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as to the status of the committee and to ask for more money and time to come up with a plan. He hoped to answer the questions of what had the committee done, what has it accomplished, what does the committee recommend and why, and what are the expectations for the future of this committee. He presented a photographic background of the General Plan regarding the development of West Las Positas Boulevard/I-680 interchange. He described the development and formation of the West Las Positas Committee and its membership. He described the alternatives for the West Las Positas/Stoneridge/I-680/580 interchange. He said the committee will develop a plan after all the alternatives have been considered. He showed slides of the proposed General Plan interchange at West Las Positas that would cost approximately $14 million and then slides of a different proposals. He said this interchange has many positive aspects in the way of approval. There is an existing freeway agreement, which says the Federal Government and the State of California agree that this interchange could be built and the City owns all the right-of-way. A negative is that the interchange would bring different traffic and more traffic into neighborhoods. But the General Plan predicted that it would be surrounded by residential areas on three sides. He described and showed what could be done at other interchanges if the West Las Positas interchange is eliminated from the scenario. He said one of the alternatives suggested does not fit in with Caltrans ultimate plan and is that why the committee is requesting to continue with its studies related to the interchange. He described different proposals the committee looked at for getting rid of some of the transportation trips. He said many of the pilot programs are expensive and many of the funding sources do not provide for long term funding. The committee has investigated the pilot programs and found that the programs will help reduce the number of trips and increase participation. He said the committee will be using part of the strategy of reducing trips; will recommend different improvements to city streets, intersections, and to traffic control devices. The committee understands that once the West Las Positas interchange is gone there will be no turning back. He said the committee is focusing on getting people going northbound onto 1-680. Ms. Michelotti asked for clarification. Mr. Homolka said the access from Stoneridge to 1-580 would be eliminated. If the committee recommends taking out the interchange it wants the recommendation based upon realistic plans by the committee. Mayor Tarver heard a comment about the land use options not working based upon what was left to be developed. In the analysis there is a reference to job/housing balance. He asked if there was a strategy that could be used to improve the percentages of jobs versus housing. He said when the business park was built the idea was to reduce the out commute. Mr. Homolka said that particular element had not been looked at directly. But he felt it would be a great idea to incorporate into the strategy. Judith Fox said 84 % of the people in Pleasanton drive their cars to work and the surface streets are still clogged. There is a need to get the people out of their cars. Pleasanton City Council 3 05/21/98