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Ms. Monsen said one reason to do it at the County level is because the voters here adopt the expenditure plan. It spells out exactly how the funds will be used and there is an audit each year to make sure the funds are spent as approved by the voters. She was willing to explain to the voters exactly where the funds are being spent. Ms. Ayala asked what the local agencies are doing to bring the whole package together in order to get the comprehensive plan the Mayor is looking for. She said the California Roundtable stated public infrastructure defined by the legislative analyst includes land, streets, highways, buildings and utility systems, which are integral to delivering public services and fostering economic growth and enhancing the quality of life. It is very broad, very important, and very poorly managed govemment responsibility. She wants to fix the problem before more money is poured into the problem. Ms. Monsen said transportation implementation is very fragmented. The Alameda County Transportation Authority is working with project sponsors to deliver the Measure B program that voters approved back in 1986. The State Department of Transportation, CalTrans, that receives State funds and is responsible for delivering projects. CalTrans is going through many changes. The Federal Department of Transportation also oversee some of the projects that are being implemented. Mr. Pico would like to see projects that add HOV lanes to 1-680 going through Pleasanton connecting to the proposed HOV lanes that will be built going over the Sunol Grade. He believed it was a major gap in the system when HOV lanes are not discussed. He said he participates on the 1-680 Corridor Policy Steering Committee where MTC made a presentation stating that the traffic will increase by five percent each year. This means the traffic on 1-680 will double in fourteen years. He said the twenty year plan that is being looked at does not really address that problem. He projects that in the next couple of years 1-580 will be the worse p.m. commute in the Bay area. The sales tax measure allocates money based on population. This does not really address allocating money based on the priority or crisis of the problem. He said Pleasanton is rapidly approaching a major crisis with the 1-680/I-580 interchange. There is absolutely no money earmarked at all from any source over the next twenty years for any major improvements to the 1-580/I-680 interchange. He said the whole economic engine will come to a halt when the 1-580/I-680 interchange comes to a halt. He has a problem with the people who allocate the money are not addressing this problem. He felt there needed to be more focus on what is going to be the major crisis point in the entire bay area. He said there is no solution as of yet. He believed some funding should be set aside for the HOV lanes and long term planning on the extension of BART. Ms. Dennis felt the voters should be asked why they voted No and what could be done to change their vote. She found the survey work in the last package very interesting. She recommended doing more survey work. She felt the meetings were important but very cumbersome and did not necessarily give a profile of what the community wanted to see. She hated to lose any of the money or funding. She felt the money could be spent on anything in Pleasanton City Council 14 05/18/99 Minutes