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Councilmember Brandes asked if the auto service centers affect peak hours. Mr. Van Gelder stated the service centers were not open at peak hours. Councilmember Brandes asked how cross-town traffic at peak hours had been evaluated. Mr. Van Gelder stated the levels of service will not be accurate until the interchanges are completed; he does not anticipate allowing excessive cross-town traffic. Councilmember Brandes asked how the park-and-ride lot will affect traffic. Mr. Van Gelder stated the park-and-ride lot will be handled in the same manner that a building would be considered. He felt the City should be able to get benefit from the park-and-ride lot. Councilmember Brandes stated that are a lot of unknowns but he feels Option 2 is appropriate at this time, and he is comfortable with staff recommendations. He felt traffic studies should be carefully reviewed every year and not presume that it will be the same every year. Councilmember Tarver asked Mr. Van Gelder if he is satisfied with Option 2. Mr. Van Gelder stated that he is. Councilmember Tarver stated he is extremely concerned about taking the conservatism out of the assumptions. Councilmember Butler stated he feels it is appropriate for the City to start with these assumptions in a conservative posture. Each time there will be a larger number of known facts and Council will have better information to work with; as Council gets further and further along it can squeeze out conservatism. He stated he will support Option 2. Councilmember Mohr asked if staff spent time with the Monitoring Committee. Mr. Van Gelder advised that he did. Mayor Mercer commended the TSM Committee and the Environmental Monitoring Committee and stated he felt the surveys are valid and honest. Councilmember Brandes requested that Councilmembers receive traffic report one month ahead of when the item will be on an agenda to allow time for in depth study of the figures. It was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember Mohr, that Resolution No. 89-175 be adopted, approving Policy Option 2: "This option presumes that the North Pleasanton building occupancy as it existed before AT&T vacated its various buildings in moving into its new headquarters is more typical of what to expect for trip generation (311 sq. ft. per employee) and uses the Trip information taken from the 1988 TSM Surveys and factors it for arrival-departure, vehicle occupancy and employees not leaving from work. This data base then produces a PM peak hour trip rate of 1.33 trips per 1,000 sq. ft. of - 19 -