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Frank Imhof, 962 Happy Valley Road, indicated that at the last meeting he had asked if Happy Valley Road was safe and Mr. Lum had said it was. He said he had talked to a County representative and that person said the road was not safe. He asked if the City was going to fix the road and who would pay for it. Mayor Pico indicated that if the area is annexed to the City, then the City would have the responsibility for maintaining and improving the roads. If it stays in the County, it is the responsibility of the County. Normal maintenance of roads is at the expense of the government agency. If the property owners want to modify uses of the property, there may be particular assessments required. Mr. Lum agreed the maintenance of the road would be the responsibility of the City if the property is annexed. If the City feels improvements are in order, typically it would be done by the City. There are occasions where residents might want improvements and be willing to finance them by an assessment district. As to the safety question, safety is a relative term. Happy Valley Road is a rural road and he believed it was safe at the kinds of speeds that are posted. It is currently a County road and he noted it was interesting that a County representative would declare it unsafe. Mr. Imhof said it would be unsafe for 1,800 cars a day with the added traffic from the golf course and club house. Mr. Lum said the safety of the road depends on the speed. If cars operate within posted speed limits there is no safety problem. Mr. Imhof believed the solution is a bypass road and if it takes construction of more houses to get it, then construct them. That would eliminate the problems for Happy Valley Road. Bill Howell, 6651 Alisal Street, said he wanted the most accurate word for the ballot argument and and did not want it published until it was correct. He asked for clarification on the filing deadline. Mr. Roush said it was March 6 at 5:00 p.m. He just wanted Council to be aware of the slight change in wording. Mayor Pico wanted to make certain there were five residents to sign the rebuttal argument. Ms. Ayala indicated she had agreement from Donald Dahlheim to be the fifth signator of the argument in favor of annexation. Mr. Howell indicated he had been ambivalent since 1996 about whether the golf course would be good for the community. It was not until Mr. Spotorno's plan was rejected and there would be no bypass road, that he felt it would not be good for the community. Since then, he discovered there was a possible annexation alternative around Happy Valley. That would leave Pleasanton City Council 28 03/05/02 Minutes