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In response to the County's request that the City annex a portion of Happy Valley Road from the intersection with Pleasanton-Sunol Road easterly to the southeasterly boundary of Annexation No. 77, staff has the following comments: Happy Valley Road is an extension of Sycamore Road and Alisal Road which creates a loop to Sunol Boulevard, all of which are County roads. The current City boundary is contiguous to approximately 400 feet of Sycamore Road, and approximately 1,500 feet of Happy Valley Road. There is no part of Alisal Road which is adjacent to the City boundary. The approximate length of these three County roads is 65,000 feet. The proposed annexa- tion will be adding 126.5 feet of City frontage to Happy Valley Road. This would give the City on one side of the roadway only 3 percent of the total frontage. In the past the City has initiated annexation to eliminate the confusion in Jurisdiction between City and County maintenance, fire, and police personnel. It would appear that for the small amount of frontage adjacent to the City boundary this type of confusion is unnecessary. Within the limits of Happy Valley Road which the City is being asked to take there is a railroad underpass. This underpass is narrow, substandard, and has very limited sight distance either side of the pass. The sight distance problem exists because the underpass is perpendicular to the railroad track. To align the roadway with the underpass sharp curves were constructed on either side. It would seem inappropriate for the City to take the liability for this known dangerous condition, when the City has such a limited interest in the roadway. Staff recorm~endation That your Council, by formal resolution, object to including Happy Valley Road in Annexation No. 77. Respectfully submitted, Alan B. Campbell, Director of Public Works and Utilities