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and he hopes that remains. The pre-annexation agreement indicated that if the bypass road is not completed in time that the City would seek an alternative route. He suggested using the east/west collector to the east end of the G-reenbriar propen~y, cut over to Alisal along Dales Way or to make an "S" curve on the west side of the pump house that would tie into Alisal and go down Alisal about a half mile to access the flat acreage on the Spotomo property~ then on to tile golf course. That would affect eleven homes on Alisal. Mr. Howell felt that since Mr. Spotorno wants to develop the flat land, that would give access to his development. Since he would have to pay for infrastructure on his property, it would save the City money. It would not have to build along the foothills. That would significantly mitigate traffic hazards on Happy Valley Road, Sycamore Road and most of Alisal Street. If this interim bypass road were constructed, he felt the residents would feel comfortable approving the annexation. Ms. Michelotti asked if this was discussed at the neighborhood meeting last night? Mr. Howell did not remember. Mayor Pico said the Specific Plan has the flexibility to allow this to happen. Mr. Howell said he would sponsor a community debate at the Faith Chapel in the next few weeks before the annexation election. City staff is invited to attend. Ms. Michelotti asked if his interim route was to be used only until another route was found? Mr. Howell said that personally he could live with that. He felt the consultants were correct and the traffic report is correct that there will not be a traffic problem. However, the perception of the residents is that traffic will be terrible. The interim bypass would give the residents a chance to find out just what traffic will be like and buys time for any necessary changes to the Specific Plan. Tom Smith, 1070 Happy Valley Road, thanked staff for all the work they have done on this. He felt he could make the arguments for both sides of this question. He loves golf and lives on Happy Valley and Alisal. The idea of surrounding trails, limited growth, etc. is wonderful. However, he did not like the idea of all that traffic on the road starting before dawn, ending after dark, and the additional traffic due to weddings and other events at the clubhouse. He could, however, live with the golf course if the bypass road were built. Now it seems the road will never be built for numerous reasons. That means all the traffic will go onto Happy Valley Road and he did not feel that road could handle it without tragic consequences. Council has said it did not want to develop this area piecemeal, but that is exactly what is happening. If it were any other developer than the City, he felt City staff would reject it. This is not fair to the residents. It would be cheaper for the developers if there is not annexation because they would not have to pay for the infrastructure. This is a difficult situation for the residents. He felt the golf course would still be built and the residents would get nothing. He felt Happy Valley should be part of Pleasanton if the golf course is built there, but the feeling fight now is the annexation will be defeated, the City will annex around them and there will be a lot of angry people. There must be another way to get access to the golf course. Pleasanton City Council 12 02/19/02 Minutes