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These Planning Commission votes and other comments have been noted with the appropriate improvement in Attachment 2. Other Commission comments included: . A desire expressed by three Commissioners to reduce the amount of detail included in the General Plan Circulation Element regarding intersection improvements and striping. Their preference was to provide policy guidance on broad issues such as Level of Service, and to leave the operational issues of how to achieve that service to Traffic Division staff. . A Commissioner referenced the minutes of the January 11,2005 Joint Workshop on Circulation, and noted that there were several good ideas from Commissioners reflected in those minutes, and that the City Council should be given the opportunity to review these prior to making any decisions on the circulation network. A copy of these minutes is included as Attachment 3 to this Staff Report. Staff has reviewed the minutes and notes that several suggestions were made as to how the results of the traffic analysis could presented to provide the public and decision makers with clear information on traffic impacts and model assumptions. Staff suggests that the City Council proceed with selecting a roadway network for the preliminary analysis and that the ideas from the January 11,2005 minutes be used in the presentation of the preliminary results. . A Commissioner commented that since the West Las Positas interchange is not part of the circulation model, she believed the proposed traffic signal at West Las Positas and Muirwood would not be needed. Staff suggests discussion of items suggested by the Planning Commission which are not related to street extensions and street widenings be deferred until after the model run, when other network modifications will be discussed. PUBLIC COMMENT At the July 12,2006, Planning Commission meeting, members of the public spoke regarding the high volume of traffic on Santa Rita Road and Valley Avenue, and also about the Happy Valley Bypass Road. In addition, staff has received several e-mails related to the circulation network issue. These are included in Attachment 5. DRAFT CIRCULATION ELEMENT - APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF DETAIL As staff is starting to prepare the Draft Circulation Element, it is timely to consider the level of detail it should include. The Pleasanton General Plan currently includes more detail in the Circulation Element compared to typical general plans. For example, general plans typically do not include lane configurations for multiple intersections, as Pleasanton's does. As noted above, three Planning Commissioners have expressed a desire to reduce the level of detail in the Draft Circulation Element. Staff suggests that an appropriate opportunity to address more detailed SR 06:204 Page 4 of 5