COUNCIL WILL MEET ON BORCHARD REPLY.Byline: Cecilia Chan Daily News Staff Writer The City Council will meet in closed session Tuesday to discuss whether to appeal a judge's order to allow the completion of the controversial Borchard Road extension. ``I am aware enough of what the options are to know where I would like to go,'' said Mayor Linda Parks, who called for the noontime noon·time n. See noon. session. ``I have a very strong opinion on what action the city should take. But the full council would need to make the decision.'' Parks said she would like the city to take a ``very aggressive role'' in protecting its citizens by ensuring a safe road. Assistant City Attorney James Friedl Jr. said the council has the option of appealing the ruling, allowing the road to be completed as planned or exploring an out-of-court settlement An agreement reached between the parties in a pending lawsuit that resolves the dispute to their mutual satisfaction and occurs without judicial intervention, supervision, or approval. with the developers. The meeting will come nearly a week after a Ventura County Superior Court judge ordered the city to approve existing plans for the extension of Borchard Road to Dos Vientos, a 2,350-home planned community Noun 1. planned community - a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences . The developers, Miller Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . and Operating Engineers Operating Engineers are tradepeople who operate machinery. There are two main types of workers that share this title and trade union affiliation (IUOE). The first group are workers who operate steam plants and boilers. , filed suit against the city last year after the council halted work on the roadway, citing concerns about safety. Wednesday's ruling was the latest blow to the city, which saw a judge overturn its decision last year to halt grading on the road, prompting the developers to sue the city. The city had approved letting the developers grade the road up to 12 percent but residents later opposed the steepness, citing public safety. The city refused to approve the developers' street improvement plan for the road, saying it was not designed to accommodate anticipated higher speeds and as such did not meet safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. . The developers argued they met the city's requirement of designing a road that was approved for 40 mph traffic. |
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