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utilities should benefit everyone. They have been proud residems of Pleasanton for the past ten years. They feel the school district, park and recreation services, and police and fire departments make this a very special place to live. They would be proud to have the opportunity to be a part of Pleasanton. In the last few years they have been optimistic and they see an opportunity to express their support for this annexation. Tom Smith, 1070 Happy Valley Road, felt that the recent vote was a vote against the annexation and not a vote against the golf course. A majority of the people voted against the fear of traffic and that outweighed any benefit that the residents might have gotten from the infrastructure. He fell, as an earlier speaker said, that the community should start to accentuate the positive. There are so many positive things about this plan, the trails and beautiful views and old oak trees, all of the preservation. Because of the location and layout, this will probably be the best municipal golf course in Northern California. There will be no problems filling it with golfers. Traffic will be challenging and he wants to keep the bypass road in the plan and hold firm on this. The benefits far outweigh the short term inconveniences. Vanessa Kawaihau, 871 Sycamore Road, addressed road safety issues. She wanted to see the existing road hazards taken care of before the golf course is built. She was concerned about the width of the road at the sharp turns. Alisal Street is used as a race strip that needs to be addressed. Happy Valley Road has a very dangerous spot where the temporary entrance to the course will be. The train trestle has a narrow clearance. Because of these dangerous situations, she is asking Council to not move forward with their plan until they can mitigate the existing conditions and insure that the golf course traffic will be limited to the bypass road. Deirdre Gipson, 6187 Alisal, addressed the alternative bypass mad. The Happy Valley Specific Plan has an upper bypass road in it and what is now being proposed is the possibility of having this alternate bypass road on the lower area, through the Spotomo flat area. She felt this is not a bypass road; it is essentially a new road. It brings all of the traffic that would have been on the bypass, down Sycamore, down Alisal, into the loop area. If the density is going to be increased to pay for some of this, this will mean increased density and increased traffic. She lives on this road, her children play on this road and she does not want traffic on this road. Vince Barletta, 6290 Laura Lane, said he was recently elected President of the Alisal Improvement Club. In the last annexation vote, the residents really didn't vote down a golf course, they voted down a fundamental change in their lives. An article from a recent issue of the NCGA magazine titled "Economic Reality Thud on Golf Course Construction" suggests that the shortage of golf courses is not really a shortage any longer. One person stated this evening that we have no golf courses in Pleasanton. There are three golf courses in Pleasanton, granted they are all private. The fiscal responsibility of moving forward on this plan is important and yet the City does not have the money to support its "Field of Dreams One" let alone its "Field of Dreams Two." If change is coming to Happy Valley, most residents see the golf course and open spaces as a great alternative. The last thing they would like is a Greenbriar/Bridle Creek development in Pleasanton City Council 26 06/04/02 Minutes