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Minutes Planning Commissio. 12/11/85 conceptual decision as to West Las Positas vs Stoneridge Drive for east-west use. Marvin Murphy, Kaiser Sand and Gravel, agreed with the comments of Mr. Fairfield. He said no studies have been made regarding the best routing, best intersection or land use. Bill Tower, 4509 Lin Gate, felt the matter should be postponed because of so many unanswered questions. Bill Selway, 2313 Martin Avenue, read a letter from Mr. Fazzari against the proposal. Mr. Selway had traffic and circulation concerns with the proposed General Plan amendment. He further felt connection of Stoneridge Drive to Martin would ruin the rural character of the area. The overall plan of the entire area bothers him. There are so many things to be considered in this matter such as land use and other factors. Herb Singleton, 2207 Martin Avenue, referred to the EIR where an exhibit by Al Dutchover shows a road going through the Fazzari property. He didn't know how any decision could be made tonight. He felt that with West Las Positas increasing in size from four lanes to six lanes, this is a 50% increase. He further felt that such a roadway would cause traffic from other areas such as is the case on the frontage road heading to Hayward-Castro Valley. People use it to avoid freeway congestion. Robert Santos, 3017 Melbourne Court, spoke in favor of the east-west connector being the extension of Stoneridge Drive because it would have less impact - West Las Positas has a greater number of homes fronting on it. Al Wiemken, Mohr/Martin Area, mentioned that when the Stoneridge Drive Extension was initially discussed at the June 13, 1984 Planning Commission Meeting, per their suggestion, he wrote a letter to Mr. R. J. Harris, Director of Planning, stating some of the concerns if Martin Avenue is extended from the proposed Stoneridge Drive into the low density Mohr/Martin Area. He also included emergency response studies for various routes and information from meetings he had with Fire Chief J. B. Hill and Police Sergeant M. E. Stewart. This and additional information has been included in the EIR, pages 34-42. Mr. Wiemken expressed his concern of potential traffic and resulting noise pollution levels if Stoneridge Drive is made a six-lane high-capacity parallel freeway route within an area which the Residential Review Committee recommended be medium residential with some high density areas. He asked why couldn't Santa Rita Road and I-580 be clover-leafed to help eliminate traffic congestion in the Pimlico/Santa Rita Road area? Commissioner Michelotti asked Mr. Wiemken if he had his choice, where would he place a Pleasanton-to-Livermore route? He felt his first choice would be along the north side of I-580 which - 12 -