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Mayor Tarver asked why not just make an agreement pertaining to the 1-580/I-680 and then come back when more projects have been agreed upon. Ms. Dennis asked if he was afraid of losing money. Mayor Tarver said yes. Ms. Michelotti said the intent is to do the 1-580/1-680 first and to go forth with this as the strategic program and start collecting fees. Some of the projects may fall off the list as they get completed and then the list could be amended. Mayor Tarver said his biggest concern was funding Highway 84. He felt the money being collected was insufficient and the TVTC members not directly affected by this project would not agree to fund it. He felt not everyone would be able to reach an agreement. Ms. Michelotti said there was unanimous support at the TVTC meetings to move forward and start collecting fees on September 1. She said every month this is delayed sets the jurisdictions behind. Ms. Dennis asked if there was downside to signing the agreement. Mr. Lum said the Mayor's proposal is that each agency could reserve the funds and make a commitment later. The TVTC is trying to build a level of commitment between the agencies, asking to collect the fees now, with a one time option to get out. The fees collected would go towards the 1-580/1-680 flyover. The fees collected would not be lost. Mayor Tarver said all the jurisdiction have committed to collecting the fees and putting the money toward the eleven projects with the 1-580/1-680 flyover as the first project, and are committed to work for the next six months on an expenditure plan. He did not understand why the agreement had to be signed until the expenditure plan was completed. Ms. Michelotti said the expenditure plan is the 1-580/I-680 project. Mr. Roush said Contra Costa's concern is that all the funds being collected in the next year to two years are going toward the 1-580/I-680 flyover. The flyover is not Contra Costa's first priority and the mount of funds that it has to contribute toward that project is fairly small. Its concern is that after that project is funded all the jurisdictions will drop out and then Contra Costa would have paid an unreasonable amount to fund that project without getting anything in return. ConIra Costa is looking for a pledge that the other jurisdictions will not pull out. Ms. Dennis understood Contra Costa's concern. She said there was nothing wrong with what the Mayor was suggesting other than no one would agree to it. All the jurisdictions have Pleasanton City Council 8 06/23/98 Minutes