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Ms. Michelotti said the premise of the Tri-Valley subregional development fee was for a developer to pay a uniform fee no matter what jurisdiction it developed in. Ms. Ayala asked staff to comment on State Route 84, on the possibility of it becoming a toll road and how much money it would save. Mr. van Gelder commented there has not been any firm proposal made. The toll road company has informally suggested a public/private toll road might be more feasible. If this were done, the Livermore and Tri-Valley residents could be made exempt. This would catch the cut- through traffic coming over the pass. If this were the case, a pro rata share would need to be figured in as to how much traffic with non-local versus local. He did not believe there would be a substantial savings. If it was a private toll road, the City of Pleasanton would save money. Ms. Ayala asked staff what the pros and cons on a toll road would be? Mr. van Gelder said this is an extremely difficult policy question. The City supports Highway 84 because it eliminates cut-through traffic. The City of Livermore residents are opposed to any toll roads because of its high use. The private company doesn't want to pay for public highways. Mayor Tarver said Livermore was definitely against toll roads. Mr. van Gelder said he believed the City of Pleasanton took a position several years ago that a toll road was the least favorable option for funding. Mayor Tarver asked for public comment. David Olsen, 7011 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 210, said Parkway Properties, Inc. was very concemed about the fee. He felt it was unfair and that it could render the Bernal Avenue project uncompetitive. He felt it was economically unfeasible and could eventually jeopardize future buildout. There was land remaining that could develop with approximately 1/2 million square feet of space and imposition of the fees as proposed would make this very difficult to do. Steve Tanner, 4037 Fernwood Court, Tri-Valley Business Council (TVBC) President, said the TVBC was very concerned about quality of life issues, education, economic vitality, and transportation. Last October a forum was held in Livermore to review the issues of transportation in the Tri-Valley area. 1-680, Hwy 84, 1-580 and the 1-680/580 interchange were problems and there was a need for a second BART station. A recent forum with Ellen Tausher was held and it was discovered the state, county, and cities did not have a considerable amount of money to solve the problems of the federal highways. The TVBC did not feel it was fair to impose a fee on people that were not already here in order to solve the transportation problem. He said significant parts of the problem in the Tri-Valley have nothing to do with the citizens who live in the area. About 25 % of the traffic comes over the Altamont pass. Also over the Pleasanton City Council 5/06/97 Minutes 16