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be built regardless of the citizens' desires. The committee is required to develop alternatives and any applications should be reviewed carefully, especially anything going in to arcas that staff may understand could be used as traffic mitigation in the event the interchange does not get built. Bob Thompson, 4453 Clovewood Lane, objected to directing freeway traffic into residential neighborhoods where children will be crossing streets. Some values are more important than revenue for the city. Development should be slowed until the traffic impacts from approved projects can actually be seen, not just projected. He was concerned that the West Las Positas interchange might be built and still not solve the traffic problems of the City. He urged Council to make community safety a top priority. Jo Molz, 7580 Driftwood Way, indicated she bought her home in Pleasanton thirty years ago. She was opposed to any further development. James Paxson, 3825 Hopyard Road, Suite 119, General Manager for the Hacienda Owners' Association, expressed concern about policies and procedures that might be considered in conjunction with the interchange study. He supported a review of the interchange but not at the expense of established development processes. He related the contributions of Hacienda Business Park in traffic mitigation measures. He felt hindering the review and approval process for new projects would seriously jeopardize the new interest in Pleasanton as a business address. The Association strongly urged continuation of the study without imposing new policies or procedures regarding new projects during this study period. Gloria Davis, 6856 Vale Court, felt that the existing six interchanges on 1-680 and 1-580 serve the community adequately. She expressed concern with cut-through traffic from 1-680 to 1-580 and related various routes that commuters are taking through Pleasanton. She felt the West Las Positas interchange would only make traffic worse, not better. She was concerned about the safety of children. She was also upset that no traffic signal was planned for Payne Road. She felt the West Las Positas interchange would deteriorate the quality of life in Pleasanton. She was not opposed to growth or development and realized there are benefits to be gained from development revenues. However, she felt the City is moving too fast and needs to consider alternatives. Mr. Tarver pointed out this is not a heating on whether to build the West Las Positas interchange, but on what to do with applications for development while the interchange is being studied. Kurt Kummer, 4456 Clovewood Lane, spoke in favor of Mr. Pieo's Option 5. He did not know what impact the interchange will have on future developments, but he did know that his children walked to school and when an interchange is built, traffic increases. Once the interchange is built, it will not be removed. He felt the only benefit will be to help traffic get through when 1-680 is backed up and he did not want that traffic going through his neighborhood. 9 1/07/97