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363 would like to look more at the ten year plan and look at the priority lists again. Councilmember Brandes stated he felt it is imperative that the City has a Specific Plan. He was not sure reconvening a committee would be helpful; the committee has worked with staff and any additional information can be obtained from staff. He stated as time goes on Council can see the effects of things that have already been approved. He stated he is opposed to the Del Valle Parkway extension; perhaps it is time Council reconsiders that issue because there has been changes since Council approved that; i.e., Valley Avenue extension has been put through to Sunol, Bernal loop, etc., that Council did not anticipate happening as fast as they did. He felt Del Valle Parkway should be re- evaluated in this process. There was a lot of concern about relocation of homes because of the Del Valle extension between Main Street and First Street. Traffic on Stanley Boulevard has greatly diminished with the completion of the other roads and perhaps Council should look at other alternatives so as not to have to disrupt any of the homes. He would like to have that looked at since Council knows more than they did at the time of approval of the Del Valle extension. Also, he felt that the Santa Rita Road railroad undercrossing was put in the plan because at the time when Council did two other undercrossings for some reason this undercrossing was not done. When looking at the amount of money involved, Council needs to consider this matter more carefully and also in light of the new circulation patterns of the City. He stated that in light of all the information on hand now, he felt the Del Valle Parkway and Santa Rita Road undercrossing should be reconsidered. With regard to Sunol Boulevard, the railroad right-of-way is being purchased by the County and there are not a lot of options with the right-of-way, it has to be used for transportation purposes. Parking is not one of the uses. He understands there are reversionary rights to some of that property should it not be used for transportation purposes; therefore additional information is needed regarding this matter. Mayor Mercer stated it is his understanding that portions of the Sunol right-of-way are wider that is needed for the road. If it is not used for a road or fixed rail, would that property that is outside of the area necessary for roads be returned to the railroad company which could then be used for commercial use? Mr. Walker stated that staff would investigate this matter. Councilmember Butler stated he is willing to discuss these items and come to conclusions tonight if that is what Council wants to do, but it bothers him to do that knowing that the item is going to be continued until another meeting; he did not feel this is appropriate and was the reason he did not bring up any of the issues. He pointed out that while this is called a Specific Plan it really is a general look at what can and should be done over a very long period of time. Two examples, he does not know whether the City needs nine parking lots and five parking structures downtown, but if so, he would rather have them on the - 24 - ~2-6-88