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When the EIR comes back to Council the project would still be the same project but then would have a new section addressing the cut-through traffic. Ms. Ayala asked for Ms. Dennis to provide a more clear insight on her position. Ms. Dennis said since cut-through traffic had not been addressed in the EIR, it was hard to made a decision. It was also hard to make a decision without knowing the intended land uses for the area around the project. She asked to continue this item and in two weeks have all the questions answered. Ms. Michelotti asked staff what action had to be done to take the E1 Charro connection to Stoneridge Drive out of the specific plan. Ms. Acosta said the General Plan would need to be amended. Ms. Dennis had several questions. What would be the optimum time for making the connection? What if the connection was not made? What would be developed on the other projects? She felt it would be nice for the local residents to get to Livermore without getting on the freeway. She also said if the freeway was working properly, there was no need to worry about cut-through traffic. How was the system going to work? Mayor Tarver said the discussion of not connecting the road was a completely different issue. Ms. Ayala said she was not a traffic engineer, architect, or designer and she had to trust that the information given to her by staff. She asked staff about the E1 Charro connection in general and if it would affect cut-through traffic. Mr. van Geltier said in about two weeks he would have a report for Council that responded generally to the cut-through traffic. There would be cut-through traffic on the street. The question was whether this was a safety problem or a capacity problem. If the street were designed to carry 22,000, as shown in the General Plan would it make a difference if it were carrying 24,0007 He did not feel there would be a significant amount of cut-through traffic. Ms. Ayala asked staff if the 1-580/I-680 flyover improvements would take care of any traffic problems. Mr. Swift said he felt the flyover would solve some of the traffic problems, but it would not remove all the traffic congestion on 1-580. Unless there were additional widening, acceleration lanes, or HOV lanes, the traffic will continue to back up on Santa Rita Road. What was needed was a better picture of the current cut-through traffic. The same fears that were being expressed about Stoneridge Drive are taking place on Santa Rita Road. There future was Pleasanton City Council 04/15/97 Minutes 19