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Mr. Pico felt the other point to be made was the General Plan Steering Committee directly addressed a recommendation as to whether the City should continue to plan for the West Las Positas interchange. That is a specific task and is significantly different than the language proposed and modified. He felt a decision needs to be made as to whether the West Las Positas interchange is to be built or not. There are valid concerns about the impact on the neighborhood. Ms. Mohr asked Wayne what other neighborhoods would be affected by traffic if the West Las Positas interchange is not built. Mr. Rasmussen indicated the environmental impacts would have to be plotted throughout the affected area, as far as Bernal and Foothill. The Council would have to decide how to appoint a committee and what areas to address. Ms. Mohr felt that if traffic that was expected to use West Las Positas turned off at Bernal and then went Valley to Hopyard to get to the Business Park, then all the people along that route should also be included in the committee to study the West Las Positas interchange. Ms. Michelotti felt this could turn into a situation pitting one neighborhood against another and she was not in favor of that. She was in favor of the one year hiatus to allow an initiative process, after the Council has looked at all options and decided to go ahead with the interchange. To appoint a citizens committee now and not have the staff involvement would not be productive. Everyone in Pleasanton should be able to look at all the alternatives. We need to know what happens if this interchange is taken out of the General Plan and is that acceptable to the community. It was moved by Mr. Pico, seconded by Mayor Tarver, to adopt the General Plan Steering Committee wording that had been stricken from page III-6, paragraph 2, and to modify Program 1.6, on page III-11, to reflect the General Plan Steering Committee recommendations along with the shadowed material, with the study to be done by more than just staff, and leaving in the new Program 1.7 regarding the initiative issues. Ms. Michelotti wanted the committee open to everyone. How will it be selected and will it have staff assistance? Mr. Pico said all committees have staff assistance. He wanted the committee to determine whether the West Las Positas interchange should continue to be planned. He preferred the discussion now; not after all the building takes place in the Business Park and we are forced into a position of having no alternatives. Today we have some alternatives. Mr. Pico felt this was an issue of traffic in neighborhoods and he has consistently opposed that. Mr. Tarver agreed that the citizens should have every opportunity to present their case and to see that every alternative and possibility for the elimination of the interchange is investigated. However, he did point out that this interchange has been a part of many studies 08/06/96 -18-