Reeds Rains , Chester. Call: 01244 955080 Local call rate
Land for sale Flint
Situated on the periphery of the residential settlement of Flint, the land offered adjoins the housing estate known as Bryn Glas accessed off Halkyn Road. The planning permission in place application reference 050304 permits the proposal for outline development of land for affordable dwelli... More details ›
Added on 13/12/2014 by Jones Peckover, Denbigh. Call: 01745 606023 Local call rate
Petrol Station for sale Mold Road, Caergwrle, LL12
PETROL STATION & CONVENIENCE STORE - NORTH WALES Situated in the village of Caergwrle, North Wales Well established and highly regarded business Early viewing essential to fully appreciate Advised annual turnover of £2,000,000 Ideal partnership opportunity Scope for further development More details ›
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farm for sale Ffrith, LL11
Stone and slate farmhouse in need of modernisation, situated in a quiet rural elevated position enjoying superb views, together with modern and traditional outbuildings and 51 acres of land.The property is offered for sale as a whole or in three lots. More details ›
Marketed by J Bradburne Price & Co, Mold. Call: 01352 385015 Local call rate
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