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Mr. Gill agreed. Any plan or program will depend upon what is already envisioned by the General Plan. Ms. Ayala said Pleasanton has BART and the Altamont Commuter Rail is coming. Perhaps a model could be made for all the communities to use as a reference. Mr. Gill said the businesses community is taking a lead in trip reduction programs. The businesses realize traffic needs to be reduced to ensure continued development of the area. Ms. Ayala was impressed with the committees work and looked forward to being a model for the Tri-Valley area. Mayor Tarver said after the project study reports are done Council will have the best information available to make a decision, but not all the information will be available. Joe Callahan, 5674 Stoneridge Dr, Suite 212, said during the Northe Pleasanton Improvement District process Hacienda had to go through a federal highway administration document for a new connection at Hacienda and 1-580 and much of that documentation is before Council tonight. The General Plan that was adopted in 1986 worked off a buildout of the Tri- Valley area, that said at buildout there would be 350,000 residents and 225,000 employees. During the NPID environmental process most of the same issues were looked at, such as the design of 1-580 from Santa Rita to 1-680 interchange. He felt the numbers projected trips will not be found in the land use data. He said it is common practice to limit the movement at a freeway regional interchange. He believed the position to take out the West Las Positas/I-680 interchange is because it dumps into the neighborhoods. In closing, he reiterated these issues have been looked at in the past and that the General Plan addresses the issues. Mayor Tarver asked if he felt the reports that had been done in the 80' s reflected todays reality. Mr. Callahan said the five cent increase in the gas tax in 1986 to help fund immediate improvements to Highway 84 is not the same. Caltrans did a project study report on Highway 84 in 1984 that stated the highway could be improved for $60 million; those same improvements today would cost $120 million. In 1984 there were 24,000 trips on Highway 84, where today there is approximately 28,000 trips. If Highway 84 is improved, it would basically bring 1- 580/I-680 to 1980 traffic levels. Matt Sullivan, 4324 Muirwood Drive, said this committee really opened his eyes regarding the potential for trip reductions and what the programs can offer. He said most of what has been discussed will not happen for ten to fifteen years. The situation and area will change drastically in the next ten to fifteen years. He felt moving forward on planning the transportation future of Pleasanton was a good idea. He urged Council to keep the committee moving forward. Pleasanton City Council 10 05/21/98