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Cornrnissioner Sullivan noted that at the Planning C::cnll.mission vvorksl"l.op at Vintage Hills Scl-:tool" a question V\.1as raised abou"thoV\.1 rnuch tra:t"'"-t-""ic vvould be gel"1crat.ed a"t the V\7est T_~as Positas Interch..ange. Commissioner Sullivan stated that Jeff- KnovvJes,. the City 'rraffic Engineer,. had stated that Bevv traffic st1...1-dies l'1ad beel"1 dOl"1C" and" based on the installatiol'1 o:t- the rnetering lights,. there vvas no longer a cut-through traffic problem i.l-:t Pleasanton. He had stated that the C.-:ity IT1USt look hUI"1dreds o-t-years into the future.,. and" therc-rore" it IT1ust build the V\lest Las Positas Interchange and tl""l.e Stoneridge Drive Extension to EI Cl"1arro Road. Cornmissioner Sullivan stated his objection to that statcIT1el""l.t and added tl,at tl"1e traffic study has not been revievved at a public hearing by thc Plal"1ning Commission or City Council and has not beel'1 adopted. Con"l.missioner Sullivan expressed concern that a sta:t:t-member had gone beyond m"1SV'\Teril"1g the question and l"1ad dictated long-term policy,. vvhicl'1 vvas not vvithin start~s purvievv. He noted that the community on the ~cst Side had been f""ighting the issue Tor tcn years and believed that. starr had shovvn an intention to build tl"1e interchange regardless of the community"s opinion. C01T1missioner Kameny noted that 1'\I1r_ Knovvles had indicated a tra:tl:IC report V\.1ould be brought before thc Planning COIT'llTlission and City Council soon. .rv1r _ ISerSOl"1 l""l.oted that hc vvas not :tarniliar '-'Vi th t.he revievv scl--.edule o:t- tl'1e tra:t:tlc rcport. C::oIT1missioner Sullivan stated tl"1at he had relaycd this in..cident to the City l'V'lal"1ager through a voicemaiJ message. Her voicemail IT1essage indicated tl-:tat she vvould discuss the issue vvith him. Further conversations vvitl"l. J"v'lr_ Kl'10vvles indicated that the traffic study vvould come before the Planning COITlmission in the near :tuture. COIYlmissioner Robcrts noted that the Corn.lT1issioners had tried not to express an opinion duril"1g a listening session and added that vvas an "L1.nfortunat.e incident:. COIT1missioner Kameny requested that staff provide an update on the traf':fic study at the next n'1eetil'1g. J\..1:r. Iserson i1""l.dicated that sta:tT vvill provide that information at t:he next IT1eeti1"1g. CI-:tairperson. ~rkin suggested that the Planning COIYlmission host noticcd r1""1CCtil-:tgS as part c>f the C-:'1---.arr1ber c>f Cc>mII1erCe V'\Tc>rkshc>ps sc> 1:1"1a1: cc::n'1---.I-r::l1...1r1i1:y issues :n---.ay be l---,cuTd ir1 u. f,C-t.ir vvay. He believed that the intention vvas not to have separate meetings from the business cOIT1munity" a1"1d for it 1:0 be a public meeting focused on Chamber and business issues. lV1s. Nerland advised that the Pla1"1I'1ing Ccnnn-"1issioncrs n-"1ay attend open and publicized Chao'""lber meetings if~they do not confer on Planning matters. Staff- i1"1dicatcd tl"1at the ma1:ter vvould be referred to ~ayne Rasmussen_ PLA~ING CC>lVllVlISSION lVlINUTES October 8, 2003 Page 12