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Mr. Tassano said there is benefit in the response time to the fire station, improvement to Vineyard Avenue and reduction in traffic going through the Vineyard /First/Ray intersection. Commissioner Nagler asked about its effect on apartments being built and the possibility that some of those residents will use Nevada Street to get to 1 -680. Mr. Tassano said the model would have to show vehicles leaving Nevada Street, going all the way to First Street at which point they would make a left turn onto First Street and sit in stopped traffic. For Bernal, you have to go up and over the hill on the other side and sit and wait at Sunol. What the model does is show which route takes less time, and this is the Bernal route. The impacts to that Auf der Maur property using Nevada Street is a little less unless people are specifically going toward Amador. Commissioner Brown asked what it would take to complete Nevada Street. Mr. Tassano said when they were updating the General Plan he questioned whether or not it should be done in the next 10 years. Because it provides some benefit but is not a key corridor which must be done right away, it was not included as a high priority item. A greater need is the water and sewer infrastructure necessary through there. Commissioner Brown commented that cars parked on Nevada Street today and he asked if there is currently an existing easement. Ms. Hagen said there are currently easements on both properties which are already in place. The City Attorney and Engineering Department staff are in contact with both property owners to finalize actions needed to fulfill those easements, but these are deferred completion agreements which the City had back from the 1980's. The City is confident it has rights to those, but has to work out the details to obtain the properties. The applicant/developer will actually construct all improvements per City code standards and be reimbursed by the City as one construction project. Commissioner Allen stated some of the other letters asked the City to wait until there is relief from Highway 84 before doing any type of rezoning and more housing. She asked staff to provide an update on the status of Highway 84. Mr. Tassano said SR84 is envisioned to be a four -lane highway from 1 -580 to 1 -680. This plan has been in place since the mid 1980's. Design and construction work began in 2000 and they are in construction on the 4th segment, leaving the 5th segment from Pigeon Pass to 1 -680 as the final section. This is currently in environmental review and anticipated to be completed in 2017. After this process is the design process which will take another year or two and this will involve right -of -way acquisitions. In 2019 the City will advertise and anticipate starting construction sometime in 2020. Commissioner Allen asked if 100 percent of the funding is lined up now. Mr. Tassano said the anticipated cost for the 5th segment of State Route 84 is $200 million which they are moving forward with. Local transportation fees have been used to help the design process along. Additionally, they have $122 million set aside in Measure BB and $10 million for TBTC which leaves about $60 to $65 million unfunded PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 10, 2016 Page 7 of 33