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BACKGROUND On June 6, 2006, the City Council established The Happy Valley Blue Ribbon Committee. The HVBRC was comprised of various stakeholders and included City staff, an Alameda County representative, property owners, and interested developers. The Committee was charged with the task to discuss the previous alternatives that had been evaluated related to a bypass road alignment as described in the Happy Valley Specific Plan (Attachment 2), review new information, and collaborate towards finding a preferred alternative for a bypass road alignment that would connect the Callippe Preserve Golf Course to Sycamore Creek thereby alleviating traffic movement through the Specific Plan area. The attached report (Attachment 3) provides greater details of the Committee's activities. Lorie Tinfow, the City's former Administrative Services Director, was the staff liaison leading this effort. Ms. Tinfow left the City of Pleasanton in October 2006 but agreed to 1) complete this phase of the project, and 2) present the Committee's work and final results to the City Council. A majority of the HVBRC (8 of the 11 members present) voted to recommend that the City Council consider: 1) the bypass road alignment included in the Greenbriar Homes' current proposal that runs along the western edge of the Spotorno property, connecting with Sycamore Creek Way to the north and Westbridge on the south (Attachment 4), and 2) that any development approved for Lot 98 (aka Spotorno Flat) include consideration of design conditions as outlined in Ms Tinfow's report. No recommendation was made by the HVBRC related to housing density. NEXT STEPS Should the City Council accept the recommendations from the HVBRC, it will mean that the Council finds generally acceptable the realignment of the Bypass Road as depicted on Attachment 4, subject to appropriate environmental review and an amendment to the Happy Valley Specific Plan, both following public review and comment. The right of way, design and construction costs for such realigned Bypass Road will be as provided in the Happy Valley Specific Plan unless the Plan is amended otherwise. __ - Submitted/ by: '~ _ ; ~~ `~ Approved ti ('~~ ~ ~~ ~ C~ l~ulie Yu~'n-Miu Donna Decker Steven Bocian Deputy City Manager Acting Planning Director Acting City Manager Attachments: 1. Resolution to accept the HVBRC recommendation and disband the Committee 2. Happy Valley Specific Plan Proposed Circulation System Improvements Aerial depicting recommended alignment, the Callippe Golf Course, a portion of Mariposa Ranch, and the proposed Spotorno project 3. Happy Valley Blue Ribbon Committee's Activities Related to a Bypass Road Alignment Recommendation prepared by Lorie Tinfow 4. Map of Recommended Realignment for Bypass Road Page 2 of 2