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Ms. Mayo indicated the planning group was looking at that. Ms. Mohr referred to complaints about graf~ti and litter at current park and ride facilities and asked how that would be addressed? Ms. Mayo stated the park and ride lot in question is under private contract for cleanup. When the graffiti problem was reported, the BART operations maintenance crews addressed the problem. The extension track is now under construction control and the contractors are taking care of graffiti removal on the extension. Ms. Dennis asked how much money has been spent so far in preparing for the west station? How much would the ramps cost? Ms. Mayo said about $5 million has been spent on design, foundations and track preparation. About $14 million has been spent on purchase of the property on both sides. Mr. Delander believed the ramps would cost $15-20 million. Ms. Mayo invited Council to participate in the test train ride on October 2. Neal Johnson supported the west BART station as the second top priority for the region. A lot of money has already been spent to put the station there. Highway 84, on the other hand, is a long work in progress and will take $100 to $200 million to bring it to a point where it will successfully divert traffic from the 580/680 interchange. He believed the phasing of the Highway 84 project was important. If Livermore does work first at the 580 interchange, it will cause problems on the Pleasanton side. He believed it was necessary to have a four lane road between Pigeon Pass and the Isabel extension before an interchange is completed at 680. Additionally, it is necessary to improve 680 south of Highway 84. All of this will cost considerably more than the west Pleasanton BART station. Robert Allen, 223 Donner Avenue, Livermore, indicated the first proposal for the west BART station included a bridge across 1-580 so people could walk across the freeway. In the new proposal, it does not appear a person can walk from one parking lot to the other or from Dublin to the Stoneridge shopping area. He urged Council to insist on a pedestrian walkway for future plans. Gary Schwagaerle supported a BART extension to Livermore with high density residential near the station. In the early 1990's he was told BART cost about $40 million a mile and by 1994, it was $50 million a mile. He did not understand this because inflation has been low and land costs and manufacturing costs have gone down. He felt there was built in obsolescence; smaller tracks do not mesh with existing rail lines. He believed the commuter train from Stockton to San Jose is $10 million. In the age of the Internet, it is unbelievable that BART staff cannot make its computers talk to each other. 09/24/96 -18-