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lights would work. People would eventually ignore them. She supported the queue detectors. She said she has been stopped on the off ramp three times and was frightened about possible collisions. She was concerned about safety and did not mind the time delays. If the safety issues are addressed, she supported metering, but not otherwise. There was a break at 9:40 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:50 p.m. Mayor Pico indicated this is a workshop format. Comments have been received about the traffic model and the metering program. Because of the lateness of the hour he suggested continuing the discussion on the trade-offs until another date when more time is available. So items 5, 6, 7, and 8 on the agenda will be continued. He asked if anyone else had comments about the metering. Matt Sullivan said he was confused about the improvements and funding for Highway 84. He asked for further clarification at the next workshop perhaps in the form of a table that shows projects, the cost of each project, how much funding is available, and when they would be built. Mayor Pico said that program is being reviewed regionally and he hoped to have answers at the next workshop. He agreed it is confusing. In some instances, the funds are set aside, but are not available to some time in the future. There were no further speakers. Mayor Pico indicated that with this program, staff is looking at every way possible to manage traffic not only within City streets but also on the major freeways and arterials. There are significant regional arterials necessary to move traffic. If you shut the spigot on Stanley and on Highway 84, then 580 would not be able to handle the traffic and there would be a lot of people coming through Pleasanton. He has received concerns from Livermore councilmembers about limiting access and the constraints that exist already. With respect to the metering on Sunol, he was concerned about the safety issues of traffic backing onto the freeway. He would like to see immediate changes to avoid that back up to 680 and to minimize the safety issues, whether it means adjusting the signal timing, moving the metering to the next signal, installing queue detectors, or whatever it takes. Ms. Michelotti also had concerns about the safety issues. She asked what effect the queue detectors would have on the metering test and whether it could be done. She was also concerned about the backup onto the freeway and felt all the Council was concerned. Mr. Knowles said the best thing to do immediately was to move the metering to Sycamore and install a camera within one to two months. Metering could be shut down until the camera was installed. In terms of the impact on the freeway, staff knows the traffic will back up for a few minutes and that may be enough to discourage drivers. Pleasanton City Council Special Meeting Minutes 15 08/22/02