Attachment 3From: Lou Rae Kagel
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 9:09 AM
To: Council
Subject: Closing the end of North Santa Cruz Avenue.
Dear Council Members,
We are residents of Los Gatos at the opposite end of North Santa Cruz, namely Winchester at Lark, but we want to
be able to shop ,dine and walk in our Town this summer. We are retired and do travel by car but need to stay
close in Los Gatos. Please vote to make this as convenient as possible for those of us who support our local
businesses by closing at least the end of North Santa Cruz Avenue for as long as possible during our beautiful
weather that is rapidly approaching
Yours truly,
Robert Brown and Lou Rae Kagel
147 Newell Avenue
Los Gatos, Ca.
95032
From: JoAnn Shank
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 10:24 PM
To: Council
Subject: Closing entrance to Highway 17
I am very much in favor of closing the south entrance to Highway 17. I live on Pennsylvania and the last two
summers were brutal. I also hope Massol and Tait will be closed along with Ridgecrest. Please do your do
diligence and keep the residents of Los Gatos able to enjoy their town.
JoAnn Shank
324 Pennsylvania Ave
From: Georgia Wade
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 10:05 PM
To: Council
Subject: Beach traffic
Please close our streets to the traffic nightmare we are experiencing in Los Gatos. Our town is too small for this
overflow . Every evening the commuters clog our streets just to gain a few miles toward Santa Cruz Mountains..it
really is a nightmare and I think our businesses are suffering for it. Please cast your votes toward helping the
people who live here drive to their destination safely.
Thank you,
Georgia Wade
16320 Harwood Road
Los Gatos, Ca
On Apr 3, 2017, at 6:51 PM, Lisa McLean wrote:
Ms. Sayoc,
Traffic in Los Gatos is a terrible problem. The weekends are grid lock as you know, BUT...you all have decided to
only take care of the people that live in downtown. I have 2 sons that live with their young families in Los Gatos,
and both pay taxes!!! But one of them lives in the Lake Canyon Community, on Beardsley Road, off Black
Road. He and his wife and 2 dogs have been basically trapped all winter from the storms, and road conditions on
17. They shop for groceries in town, he goes to the barber in town, the Animal Hospital...etc. Los Gatos is their
home and you are basically making it impossible for the people of the community to get to town and back to their
homes on the weekend! This is ridiculous. The town council has been very simple minded! You have not taken
into account ALL the residents of Los Gatos.
I urge you to rethink you situation. You NEED to make accommodations for people with Los Gatos addresses.
You should be representing all the population of Los Gatos...not just a few.
I sincerely hope you rethink your ideas here of closing the ramp.
Lisa McLean
From: Cyrus Tabari
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 5:13 PM
To: Council
Subject: Highway 17 ramp closure
I am a long-time Los Gatos resident, going back to high school in the 70's. I am against the summer weekend
closure of the highway 17 on ramp at the end of North Santa Cruz. I currently live off Winchester, and the closure
experiment last year made the Winchester traffic far worse that it would have been otherwise.
On more than one occasion, while on a run, I noticed that the cars backed -up on Winchester were mostly single-
driver car's, presumably locals. One day I counted, and about 70% of the car's were single driver car's.
While downtown traffic is definitely a problem when there is beach traffic, closing the on ramp only pushes the
problem out of downtown to the surrounding area. I am against the closure.
From: Michele Scott
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 2:39 PM
To: Council
Subject: Beach traffic
I’d love it if you can close the on ramp to 17 south near Toll House on weekends (maybe even Fri day evenings also)
this summer. Drive throughs bring nothing to town businesses or aesthetic and keep locals from shopping or
dining downtown.,
Best,
Michele Scott
From: Janice Fok
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 2:03 PM
To: Council
Subject: SUPPORT for closure of SB17 ramp during summer weekends
Thank you for considering a more consistent closure of the SB17 ramp at the end of Santa Cruz Ave. Last summer
the additional signage and lane markings were added, to some increase in diverting traffic back on to 17. This
summer, a more consistent implementation, along with the existing lane markings, should help set expectations of
beach-goers to plan accordingly.
Please also continue looking for creative solutions to this perennial problem, as population and traffic show no
signs of decreasing. We know we can't widen the road, rebuild the rail, etc. But we need our town staff and
leaders to explore what can be done to improve the weekend experience for everyone.
thank you,
Janice Fok
From: Liz Dillon
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 12:19 PM
To: Council
Subject: Summer closure of on-ramp to Highway 17
Dear Los Gatos Town Council Members,
As a resident of downtown for 16 years, I have seen a marked increase in the gridlock caused in downtown due to
divergent traffic from Highway 17. When Highway 17 is clogged, cars divert to the local roads in their attempt to
access the southbound 17 on-ramp near the post office. When this happens, it is difficult for emergency personnel
to respond quickly to emergencies, it makes shopping/dining downtown unappealing/impossible, and leaves us
trapped.
I support closing North Santa Cruz Avenue to disallow cut-through traffic for summer weekends and for weather-
related Highway 17 problems. You should develop a plan in conjunction with the police to shut it down, as
needed.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Dillon
105 Highland Ave
Los Gatos, CA 95030