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Stank)' Beuk'.'ard The Arroyo del Valle Bridge, landscaping, and narrowing of the road width all contribute to the pronounced entry to Downtown Pleasanton. Although efforts have been made to preserve the native black walnut trees located on the north side of Stanley Boulevard iust west of California Avenue. their age is causin$! their decline: the City should consider developinf! a plan for their revlacement. The Downtown Specific Plan vrovoses imvrovements to this and other gateways into the Downtown. " Also see Program 11.1 which addresses infilling street trees on City streets. 23. Page 10-11 mention on Vineyard the entrance to Pleasanton with the Ruby Hill Winery?? Lots prettier than now. Something to look forward to. [JI} See #20, above. 24. Page 10-12, under bridges, are we not asking a developer to put a new bridge over the Laguna at Bernal to enhance the entry into downtown Pleasanton while maintaining the historic bridge presently there? [JI} Yes. The cost of the new bridge will be shared by Greenbriar (related to development on the Bernal Property), DeSilva Gates (related to Laguna Oaks), and the City. The new bridge will accommodate east-bound traffic and construction will start in 2007. 25. Page 10-13, paragraph 3, when we talk about parkway strips and we know it takes 6-10 feet for a tree, should we not look at conditioning new streets to have this size to allow trees and continue our community streetscape character? (Esp. the East side to soften the quarry lands) [JI} Yes, a wider parkway strip can be a requirement for new streets since street standards are usually determined on a case by case basis for new PUD developments. In addition, see proposed Program 11.5 which addresses this. 26. Page 10-13, should we mention our new distinctive downtown signage and the signage for the seasons? [JI} On page 10-13 the following can be added after the last sentence of the paragraph under Public Signage: "In Downtown Pleasanton. distinctive new signs now direct peoDle to additional stores alon$! side streets. Throughout the year. the Downtown area also disvlays decorative seasonal banners on streetlight standards. " 27. Page 10-14, the Country Fair sound walls are bouquet canyon rock and are very nice compared to stucco. Maybe we should talk about other sound walls that are bland like the walls along the freeway on Windsor and along West Las Positas as they are ugly!! [JI} The description can be amended to reflect these comments if desired. 28. Page 10-14 under community activities should we mention the Senior Center and the Library? [JI} Those facilities can be added to the list of facilities in paragraph 5 on page 10-14. Goals, Policies and programs: 29. Is the Pleasanton Arch a historical building or is it an architectural feature? It is not included here as I see it. [JI} I would consider it to be a distinctive historicalfeature which is considered to be an icon for Downtown. As noted above, it is included in the list in the Draft Conservation and Open Space Element. 30. Is there a mention of a historic building, architectural features ordinance?