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reasonable amount of time has been spent on the mitigation plan. There is an item on the next Council agenda for paving a portion of the Arroyo Mocho in pursuing the trails to school plan. That work is scheduled to be done this summer. Obviously, it will not be open to the public during that time. In conjunction with that, staff will be working with Zone 7 to resolve the gates issues, and once that section is complete, the trails can be opened all the way to Stoneridge. Ms. Michelotfi referred to the increased use of drought resistant plantings. She expressed concern about the loss of greenery particularly on West Las Positas between Hopyard and the West Las Positas overcrossing of 1-680 or Muirwood Drive. She felt this area looks bad. Mr. Wolfe said the Parks and Recreation Commission has become an advocate for medians. In the past more focus was on parks at the expense of the medians. There are many more median projects currently. He related various pending projects. Part of the problem has been that irrigation was on a manual system, which required a person to go out and turn on the sprinklers. There are also problems due to the need for repairs to various systems. It is not a question of using drought tolerant plantings, it is the state of the irrigation systems. That is a big part of current median projects. Ms. Dennis asked if there was a traffic signal planned for Kottinger and First Streets. Mr. Bocian said yes. Ms. Michelotti asked if the pedestrian lights included a count-down and when the lights would be installed. She also asked about lighted crosswalks. Mr. Lum indicated the poles would go up very soon and would be turned on in about a month. There will be no lighted crosswalks, but he believed there was a countdown signal for pedestrians. Ms. Michelotti said there is a $2 million reserve for the Vineyard Corridor and there is also a funding mechanism for $2 million. She asked for an explanation of that. Ms. McKeehan said the financing plan calls for $2 million in cash and bond funding of $2 million, for a total of $4 million. It remains to he seen whether that will be the final plan. Mr. Swift explained that the Phase I Specific Plan shows a loop trail that uses the arroyos. Council authorized a consultant to study modifying the channels to a more natural flowing stream and to include trails along the side of the riparian environment. Applications for grant funds have been authorized. The City is a semi-finalist for one grant and there have been site visits for two other grants. He believed the loop trail along the entire B-2-1 channel would go in with the stream improvements and other channels. It all depends on the grant money. There will be trails on the central and west parcels along the railroad track and channels. Vice Mayor Dennis declared the public hearing open. Pleasanton City Council 8 06/18/02 Minutes