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Ms. Dennis said that was why she had concern about spending Pleasanton's money when San Ramon was not contributing. Ms. Ayala said she would like to reach a consensus and then tell TVTC that Pleasanton is looking for an equitable plan for all cities and counties. With San Ramon's refusal it is jeopardizing the entire plan. She supported the toll road solution. She felt this would be the fastest way to get Highway 84 built. She did not want to compromise the businesses in Pleasanton. She does not support the proposed fee as it stands. Mr. Pico said it is no surprise to be at this point. An agreement was reached on LAVWMA through cooperation and a crisis. There is a pipeline that is falling, and DSRSD does not have capacity to serve its growth projections and the needs for the City of Dublin. This forced action. He said at this point in time from a transportation/traffic standpoint, there is not a big enough crisis to force this action politically. It is going to take the 1-580/1-680 interchange to come to a screeching halt for three to four hours every morning and evening before the folks in San Ramon realize the people cannot reach Bishop Ranch before this interchange is fixed. No matter how many houses are built in the San loaquin Valley, the people will not be able to get to work unless the freeways are fixed. He agreed that there has to be equity and it has to be fair. He said the State and Federal levels were not going to help; the money needs to be raised locally. The cost of inaction will be higher than the proposed fee. He said economic development would become stifled. New development will not be able to comply with the traffic mitigation requirements. He feels when the crisis is reached then people will say okay lets work out a solution. He hoped it would not take that long. He proposed a number of years ago that there should be a way to do something equitable. He proposed adopting a fee on parking spaces, garages, something that is different, something that does not rely on existing development agreements, exemptions and credits. He said the proposed approach was not going to work. He said the challenge was to look for a subregional basis that makes sense and is fair. He wants to spend effort and money on something that was going to work. Mayor Tarver said the old approach is not working because the people are not making the decisions to do it. He did not agree with the out of the box thinking that did not come up with an equitable solution. He said he liked the gas tax approach. Cars use gasoline and drive on the roads. This is a direct connection. Ms. Michelotti said the gas tax would need to be done at all levels in all jurisdictions. Mr. Pico said if we walt for a gas tax increase, there will be a bigger problem. It needed to be solved locally. It was moved by Ms. Ayala, and seconded by Ms. Michelotti, to adopt Resolution No. 97-42, appropriating $3000 from the General Fund as Pleasanton's pro rata share for final implementation work and to refer all Councils comments back TVTC comments. Pleasanton City Council 5/06/97 Minutes 20