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465 Application of the CitX of Pleasanton to amend the Circulation Element of the General Plan to show Hopyard Road between West Las Positas Boulevard and 1-580 as a six-lane major thorou.~.~fare rather than a four-lane thoroughfare and to con- struct road~ay improvements (including utilities) to widen to six lanes the exj.st- ing four-lane Hopyard Road between Valley Avenue and Johnson Drive. The six-lane roadway. will include..~edi.an~ bicycle: lanes, left/right turn lanes and acceleration/ deceleration lanes as required. The improvements include construction of a bridge.. across the A~0yo_.~ocho adjacent to the existing bridge. _ T!~mprovements just southerly of Johnson Drive may require some acquisition o,f .i~proved prpperties; .... otherwise, the improvements will take place easterly. of the existing .roadway and within existing right-of-way On the basis of an Initial Study of the potential environmental impacts of the project, the Directo~ ~'f Pla~ing and Community Development has determined that ~e prop0~e~ prOJect would not have any potential significant adverse effects on the environment and that an environmental impact report need not be, prepared. This Initial Stu.dy is available for review at the Planning Division, 200 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton. Comments on this decision ~y be directed to either the Planning ~taff prior to the above meeting~_d~t.~, or directly to the City Council at the above notic'~'m~ee~ing Mr. Harris presented his report (SR 81:253) dated July 20, 1981, regarding this matter. Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing open on the application and the miti- gated negative declaration. Mr. Joe Callahan, CPS and Associates, stated he concurred with the staff report. He stated there will be an assessment district formed, ands. that the medians will be maintained by the district. He stated there will be a modification to the traffic pattern with approval by the City Engineer. Mr. Callahan reviewed the timing, stating that the flood control issue will be addressed first and then the soils condition problem. He elaborated on the improvements to be made to the Chabot and Hewlitt Canals as well as to Hopyard Road. He added that these improvements expect to be completed in the fall, with building improvements to commence in the spring. He discussed the installation of a soundwall on the west side of Hopyard Road, and the tree removal program. The following persons spoke in opposition of this item: Mr. Quincy Rhodes, Val Vista resident, stated that traffic is getting worse on Hopyard Road, and that the speed limit is not enforced. He stated there are many trucks at night which create noise in this area. Mr. Bill Christensen, 7979 Hillsboro Court, asked if a traffic study had been completed in connection with this application. Mr. Warnick advised that a traffic study had been done on the North Pleasanton area, and that it revealed the need for widening of Hopyard Road even without any commercial/industrial development in this area. Mr. Christensen suggested the installation of off-ramps from West Las Positas Boulevard onto 1-680 to relieve traffic congestion on Hopyard Road. Mr. Rick Vann, Hopyard Road area, stated he did not feel there is a need to widen Hopyard Road. He stated it is very difficult to cross Hopyard Road at this time, and if it is widened it will be even more difficult to get across. Mayor Mercer advised that the property safety devices will be installed to insure easy crossing of Hopyard Road. Mayor Mercer also advised that off-ramps from West Las Positas Boulevard would have to be financed by the City, which was not feasible. 4. 7/28/81