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WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS , <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS , <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 80-139 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE CITY'S POSITION IN SUPPORT <br />OF ELIMINATING THE RESTRICTION ON 1-580 AND CALLING FOR <br />PREPARATION OF A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT COV- <br />ERING THE WIDENING OF 1-580 BETWEEN THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />AND CASTRO VALLEY <br /> <br />the City Council of the City of Pleasanton has actively <br />supported the widening of 1-580 between Pleasanton and <br />Hayward in order to eliminate the "bottle-neck" which has <br />existed in this area; and <br /> <br />after numerous public hearings since December, 1963, the <br />widening of 1-580 between Pleasanton and Hayward to an <br />eight=lane freeway received necessary governmental approvals <br />in early 1975; and <br /> <br />subsequent to obtaining said approvals but prior to the <br />receipt of bids on the proposed project the Sierra Club <br />filed suite in the United States District Court, Northern <br />District in Case No. C-75-0729AJZ; and <br /> <br />subsequent to said suit,negotiations occurred between <br />representatives of the Sierra Club and representatives <br />of the State, including Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.; <br />and <br /> <br />as a result of said negotiations a compromise was reached <br />whereby a 10.5 mile portion of 1-580 (would be widened) <br />west of the City of Pleasanton to eight lanes, but only <br />three lanes of traffic would be permitted in each direc- <br />tion and of the six lanes one lane in each direction <br />would be set aside exclusively for public transportation <br />vehicles and car pool users; and <br /> <br />the construction on 1-580 between the City of Pleasanton <br />and Palemares Canyon has been completed and recently opened <br />to vehicular traffic as provided in the settlement; and <br /> <br />the institution of the diamond lane for public transporta- <br />tion vehicles and car pool users has not alleviated the <br />congestion on 1-580 west of the City of Pleasanton to <br />Palemares Canyon; and <br /> <br />the City Council of the City of Pleasanton by Resolution <br />No. 75-232 and 77-343 has taken a position in favor of the <br />full use of all eight travel lanes upon completion of 1-580; <br />and <br /> <br />/// <br /> <br /> <br />