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301 connection from Pleasanton Meadows to the Staples Ranch property and provide the same type of access from Martin Avenue to Stoneridge Drive; zone the Chu property as medium density residential for a maximum residential density of eight units per acre; limit the speed on Stoneridge Drive and the residential area behind Pleasanton Meadows to 35 miles per hour; have a seven-foot berm between Pleasanton Meadows and Stoneridge Drive; and expand the proposed park from 40 ft. to 66 ft., with the additional 26 ft. coming from the two lanes to be taken off the proposed six lanes on Stoneridge Drive. This last proposal would increase the recreational aspects in the area and provide a needed buffer between Stoneridge Drive and Pleasanton Meadows. Moreover, the area would always be available should more lanes be needed in the future. Mr. Mercer recommended the work done by the Committee and thanked Mr. Haynam for his time, efforts and leadership. Mr. Tony Rakocija, 3233 Monmouth Court, stated that the extension of Stoneridge Drive from Santa Rita Road to E1 Charro Road would add to the air pollution in the Valley due to an increase in the number of vehicles travelling through the area. He added that emphasis should be put on alternative means of transport and getting people to use public transportation, as traffic demands can never be satisfied. He then referred to a Newsweek article, "California: American Dream or American Nightmare," and said that this could very well refer to Pleasanton. Mr. John Boultier, 3440 Vermont Place, indicated his opposition to the Stoneridge Drive extension and to high density in the area because this would mean greater possibility for airplane crashes. He read excerpts from two articles of the August 6th issue of the Herald, one stating that Livermore is the best reliever airport in the Bay Area for taking general aviation traffic away from big international airports in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, and the other that there have been 14 incidents of plane crashes in the Bay Area that house these planes. He mentioned that they live in a very narrow corridor of noise coming from the gravel pits, 1-580, airport traffic, and now the six-lane Stoneridge Drive extension. He added that he received a notice from the Alameda County Flood Control and Water District indicating that the Arroyo would be widened to 7,500 ft. He inquired if the earth and berm and landscaping proposed for south of the Arroyo starts from the point where the Flood Control District says it would be widened or from the point of the original 1988 EIR Report. Mr. Swift explained that Zone 7 is widening the Arroyo to its ultimate planned width and carrying capacity from Santa Rita Road easterly to where it widens out across Pleasanton Meadows. The existing channel was constructed by the original developer with the other half to be built by the south side or Zone 7 from their Surface Drainage Improvement money. Their plan essentially -7- 9-5-89