CCMIN030601 - Laserfiche WebLink

5. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Lisa Adamos, Transportation Specialist, described the Commendable Commutes Program and announced the awards to companies with outstanding transportation programs. Representatives for AT&T and Clorox Technical Center were unable to attend the meeting. She described the programs these companies have in place. She then announced the following companies who were presented awards: Shaklee Corporation, California Indemnity Insurance, WalMart, Providian Financial, and Farmers Insurance. Individuals honored were: James Paxson, Hacienda Business Park Owners Association; Vic Sood and Merrie DuFrene, Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (Wheels). Comments of appreciation were made by several of the recipients. Misty Heaton, Amador High School, explained that she is involved in an organization called "Students Against Violence" and had distributed purple and gold ribbons in memory of the students at Santana High School, where a mass shooting had occurred yesterday. Purple and gold are the colors of Santana High School. Jessica Arterbum, Amador High School, indicated she had shadowed Jim Wolfe, Director of Parks and Community Services. She asked what plans there are to improve traffic on Main and First Streets? Brian Swift said the intersections of First and Sunol and Main and Bemal are part of the Downtown Specific Plan update which includes reviewing traffic circulation. Several options have been considered, including signalizing Main Street at Bernal, creating a five-way intersection, and creating a roundabout. The recommendation was to leave the intersections as they are and to continue to consider a five-way intersection or a roundabout. Work is continuing on the draft environmental impact report, which includes a traffic analysis of the intersections. After the review period is over, staff should have a solution to these intersections. Student Joelle Agnirre, Amador High School, indicated she had shadowed Police Chief Tim Neal. She asked what will happen to the Bernal Avenue property? Ms. McKeehan indicated that after long negotiations, the City of Pleasanton allowed houses to be built on the property in exchange for about 300 acres of public land to be planned by the citizens of Pleasanton. There are two committees to decide what public uses will be included and how the thirty to fifty acre community park will be designed. Mr. Swift believed the committee dealing with the larger property should complete its work in about nine months. There will then be a longer review process with the expectations that the recommendations will be on the ballot in November 2002. Pleasanton City Council 4 03/06/01 Minutes