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Ms. Michelotti felt that was a better alternative if it were sensitive to a particular event. Traffic backs up some days and not on others. Ms. Ayala asked how long it would take to get CalTrans approval? Mr. Knowles said it depends on how close the detector would be in the CalTrans fight of way. He believed it could be installed on a street light near the freeway aimed in that direction and that would not need CalTrans approval. It would take a few months to get the camera and install it. The new traffic software system could handle something like this. Stefan Lubinski, 4444 First Street, said he is a homeowner on First Street between Neal and Kottinger. He said the metering has had a noticeable effect on First Street traffic. Traffic was bumper to bumper daily, but after metering it is not. He commented on the psychology of drivers in traffic for long periods. He used to be in traffic for two hours. He said when there is a break in traffic, drivers accelerate to make up a minute or two. While the bumper to bumper traffic on First has decreased, the speeding has increased. He wholeheartedly supported metering, but felt there was some NIMBYism surfacing. He believed the missing component to metering was increased enforcement of traffic regulations. He said he has called several times and was told the police were only available during certain hours or were limited, etc. He felt the City could get a great deal of income from speeding tickets on First Street. Matt Sullivan, Flagstone Drive, felt the metering test was successful and has shown that we can limit the number of cars coming through town with a positive effect of fewer cars in the neighborhoods reducing the danger to school children, and enhancing the livability of our neighborhoods. There is an issue with cars backing onto 680 and he had heard some good ideas on how to deal with that. He believed staff should do all it could to minimize that risk. There is a risk to our neighborhoods, bicyclists and pedestrians if the cut through traffic is not minimized. There is a balance to be achieved. This boils down to deciding what our values are. Do we value spending two more minutes commuting home over the fact that we are putting our children at risk? He did not think that was true. The fact that we are talking about this is the paradigm shift previously mentioned. He agreed with staff's rationale and logic to expand the program to Bernal and Stanley. He urged Council to do that. He felt that same logic indicated it would be foolish to open new cut through routes like West Las Positas and the Stoneridge Extension. Why spend so much time and effort limiting traffic on existing streets then open new cut through routes that would be even more attractive? In answer to those who say it is okay to put more traffic on West Las Positas because it is not a residential street, he noted there are four schools surrounding that street and hundreds of kids crossing that street daily. Shelley Cartier, 4444 First Street, said she bought her house on First Street thirteen years ago and has spent thousands renovating it and contributing to the ambiance of downtown Pleasanton. She reminded people that First Street is a residential neighborhood, not a highway. The speed limit is 25 mph. She believed 80% of the traffic on First was from Livermore residents cutting through. That was especially evident in 1998, when part of Stanley Boulevard was closed from all the rains. There was very little traffic on First until the road was opened. She pointed out there have not been new roads into Pleasanton for forty years and the population Pleasanton City Council Special Meeting Minutes 10 08/22/02