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Mr. Jack Opiola, 4685 Del Valle Parkway, stated the residents are concerned about the quality of life and safety of streets. He stated that when the meetings with Councilmember Brandes were expanded to include residents beyond the Del Valle Parkway area there were some squabbles but that all agreed that measures should be taken to resolve the traffic problems in this area. He added that increased traffic on Hopyard Avenue will flow to the residential core. He asked Council to try to solve the traffic problem on Black Avenue without increasing vehicular movement on other nearby streets. Mr. Leo Heckathorn, 4202 Stanley Boulevard, stated Del Valle Parkway should not have been designed as it is, and that Stanley Boulevard should be improved. Mr. Martin Inderbitzen, 62 S. Neal Street, commended Council- member Brandes for his efforts to work on this issue with the residents. He stated that the Downtown Subcommittee of the Cham- ber of Commerce, has reviewed this matter and would encourage Council to do everything possible to go forward with improvements that would enhance the downtown area. He stated preservation of the downtown character and identity is important. He stated the Downtown Committee want Council to recognize that there is going to be another off-set intersection on the Main Street/Santa Rita Road area of Pleasanton, and that previous evidence shows they do not work very well; the Ray Street/St. John Street intersection is an example. He urged Council to go forward on the east to First Street and make a conventional 4-way intersection out of Del Valle Parkway. He stated this Committee does not have any opinion on how many lanes there should be on Del Valle Parkway or any opinion on any of the other issues, but are concerned with the fact that added traffic in this area is going to have an ad- verse effect on the downtown area. He suggested there be right and left turns off of Del Valle Parkway, left turn on Vervais Avenue, and possibly left turn lanes on Del Valle Parkway; that would keep some congestion out of the downtown area and also al- low some east-west traffic through Pleasanton which does not ex- ist now. Mayor Mercer stated that after listening to all the testimo- ny, he felt some measures could be taken immediately that would alleviate some of the traffic problems that now exist; namely, a four-way stop on Black Avenue at Harvest Road, a four-way stop on Del Valle Parkway at Harvest Road, a crossing guard at Del Valle and Harvest, a speed limit of 25 MPH on Del Valle Parkway, and directional signs on Valley and West Las Positas to direct through traffic around downtown. After discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember Mohr, that Resolution No. 85-498, es- tablishing a four-way stop on Black Avenue at Harvest Road, es- tablishing a four-way stop on Del Valle Parkway at Harvest Road, authorizing a crossing guard at the intersection of Del Valle Parkway and Harvest Road, keeping the speed limit at 25 MPH on Del Valle Parkway, and instructing staff to install directional signs on Valley Avenue and West Las Positas Boulevard to direct - 8 - 10-15-85