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said the city needed to demand to have a cyclone fence put up to protect the children. He did <br />not see a permanent location on the San Francisco property and a station at Sunol and 1-680 <br />would be unserviceable by buses. The only other logical place is at Valley and Bernal, but there <br />is no support from ACE to put it there, because it is too close to Livermore. He said there will <br />be an interim station on the Railroad property and then in three years an environmental study <br />will be done to justify it as a permanent location. He will work towards protecting the neighbors <br />that live nearby, to protect the children, and to help mitigate the impacts of the train. He said <br />having a train station at the Fairgrounds would not be bad if the neighbors could be protected, <br />either by closing Angela Street, having soundwalls, fences, etc. If the ACE folks cannot fund <br />these things then the City should. He felt there will be a large demand for people to ride the <br />trains; more than the 300 people who will board it here in Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver asked how much fencing was missing? <br /> <br /> Mr. Lum said approximately $18,000 worth, the distance from West Angela to almost <br />the end of the platform. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver asked whether there was support for the city to fund a cyclone fence to <br />be installed along the residential area prior to opening the station. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala would like to request ACE and Alameda County to assist with the funding. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico would like to consider the request and condition the approval on there being <br />a fence in place before the train starts. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti supported Pleasanton's paying for the fence in light of safety issues for <br />residents. <br /> <br /> It was moved by Ms. Ayala, seconded by Ms. Dennis, to adopt Resolution No. 98-33, <br />approving the three-year interim station for the Altamon Commute Express with the <br />condition that a cyclone fence be installed along the residential area prior to the opening <br />of the station. <br />The roll call vote was as follows: <br />AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Dennis, Michelotti, Pico and Mayor Tarver. <br />NOES: None <br />ABSENT: None <br />ABSTAIN: None <br /> <br /> There was a break at 10:48 p.m. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 4/7/98 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> 24 <br /> <br /> <br />