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Mr. Campbell was also excited about the new traffic model and the work of staff. He felt it will improve the quality of life in Pleasanton. If we can improve the flow of traffic, it will reiterate what a great place this is to live. He did not favor elimination of crosswalks in favor of the flow of traffic. If we err, it should be on the side of people. Ms. Michelotti felt Highway 84 was the top phority for the Th-Valley area to relieve the most congestion. She believed a lot of congestion on the 580/680 interchange would be relieved if Highway 84 were improved. She indicated a track lane would only increase capacity on 84 by 25% and that is only a band aid solution. The Th-Valley Transportation Council has discussed Highway 84 and is trying to get completion by 2010, but now she is hearing 2020. The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce also supports Highway 84 improvements as one of the key improvements necessary. She was also very excited about the new traffic model tool. It is far superior to ones used before, has more flexibility, and can better define solutions. She was happy to hear a resident say he was willing to wait a little longer at a light in order to keep cut- through traffic out. She pointed out Hacienda Business Park was the first place with traffic sensors, which made it possible to drive through there on a weekend and have the signals mm green as you drove through. She was confident that situation would return. She asked for patience from the residents because staff is working on the problems. It was moved by Ms. Ayala, seconded by Ms. Michelotti, to adopt Resolution No. 02-084, adopting the 2001 Base Line Traffic Report; establishing that the individual mitigation measures in the Report would be reviewed on a case by case basis; that the roadway network assumed to be in place under Buildout Conditions in the 2001 Baseline Traffic Report be reviewed based on project desirability, cost and funding availability along with other alternative Bulidout congestion management measures; and approving the staff recommendation for a traffic calming test on Sunol Boulevard. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Campbell, Michelotti, and Mayor Pico NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Dennis ABSTAIN: None Ms. Ayala felt it would be a good idea to have the test longer than two weeks to give the residents time to come before a Council meeting to express their reactions, or set up a process where there is a telephone number for people to call with their comments. For the next model, she would like staff to review cut-through traffic. Mayor Pico was interested in that information and also in seeing what happens when the West Las Positas interchange is not in the General Plan. He also wanted to see what happens if the Stoneridge extension to E1 Charro is not included. There are many other scenarios he would like to see in order to get a complete picture. He felt that at this meeting, we have raised the level of interest and he believed the commtmity would be well served if in the next couple of months an evening workshop were scheduled on this model to see an actual demonstration and perhaps take input from the public regarding the metering test and other scenarios to run through the traffic model. Pleasanton City Council 13 07/16/02 Minutes