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Ms. Holt said she was not against what was originally approved but what Staples Ranch had become. She wanted to know how the plan went from a 17.2 acre community park with medium density homes to a 35 acre sports park with high and medium density homes and cut through traffic. Matt Sullivan, 4324 Muirwood Drive, said the residents do not want any more piecemeal approvals that has negative impacts on existing neighborhoods, schools, traffic and the environment. The scope of this study should be comprehensive and include all the General Plan elements, including land use, circulation, housing, public safety, facilities, conservation, open space, community character, etc. The area should be planned as a whole and impacts to the overall city, as well as regional impacts, should be evaluated. He felt the Stoneridge Drive/Staples Ranch area needed to be part of the plan. The connection of Stoneridge to El Charro is an essential issue that needed to be evaluated and the proposed land use and circulation elements will have an overriding effect on the east side as a whole. These two areas cannot be planned side by side without their integration. The study should be conducted by an advisory committee to the City Council. It should be an open and public process with access by all stakeholders and the makeup of this committee is very crucial. He asked, "Who does the city represent and whose best interest have the voters trusted to the City Council?" The answer to these questions will be the makeup of the committee. He supported the idea of using independent consultants selected by the committee. He believed this study would provide a wonderful opportunity to plan for the future. Steve Belecky, 3644 Kamp Drive, felt Staples Ranch should be included in the study because it is a residential corridor. His main concern was that he did not get full consideration from the Planning Commission and felt the will of the people needed to be taken into consideration. He did not want to see a six lane roadway going through a residential area. He understood the school problem needed to be taken up with the School Board, but also felt it was Council's responsibility to do what it could. He did not like the use of modulars to house the students. He said something needed to be done in order to preserve the quality of life everyone has come to love in Pleasanton. He reiterated that the study needed to include Staples Ranch and only to allow the Standard Pacific development to move ahead. Ms. Michelotti said the Stoneridge Specific Plan was designed for Stoneridge Drive to have six lanes, however when it came through, only four lanes were implemented and approved. There was additional landscaping and a soundwall constructed. The intention is that this would remain at four lanes even when connecting to E1 Charro. There is room for expansion in the future but that is not foreseeable at this time. Mr. Swift said the projected traffic volumes on Stoneridge Drive are slightly above what is necessary to turn four lanes into six lanes. It was constructed with four lanes with the flexibility to go to six lanes if traffic volumes increase. Pleasanton City Council 15 05/05/98 Minutes