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SUMMARY The Happy Valley Bfue Ribbon Committee was established by the City Council on June 6, 2006 and asked to develop options and, if possible. present a recommendation to the City Council for a bypass road alignment that would serve the Callippe Preserve Golf Course and the adjacent residential development "fhe Committee began meeting later that month and concluded their activities in November 2006. Over the course of their work. the Committee members discussed previously considered bypass road alignments including the bypass road alignment shown in the I Iappy Valley Specific Plan, reviewed proposed plans fbr a new development on the parcel of land known as Sportorno Flat, and ultimately reached majority agreement on a recommendation for a bypass road alignment. City of Pleasanton staff who were involved in preparing information for the Committee and coordinating the meetings included then Administrative Services Director Loric Tinfow, Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano, and Management Analyst Debra Farmer. Alameda County staff Art Carrera also attended the meetings. BACKGROUND hi concert with the opening of Callippe Preserve Golf Course in November 2005, some Happy Valley residents once again urged the City to construct the bypass road to handle the attendant traffic as specitied in the Happy Valley Specific Plan (HVSP). However, the actual road alignment described in the HVSP had been deemed infeasible by the property owner on whose laud the road would he built and as a result the City has been left without a clearly viable alignment for the roadway. In response, Council directed staff at its meeting on March 21, 2006, to convene a blue ribbon committee focused on developing bypass road alignment options. In response to that action, staff held a community meeting on May 9 to identity residcnts interested in volunteering to serve as committee u~embers. On June 6, the list of volunteers was presented to the City Council along with a strategy to assemble the group. The Council established the I Iappy Valley Bluc Ribbon Committee (1 NBRC) and tasked the Committee with developing bypass road alignments and, if possible, making a recommendation to the City Council for an alignment fbr further City consideration. Nine members were desi~mated by the City Council and three were selected by Alameda County Supervisor Haggerty for a total of twelve; their names follow: ^ Kellen Aura ^ Patrick Costanzo, .Ir. ^ Wes Felton ^ Jim Freitas ^ Genc Jordan ^ Valll'SSa ~£lwalhall ^ Roger Manning ^ Bob Maund ^ Peter Richert ^ AlSchorno ^ fom Smith ^ AI Spotorno Staff Isom both the City of Pleasanton and Alameda County attended the Committee's meetings and supported the Conunittee's activities. Because the HVBRC was established by the City Council and thus an official City body, the Committee's activities were subject to the Brown Act Meetings were held on the following dates June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14 and 28, and November 9. Happy Valley Blue Ribbon Committee Page 2 February 6, 2007