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It was moved by Mr. Pico, seconded by Ms. Dennis, to approve the modification to the recycling program for the city to provide recycling bags; to authorize expenditure of up to $110,000 in Measure D distributions during fiscal year 1994-95 to purchase and distribute the bags; and to publicize the recycling program. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Dennis, Mohr, Pico, Scribner, and Mayor Tarvet NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Item 8b Circulation Draft Tri-Vallev Transportation Plan/Action Plan (SR 94:368) Randall Lure presented the staff report. Ms. Dennis asked for an explanation of the HOV lanes. Mr. van Gelder indicated that the majority of metropolitan regions think of public transportation in terms of light rail. However, many cities have all bus systems. Many people can be moved in HOV faster than in single occupancy vehicles. That entices more people into public transportation and gets them to a point where rail transport is more cost effective. If a new HOV lane can be added and reserved for high occupancy vehicles, it would help in getting seamless routes connecting from San Joaquin into the Bay Area. Ms. Mohr asked if the gateway concept were being used anywhere else in the state. Mr. van Gelder stated that in practice it was being done; for instance, all of the bridges. The Tri-Valley plan says there are physical constraints in place and no funding sources expected to change that, so recognize that in the planning and until a way is found to remove the gateway, it should be considered in trying to accommodate the traffic. Mr. Mohr indicated the Altamont situation is similar to the Dublin grade situation in 1980. Many people did not want it widened because it would open the development potential for this Valley. The political pressure reached the point that approval was given to widen the road. It is possible that the political pressure will also cause the Altamont to be widened, so we cannot rely on the Altamont to be the bottleneck to control traffic into the Valley. We cannot build our network based on the gateway control of the Altamont. Mr. van Gelder agreed the political pressures will determine what projects will be done. Staff has to look at Caltrans' plans for the corridor. Caltrans has considered ten lanes eventually and the Tri-Valley plan proposes to preserve that last lane for moving the most people possible in the most efficient way. 11/01/94 - 14 -