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Annette Brecheisen From: Pleasanton City Clerk Subject: Vineyard Trail SUPPLEMENTAL MA5!EMAL Provided to the City Council After Distribution of Packet Date 5--16-- / From: Ellen Holmgren 7 Sent:Tuesday, May 16, 2017 12:08 PM To:Steve Brozosky; Mayor and City Council <citycouncil @cityofpleasantonca.gov> Cc: Gerry Beaudin<gbeaudin @cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Steve Kirkpatrick<skirkpatrick @cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Mike Tassano<MTassano @cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Matthew Gruber<mgruber @cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Susan Andrade- Wax<SAndrade-Wax @cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Pleasanton City Clerk<pleasantoncityclerk @cityofpleasantonca.gov>; Kendall Granucci<KGranucci @cityofpleasantonca.gov> Subject: RE:Vineyard Trail Dear Steve Brozosky, Thank you for your email regarding the Old Vineyard Avenue Trail, Item 14 on the City Council Agenda for tonight. This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the Mayor and City Council, the City Manager and City staff. Thank you again for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Sincerely yours, Ellen Holmgren, Administrative Assistant City of Pleasanton From:Steve Brozosky Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 8:33 PM To: Mayor and City Council<citycouncil @cityofpleasantonca.gov> Subject:Vineyard Trail Hello City Council: I was out of the country when the previous meetings were noticed and held about the Vineyard Avenue trail so was not able to see or comment on any changes. I want to point out a couple facts: 1) The Vineyard Trail was designed to be part of a regional trail system. It is not only for the use of the local residents. 2) I was involved, as a citizen,to ensure the trail was designed and approved before any housing was sold in the Vineyard Corridor. The conditions of the first projects being built along the trail did not allow the developer to sell any homes until the trail was approved. There was a fear at that time that a great regional trail was important to the Vineyard Corridor Specific Plan and we did not want to see people moving in then objecting to an integral part of the plan. I urge the Council to figure out how to keep this trail as was envisioned in the Vineyard Corridor Specific Plan. It is used today by many in and outside the neighborhood. Perhaps there is a cheaper alternative to finish the trail. Signage and markings to prevent people from driving on the trail might work as well as physical barriers.The city has been collecting 1