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Ms. Michelotfi asked about cut-through traffic and felt that some of that could be residents cutting through city streets to get to their own homes. Mr. Knowles said the model refers to traffic that cuts through the central portion of Pleasanton that does not stop or do business in the City. For the purposes of the staff report, it does not include any resident going from the west side of town to the east side of town. It was only traffic with an out of town origin and an out of town destination and no stops in between. Ms. Michelotfi asked how that could be determined. Mr. Knowles explained how that data is gleaned and how it is indicated on the traffic model. For any roadway, the model can show where traffic came from and where it is headed. Ms. Michelotti asked if the model could track a vehicle that came from Foothill Road, to West Las Positas headed for downtown, rather than going south on Hopyard. She also referred to the ability to hold traffic on side streets to improve the traffic flow on the main streets. Could the model be used to evaluate whether it was desirable for someone to get off at Hopyard and Owens and get back on the freeway? Mr. Knowles said that was possible. It is a projection, however, and the model does not follow individual cars. He also pointed the City is currently installing a new traffic operation center which is connected to all cameras at signals and there will be new data processors tied to the system. The better arterials flow, the less likely people will look for shortcuts. Mr. Campbell thanked everyone for the hard work on this model. He asked if the model could identify the number of residents who live and work in Pleasanton versus the number of people who commute to jobs in Pleasanton from outside the City, or who live in Pleasanton and commute out of the City. Mr. Knowles said they have that information, but it is surprising that the majority of traffic on the road at peak hours is not work related. About 75% of the traffic in town is either home to work in town related or other errands. He recommended that data be presented in terms of home-to-work, and also all the internal traffic. Mayor Pico invited public testimony. Michael O'Callaghan, 125 West Neal Street, asked if this report is approved at this meeting, does it automatically approve all the recommendations within the report such as a traffic signal at St. Mary Street, or does each of those improvements come back to Council for another review? Mayor Pico said the improvements would come back as part of the budget process. This baseline report is the first public viewing of the model and still requires refinement and testing. Certain improvements like a traffic signal would have another hearing. Pleasanton City Council 7 07/16/02 Minutes