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Mayor Pico felt the most logical alternative bypass road that would impact the least number of people in Happy Valley is g4. That was not preferred by staff in the beginning, however he was concerned Alternative #1 was not feasible because of various environmental and geological reasons. If Council wants to review alternatives to minimize impacts to residents on Alisal Street, then Alternative g4 must be considered, even though it is not popular. Ms. Ayala said back in 1993 it was believed there was a way to build Alternative gl. She asked if staffwas convinced there was no way to do that? Mr. Rasmussen said when staff went through the General Plan process in 1993, staff did not have all the geological information and engineering work that has since been completed in conjunction with the Spotomo PUD. There is more information available now on the soils, the rotational slide, building costs, earthquake fault lines, environmental agency experiences, etc. He did not believe staff was convinced one way or another whether the road could be built. The information is still inconclusive and that is why another analysis is necessary to determine if it is buildable. Ms. Ayala asked if the engineers with expertise on roads on hillsides could design a road that would fulfill the Specific Plan? Mr. Rasmussen felt that was possible. Ms. McKeehan said it would be great if Alternative gl were proved to be buildable. However, every time staffhas gotten more information, more concerns were raised. That is one of the reasons a process goes from General Plan to Specific Plan to development application. She did not want to raise expectations that Alternative gl is the one answer. Before the annexation vote, it looked like Alternative gl had severe problems. Ms. Ayala believed the original alignment for Alternative gl had a lot to do with the Summerhill project. Isn't it possible that a different alignment could be found if it were not tied to the Summerhill development. Ms. McKeehan said anything is possible, which is why it is worth studying one more time. Ms. Ayala acknowledged there may be some tradeoffs which will have to be addressed. Mr. Brozosky suggested asking the consultants for a couple of alternative routes behind the hill. Ms. Ayala did not understand the difference between Alternative g4 and g3. Mayor Pico said g3 takes traffic away from seven or eight homes on Alisal, but leaves traffic on the remainder of Alisal. He did not believe that was acceptable to the residents in Happy Valley and they do not consider it a bypass road. If an alternative is wanted to take traffic off the Happy Valley loop to Sycamore Creek, which is Alternative gl, then the only other Pleasanton City Council 9 01/21/03 Minutes