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