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have budget crises and many transportation programs will not be funded. She did not believe Highway 84 will be widened any time soon and she did not foresee improvements to 1-580. Pleasanton needs to look at the worst case scenario and with a city-wide overview. The General Plan needs to be reviewed to spread traffic throughout the community and out of the neighborhoods. It is necessary to stop looking at what is happening in Dublin and start looking at what is happening in gan Joaquin County. Michael Cohan, 453 Puerto Vallarta, addressed the removal of the signs on Puerto Vallarta and Dolores. He indicated Mr. Knowles has repeatedly said the signs were a temporary solution. Even though it is temporary, it should not be changed until there is an actual solution to a problem. The staff report appears to state the metering has been so successful it obviates the need for the turning restrictions. He said the signs at Puerto Vallarta restrict morning commute traffic from turning off Bemal on to Puerto Vallaxta. He asked how metering evening commute traffic would affect the solution achieved by restricting mining by morning commuters. Mr. Knowles said part of the issue is defining what is meant by cut-through traffic. It has been verified that some Pleasanton residents trying to take children to school or to access retail centers use this neighborhood as a cut-through route. Staff tried to separate those drivers from regional cut-through commuters. The metering has been effective in reducing neighborhood cut- through traffic, but staff did not want to go the extra step to keep one resident out of another neighborhood in Pleasanton. That is all that is left with the signs. If metering stays in place then all that is being accomplished is keeping the school and Raley's traffic out of the neighborhood. He felt that was going farther than the original intention of cutting down commuter traffic. Mr. Cohan believed that commuter traffic going southbound on Sunol would once again turn in at Puerto Vallarta to Dolores to Sunol as a short cut to the freeway. Mr. Knowles said the overall recommendation included inbound traffic at Stanley and Valley/Bernal and inbound traffic at Ruby Hill. Once those cut-through drivers are diverted, then all that is left are Pleasanton residents. The intent is to eliminate regional cut-through, but not to keep Pleasanton residents off of Pleasanton roadways. Mr. Cohan did not think there was anything on the agenda that deals with Ruby Hill metering and to include that in discussions about metering on Sunol seemed sneaky. That is unfair to all those who put so much time into this issue. He did not know why a Pleasanton resident should be entitled to take a short cut through is neighborhood to avoid the light at Sunol and Bernal. He would like a no left turn from Puerto Vallarta onto Sunol similar to what is at Mirador. That shortcut is more dangerous than at Windmill because of the hill and people speed on the road, so there is a safety issue too. Byron Scott, 4937 Dolores Drive, said this is the first time in the last seven months that it has been possible to get out of their driveways. That road is a series of compound curves with limited visibility. It is a dangerous road and people drive too fast. He related various incidents. He felt that any through traffic, regardless of whether it is a Pleasanton resident or cut-through traffic to other cities, is too much. That is basically a neighborhood and not a thoroughfare. It is Pleasanton City Council 20 02/18/03 Minutes