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are met: 1) Livermore must open Jack London Boulevard from El Charro Road to Isabel Parkway as a two -lane roadway; 2) the City installs noise attenuating pavement on Stoneridge Drive from Santa Rita to Camp and Camp to Trevor Parkway; 3) the City constructs 65 feet of sound wall south of Stoneridge Drive at the west end of Snowdrop Circle; and 4) the City agrees to meet with residents of Snowdrop Circle to explore their interest in increasing the length of that sound wall and, if there is interest, to do so. The constrained opening would limit the two Stoneridge Drive bridges to one lane in each direction, with the rest of the roadway operating at its full design. Phase 3 involves the Council's discretion to evaluate the opening of Stoneridge Drive to four lanes of through traffic two years after the start of Phase 2, although the Council is not required to do so until Jack London Boulevard is operating as four -lane roadway. One of the cornerstones of the Policy Statement is that the Stoneridge Drive community be fully informed of all happenings and prior to construction of the two bridges; the City will host a public workshop regarding the timing of construction, mitigation, and the conditions that would allow for opening of the road. The Policy Statement also addressed several environmental concerns with the assistance of several environmental groups. These parties have entered into a separate agreement resolving these concerns by establishing a dollar amount to be used for acquisition of alkaline soil habitats suitable for the San Joaquin Spearscale. The Alameda County Surplus Housing Authority and these groups will work as partners in acquiring the site, and with Zone 7 in preserving and replacing riparian habitat along the Arroyo Mocho. Mayor Hosterman noted that the agreement is between the County of Alameda, Alameda Creek Alliance, and other parties; the City of Pleasanton is not even privy to some of the terms and conditions of that agreement. Mr. Bocian stated the terms of the Policy Statement have been incorporated into the Specific Plan Amendment and development agreement, the latter of which will come before the Council on September 7` He noted that despite the support of all parties involved in the Policy Statement, this support is withheld relative to the ice center and 11 -acre commercial site due to continued concerns. Staff supports this position since those particular projects have not been vetted to date. He also noted the original Specific Plan Amendment made references to Stoneridge Drive as a 6 -lane roadway, which the City acknowledges will not happen. Mr. Bocian stated that Program 1.6 of the General Plan's Circulation Element requires that a Regional Transportation Agreement be in place prior to the extension of Stoneridge Drive to El Charro Road. The agreement involves the cities of Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore, as well as Alameda County. Each have worked cooperatively to draft a policy addressing the matter as an outgrowth of the Council's 2006 -2007 Triangle Study. Like the Policy Statement, the agreement calls for a phasing of regional transportation improvements that involves opening Stoneridge Drive as a 4 -lane roadway once Jack London Boulevard has been widened to a 4- lane roadway and extensions and widening occur in the City of Dublin. The agreement also stipulates that each agency may choose to open the roadway prior to the other, although the intent is to do so concurrently, it also sets forth support for priority of the CMA's regional projects including widening of SR -84, and dictates that each agency will support the funding for that project following construction of the first phase. Mayor Hosterman said the Council and staff have worked very hard to ensure the City's position on the brand new Alameda County Transportation Commission Subcommittee. This committee involves the reauthorization of Measure B for placement on the November 2012 ballot. If approved funds from the measure would go to two projects identified by the subcommittee Special City Council Minutes Page 2 of 9 August 24, 2010