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b_ City oY Pleasanton Planning Commission input regarding potential road alignments to be included in the Happy Valley Bypass Road Alternative Alignment Feasibility Study_ Wayne Rasmussen presented the staf£report_ He detailed the history of this project When the Specific Plan was developed in 1998, it was generally agreed that the bypass road was the most desirable solution- He detailed the history of the PUD plan for the Spotorno property; the Spotorno family does not now believe the bypass road is economically viable. The Planning Commission added a condition to the Golf Course tentative map requiring the City to conduct an alternative alignment study within six months, and stipulating that the golf course opening be delayed until the bypass road option was resolved- A portion of that condition was appealed to the City Council by Roger Mat~tiing, one of the golf course property owners_ The City Council concurred generally with the Planning Commission with respect to the study, the language of which is cited on page 2 of the staff report. Staff has since met with the Spotorno family, as well as the Happy Valley neighborhood- He noted that after the $rst annexation application failed in April 2002, the City resubmitted a second annexation plan, which he displayed to the Commission. Mr- Rasmussen noted that a neighborhood meeting was held in November, 2002, and the overwhelming conceni was keeping the traffic to a minimum in the Happy Valley area_ They wished to reexamine the bypass road, and to assess the possibility of taking the traffic through Little Valley to Highway 84- The suggestions are included in the staff report He also described three alternatives suggested by the Spotornos, which are included in the staff report as Attachment C- A discussion of the features of the bypass road ensued- Mr- Rasmussen advised that a letter had bean received from Donald Dahlheim, containing a suggestion for an alternative bypass road along the western toe of Spotorno Hill- He further noted that five alternatives have been suggested to date and the Commission's input was requested in order to produce a comprehensive list for future study_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr. Rasmussen confirmed that no property on Alisal Street was annexed except for the Spotorno Ranch_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Kemeny, Mr. Rasmussen replied that Supervisor Haggerty's suggestion was that there be a cut do sue near the eastern end of Happy Valley Road_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr. Rasmussen commented that Happy Valley Road may be a workable alternative that the County would have to decide. If a bypass road were to be built, there would be no reason to go ahead with the cut dc- sac. In response to aii inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Ms- Nerland replied that Happy Valley Road is a County road and would have to go through the County environmental review_ PLANNING G'OMMISSION MINUTES January 8, 2003 Page 8