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economic considerations which would cause the net effect of the project to be beneficial. Roll Call Vote Resolution: Wood Seconded: Shepherd Ayes: Doherty, Jamieson, Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None Shepherd, Wood, Chairman Butler Next, design phases of the project itself was discussed. Don Sooby, presented a drawing showing the proposed section for the parkway being asked for by Morrison Homes, and a cross-section of the adopted parkway design. Mr. Sooby's memorandum dated January 31, 1977, touched on the engineering staff's position on the Del Valle Parkway, the Arroyo del Valle, Proposed Trail and Nodal Park System, Street Trees and Street right-of-way fencing and removal and preservation of heritage trees. Mr. Sooby stated the reasons why he .felt the parkway design should remain as adopted in the 1965 General Plan and the applicant's frontage road should be rejected. Objections. raised were lack of landscaping and street trees in some areas and obstructions in other areas by sign poles, fire hydrants and street lights; possible confusion to some motorists entering or exiting the frontage road, especially for three proposed homes; also the need for a 20 ft. unobstructed area to be maintained as a fire lane as xe~uired in the fire code. One other serious problem was the cost factor for this revised cross-section, as far as City costs are concerned. It was pointed out that the Commissioners had made a field tour that day with Mr. Sooby to Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont, where there is an average of 14,000 cars a day. In Pleasanton, with the reduced population holding capacity, it is anticipated that the number of cars per day on the Del Valle Parkway would be closer to 7,000-8,000. Next, Mr. Woody Pereira spoke. He went over the points brought up in Mr. Sooby's memorandum and why Morrison Homes chose to revise the Del Valle Parkway in that area serving their development. Mr. Pereira also touched on the question of park dedication requirements; and Mr. Levine stated that Condition No. 22 speaking to park dedication fees could be deferred until the tentative map stage. Mr. John Fitzgerald, 4869 Del Valle Parkway, endorsed the revised parkway plan. He commended Woody Pereira's cooperation in working with the residents on Del Valle Parkway in attempting to alleviate their problems regarding access and traffic from the parkway. The Public Hearing was closed. Considerable discussion ensued regarding design of the tza~l sXstem~ the parkway, access points to the trail system at the reax of the development, the electroliers, street trees, landscaping, low fencing to deter trespassers -2-