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Ms. Ayala said the reality is there is no money and it will never be built anyway. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico said there could be funding if supporters of the intemhange decided to create <br />an assessment district to fund it. <br /> <br />Ms. Ayala said there is already an assessment district for this. <br /> <br /> Ms. McKeehan clarified that there is no assessment district, only a condition that says <br />property owners would not protest the formation of an assessment district. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico said there could be a City Council that wants to see the interchange built and <br />decides to modify the Capital Improvement Budget to fund the project. The big issue has been <br />how to eliminate the interchange from the General Plan. He wanted to find some way to achieve <br />the same result. He acknowledged it will not be built tomorrow, but in the meantime there are <br />many residents concerned that as long as it is in the General Plan, it will happen. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked if Council can take an action that directs staff not to conduct another <br />traffic model that includes the interchange? <br /> <br /> Ms. McKeehan said that is possible, but if Council goes in that direction, using <br />alternatives like not funding the project, but doesn't change the General Plan, then it needs to <br />look at the rest of a package of items to be done instead of the interchange, so the traffic in the <br />city still works. That could be done over a period of time. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala thought using a model with the interchange included was done so that Council <br />could continue to approve projects. <br /> <br /> Ms. McKeehan said the model is used with the interchange because it is in the General <br />Plan. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swirl said most recently, the interchange was not included when reviewing new <br />projects, like the Ponderosa project. Mitigations were imposed to make certain the City could <br />meet its standards at intersections affected by the Ponderosa generated traffic, even without the <br />interchange. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky felt the right way to do this was to remove the interchange as part of the <br />General Plan update. He felt the concern was how to get it out more quickly in the meantime. <br />An EIR has to be prepared for the update anyway, so there would be no additional cost related to <br />West Las Positas. <br /> <br />Ms. McKeehan said that is why staff recommended doing it that way. <br /> <br />Mr. Brozosky suggested both a General Plan update and a citizens' initiative. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 22 03/18/03 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />