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be used to underwrite mortgage costs in residential areas with high noise level impacts. He stated the Federal Highway Administration had appropriated approxi- mately four hundred million dollars over the next twenty years to build barriers between freeways and housing areas. He stated the acceptable noise level for residential is 75 dba exterior and 65 dba interior. Dr. Lu'kas stated he con- curred with the recommendations of City staff and urged enactment by Council. Mr. Brown advised that the 16,000 pound weight limitation figure was used because it would eliminate the trucks causing the most damage to streets, noise and dust, but would not preclude lighter trucks from servicing the City. Mrs. Evelyn King, 4055 Graham Street, former resident at 4584 First Street, and member of ROAR, presented a petition to Council signed by 314 residents of Pleasanton, which read as follows: "We, the undersigned residents of Pleasanton, demand the alleviation of noise, dust, odor, safety and parking problems caused by the ever- increasing heavy truck traffic along First Street and Sunol Boulevard. We believe the trucks and the problems they create have no place in a primarily residential area of our city. We demand the city pursue whatever course of action, up to and including banning of through- truck traffic on First Street, necessary to make the environment of First Street compatible with the city's land use goals for First Street. At this time these g~als are for residential use on the east side and commercial development on the west side of the street." Mrs. King stated that truck traffic on First Street was incompatible with the residential area there because of air pollutants, trucks parking in front of homes with engines running, adverse effect of market value on homes as well as diffi- culty in selling because of traffic, and noise levels. She urged Council to pro- hibit heavy truck traffic on First Street and reroute it around Pleasanten to make the environment on First Street more compatible with residential living. Mr. Joe Curcio, 6353 Arlington Drive, concurred with the staff report and stated the noise impact from gravel trucks was unacceptable and very annoying at his resi- dence in Rose Pointe. Mr. Peter Googins, 511 Mission Drive, stated he concurred with staff recommenda- tions. He also stated he appreciated the cooperation of the gravel producers at the Committee meetings and their suggested solutions to the truck traffic problem but he felt that alternate routes should be used and that the gravel companies displayed a direct lack of leadership and good neighborship. Mr. Googins cited exerpts from a City staff report dated June 23, 1972, comparing damage to streets by trucks vs. automobiles. Mr. Googins stated that with regard to the draft ordinance, he felt three years was a long time to wait for all the trucks to be off First Street/Sunol Boulevard and would encourage the City to assist in the process to solve Lone Star's access to the freeway. Mr. Googins stated he felt there should be stronger language for violation on the roads in question with tough enforcement and penalties. He emphasized that everyone in Pleasanton supports getting trucks off the City streets. Mrs. Peggy Olivera, 4366 First Street, stated the situation on First Street was intolerable and urged Council to do something about it now. Mr. Bob Grove, 5555 San Jose Drive, questioned the draft ordinance relating to the exemption of Lone Star for three years as to whether this referred only to Lone 4. 6/12/79