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various city services and schools and this analysis was chosen by the Council; to count 240 out of the 800 units as units under the cap. Mayor Hosterman confirmed that assisted living units would have zero impact on schools but they had varying degrees of impact on water use, traffic, and others as compared to single family homes. Mr. Fialho said the units are not binding and the Council has the flexibility of picking 240 units, the initial recommendation of 65 or another option of zero. He said it was really the Council's policy in terms of how it wants to count those units under the cap. Councilmember McGovern said she was recently asked if the development would provide paratransit for its residents, and she confirmed this was the direction from staff to the developer. Mayor Hosterman opened the item for public comment. David Bouchard, addressed the Council on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, commended the Council and staff for their thorough analysis of the alternatives outlined, requested retaining the Stoneridge Drive Extension in the Preferred Circulation Network of the General Plan, encouraged the Ciry to continue in working toward an overall traffic management strategy for the Tri-Valley, felt improvements to State Route 84 would bring traffic relief to the community, felt it would be necessary to extend Stoneridge Drive to EI Charro Road and connect with Jack London Boulevard in the future, asked not to place restrictions or conditions on the actual construction of the extension to tie the hands of other Councils or to ensure that it will never be built, said the Chamber of Commerce has followed the issue for many years and felt now was the time to move forward and work toward the best solution for the community. Otis Nostrand felt the community was looking to support fairness, and said Stoneridge enables more fairness in distributing traffic amongst neighbors, keeping Stoneridge in the General Plan will signal to regional partners that State Route 84 needs to stay on the CMA list, Dublin Boulevard needs to be extended and that Jack London Boulevard needs to be connected through Livermore and the like. He also believed it would not be unreasonable to ask the County, in developing Staples Ranch, to pay for the Stoneridge Drive extension now and not miss an opportunity so that future discussions do not dwell on funding issues. Tom Gordon said he was against the Stoneridge extension, felt problems were caused by the cities to the east and questioned if they had offered support. He does not feel citizens should be made to fix the problems caused by Caltrans and I-580, strongly prefers a I-580 solution, does not want to see any more cars using Pleasanton streets, and felt State Route 84 should be improved. Richard Morse said the General Plan has a finite life of 10 years and will serve as a guide and model to the City for land use issues and traffic mitigation. He does not understand how the City can base a decision on a single data point that is 23 years in the future with untold variables. He felt that if Stoneridge Drive extension was left in the General Plan, it will be an absolute disaster for the City and its quality of life. And, if the plan is left in, he would ask that the same criteria be used that the model was built at with regional improvements left in place so a fair comparison could be used of what 2030 would look like. City Council Minutes 9 May 1, 2007