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program. The flaw was that only traffic generated in Pleasanton was looked at, not the surrounding area. He felt there needs to be a comprehensive analysis done of the cut through traffic and its impact on the City. The analysis needs to look at a scenario of what the future will look like. This includes looking at the build out of the proposed General Plan for not only Pleasanton, but Dublin, Livermore and Dougherty Valley and all the neighboring developments that will impact the roadways. He would like to look at an option of not continuing Stoneridge Road to E1 Charto. He said he is also concerned about noise. He wants to look at alternatives to mitigate the noise, rather than have people live in a neighborhood where they can not enjoy the outdoors. He stated the major items to be looked at were the cut through traffic, the potential of not extending Stoneridge, the impact of noise, and a redesign of the project to move residential units away from the freeway. Ms. Ayala said all the points made could easily be put in the comprehensive analysis. She said she enjoyed going with Ms. Dennis to sit down with the neighbors to work through some issues. She discovered all parties involved were willing to work together to find solutions. She said she supports tying the recirculated EIR to the commercial development and not connecting Stoneridge at the present time. Ms. Dennis asked if the overriding considerations were fled to the layout of the housing along the freeway? Mr. Swift said the EIR has to address the potential impacts of placing residents within a noisy corridor. What was deemed feasible mitigation measures available with the layout shown, the outdoor noise where the townhomes are, exceeds the levels for approval by the City. The existing plan has commercial, which could be modified to change the land use and thus the problem becomes non-existent. Council has the option to approve the plan, but must make an overriding finding. Ms. Dennis asked if the plan changes to move the townhomes further away from the freeway to create less noise, would this be subject to an addendum? Mr. Swift said if Council believes that the EIR adequately shows what the noise environment along the freeway is, then it would be a relatively simple matter to determine how far away from the freeway the housing would have to be. If the plan changes drastically it would have to be sent back to the Planning Commission for approval. He said the EIR clearly states the noise levels and mitigation measures. Ms. Michelotti said she supported Ms. Dennis' idea of addressing the concerns in an addendum and that future traffic concerns be addressed at a later date. She said unfortunately at the last meeting Council was not able to address concerns that the Planning Commission brought up. She said the growth management issue would be addressed. The opportunity to move forward immediately has been lost. But fight now there is still an opportunity for this to become a reality. The four to six thousand signatures brought forth at the last meeting meant Pleasanton City Council 05/20/97 Minutes 17