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BACKGROUND While the City Council was considering input from the public and discussing the merits of the restriping proposal on October 16, 2018, they discussed the requirements of two agreements that were made in 2010 to address technical and political issues raised during the Staples Ranch project deliberations. The agreements addressed neighborhood and regional traffic circulation issues, and local biological issues in the Staples Ranch project area. The content of these two agreements is described below and the text of each agreement is provided as Attachments 2 and 3. Some additional information regarding vehicle speeds and project notification has also been provided below. This item was continued to November 6, 2018, at the request of Councilmember Karla Brown to allow notification of the signatories of the agreements. DISCUSSION Regional Agreement The regional agreement was among Alameda County, the Cities of Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton. The context of the agreement was to establish a long range regional strategy for planned improvements including local connections to neighboring cities and freeway corridors including SR 84. In 2010, the City of Pleasanton was considering the extension of Stoneridge Drive to implement the General Plan Circulation Element and facilitate the Staples Ranch Specific Plan. The extension was opposed by some residents who lived in neighborhoods located off of Stoneridge Drive as it would allow additional traffic to travel on Stoneridge Drive. Stoneridge Drive had been planned as a through arterial but had existed as a very long dead-end street for a number of years. The connection was supported by Alameda County, and the cities of Dublin and Livermore who also had plans for similar east-west arterials parallel to 1-580, i.e., West Jack London Boulevard (connecting to Stoneridge Drive), and Dublin Boulevard (connecting to North Canyons Parkway). At the same time, the City of Pleasanton was strongly advocating for support for the Highway 84 expansion as the first regional transportation priority with the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency. Many residents of Pleasanton, including those living off of Stoneridge Drive, considered the State Route 84 project to be critical to lessening cut through traffic in Pleasanton. Alameda County, Dublin, and Livermore were concerned that Pleasanton would not construct the Stoneridge Drive connection through to El Charro Road and West Jack London due to the previously described local opposition. Through negotiation, the County and the cities of Dublin and Livermore agreed to support the State Route 84 project if the City of Pleasanton followed through on extending Stoneridge Drive. Because of the concern that Pleasanton would not complete the Stoneridge Drive connection, the agreement states that the intent of the agreement is to have the local parallel arterial system segments open at the same time for each phase. This has been accomplished south of the freeway, but not to the north, as a large parcel of land in Dublin has not yet been developed. More importantly, the agreement also clearly states that each agency may choose to open their roadway prior to the other arterials if they choose to do so. Page 2 of 4