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Agency agreed that this is a package deal and that all of these projects need to be on the table, as well as Caltrans. She noted there was also a member of the California Transportation Commission at the meeting who also agreed. Councilmember McGovern stated she was disappointed in the vote and how the process came about and finished out. She indicated she felt they were looking for a level of consensus. She noted all of them were agreeing on these projects and the sequencing, because they would be seeking State and Federal funding. If you look at Isabel and the interchange that will be built; why you would put so much money into an interchange and not improve State Route 84. She commented further on their request to get a commitment regarding the extension of Stoneridge Drive and added she does not feel that is within the scope of the Study. She noted what she would like to see happen is that they find a way to come back together to see if there is a way to try to reach consensus. Councilmember Cook-Kallio commented that the Stoneridge extension is still in the General Plan and she would not like to think that people are trying to impact the Planning Commission and joint City Council workshop on how that will be approached in the future. City Council discussion ensued regarding State Route 84 and the request to extend Stoneridge Drive. Discussion regarding how the order of the projects was established took place as well as discussion regarding funding and safety issues. Mayor Hosterman opened the item for public comment. John Carroll addressed the City Council and thanked Mayor Hosterman and Councilmember McGovern for participating in the Study. He noted he is at a loss of words on how they could possibly leave State Route 84 improvements out of the recommended alternative. He hopes that consensus can be achieved with Pleasanton's counterparts in the long-run. He added it is hard to refute the data that has been presented and the inclusion of State Route 84 should be looked at favorably. He added when all is said and done, if they are not able to achieve consensus with the other bodies, perhaps the Council would agree to have staff make a presentation directly to the CMA. Hearing no further requests to speak, public comment was closed. Mayor Hosterman noted staff is recommending that a letter be written by her to the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency stating the City of Pleasanton's concerns with the recommendation adopted by the PAC. She also indicated she would like to see if the counterparts would be willing to sit down at the table once again and give the City of Pleasanton the opportunity to revisit this issue and see if consensus can be reached. She asked staff to make those phone calls tomorrow and see if something can be scheduled. She added, in the meantime, since this is so political, she thinks there might be an opportunity for staff to be helpful and asked support from the Council to ask staff to sit down with the technical staff and city managers of the other agencies and share what was talked about earlier to see if consensus amongst staff can be reached. If that could be accomplished prior to the PAC meeting perhaps that would be helpful regarding further deliberations and discussions regarding what makes sense for the region. Councilmember Thorne supported the efforts to get the counterparts back to the table to try to reach consensus. He advised that when he makes a decision on Stoneridge Drive, he intends to make that decision based on data, facts, and input from the community. He City Council Minutes 6 April 3, 2007