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Tom Corbett said the entire area is a design failure, is congested along with the BART parking lot and suggested staff get together with BART to evaluate the entire area. Muriel Ockers -Brown commented on commuters who work in the City through different working hours and increased congestion. She noted the need to accommodate resident mobility as well as those who work or must travel through the City. She added that it will only get worse in the future; said she would like to see the lanes returned to Owens Drive and she has not witnessed a lot of traffic related to Iron Horse Trail. Julie Testa expressed concerns regarding reducing lanes on Owens Drive; noted the video was taken at 5:15 p.m., but that the area does not get congested until about 5:45 p.m. She spoke in opposition to taking away public resources and asked City Council to prioritize returning City roads to City citizens. Margean Majors spoke against closing lanes on Owens Drive, asked the City to bring back, at least, one more lane and said the current state is "an accident waiting to happen." Chong Wang urged City Council to re- evaluate the current situation and give residents back their road. He added the City has taken away public resources for the benefit of the developer, which is not acceptable. Sachin Bhayani said the entire area has been a disaster, is very dangerous, there are more pedestrians and bicyclists on Santa Rita and giving away public resources for private development is not acceptable. He urged to restore the three lanes that were removed on Owens Drive. An Li opposed the plan noting it is unsafe no matter what the speed, and expressed concerns regarding access for emergency vehicles. She urged City Council to put back the lanes it had removed and suggested adding landscaped walking paths. Ram Maganti expressed concerns with emergency vehicle access with the current configuration, opined the design is flawed, stated there are many delays, felt the videos do not represent the current situation, modelling has failed and urged City Council not to take away public parking. Mayor Thorne closed public comment. Councilmember Pentin stated he would like to see the project, as presented by staff, be given a chance. He reported he is not opposed to including future reevaluation of this item in City Council's priorities list. Councilmember Narum stated the goal was creating a TOD and finding a balance between all forms of transportation. She added it is her inclination to leave the project as is, add it to City Council's priority list, have staff reevaluate and consider building a parking garage in the future. Councilmember Brown stated that what residents are asking, seems reasonable, addressed goals, and noted the desired result is getting people to and from work. She felt residents have made a great argument for restoring the lanes, they should not have to wait another year and should get, at least, one lane back. Councilmember Olson stated residents may see BART, through ACE in Livermore, by 2026. He encouraged residents to take their questions to BART. Additionally, regarding the subject matter, he indicated he is in favor of waiting a year before making any changes. He added he is not opposed to placing this matter on City Council's priorities workplan, but is not in favor of making changes at this time. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 7 March 7, 2017