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16 <br /> <br /> liked and he loved the history of the town. He felt that this is <br /> the perfect area for this train. He stated that it would give the <br /> younger people the chance to see what used to be a beautiful part <br /> of America. <br /> <br /> Howard Mendenhal, 1014 Benden Road, expressed'his support and <br /> felt it would be a great contribution to the City. This is an <br /> opportunity to attract people to this City that not one in a <br /> hundred has. The train moves safely and very slowly and will only <br /> run twice a month. He felt that the conflicts on this item <br /> regarding traffic, funding, impacts on the City's parks, etc. could <br /> be worked out. <br /> <br /> Victor Baily, 4565 Railroad Avenue, was also in support. He <br /> passed out pictures to the Council of examples of the San Jose <br /> historical projects and of a steam train that revitalized a town in <br /> Iowa. He felt there would not be any problem with congestion <br /> because the train will only be going down that one track. He <br /> indicated that the noise level would be low and the train would not <br /> be running at 2:00 a.m. as they do at this time. <br /> <br /> Bob Graham, 5550 Niles Canyon Road, was in support of the <br /> train. He stated that several years ago he was the president of <br /> the Downtown Association and at that time they presented the train <br /> to the Council. The last five years have proven that their <br /> railroad group has an excellent safety record. He stated that the <br /> downtown needs some kind of identity to reach out to the people and <br /> make money for the downtown businesses. People would travel from <br /> all over to see this and it would even be more exciting to ride <br /> one. He asked the Council to consider bringing this into our town. <br /> <br /> Gerri Long, 4289 School Street, spoke in support of this <br /> project. She felt that Pleasanton has balanced the old and the <br /> new, which took a lot of people with great visions. In 1994 the <br /> City will celebrate .its Centennial. She felt there would be no <br /> better way to celebrate this event than to have the steam train <br /> coming through the City. She felt that this would be a lot of fun <br /> for the community and could enhance the business in the downtown <br /> area. <br /> <br /> Ms. Mohr asked Ms. Long what kind of businesses this had <br /> brought to Sunol. Ms. Long was not aware of how much commerce <br /> occurs there because of the train but did know that businesses in <br /> Santa Cruz have been very successful due to the train there. <br /> <br /> Ralph Anderson, 11787 Foothill Road, Sunol, expressed his <br /> support of the train. He stated that currently there is too much <br /> of an impact from people on Sunol and he would like to see the <br /> unloading and loading of people in Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> 1/7/92 <br /> <br /> <br />