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only. He felt temporary should have a specific definition. He said the bypass road should have been constructed before the work on the golf course began. Ms. Ayala clarified that this portion of the access to the golf course has always been designated as a temporary access road and it should not be a surprise to the residents. She referred to the resolution which clearly states it would be temporary and would be closed as soon as the bypass road is constructed. Mr. Smith said the residents agreed to that, but never agreed that it should be permanent. He also objected to the fact that it is 36 feet wide. He believed it was to be a fire road or for a construction road to get the big equipment in. He did not believe the bypass road would ever be constructed nor would the "temporary" road ever be closed. Ms. McKeehan indicated that from the moment staff learned how difficult it would be to construct the bypass road and to get the proper permits, it was talked about at Council meetings and neighborhood meetings. Every document indicated there was a problem, long before the annexation election. Vanessa Kawaihau, 871 Sycamore Road, thanked Council for noticing the Happy Valley community on this issue. She said staff had told her the bypass road had nothing to do with the emergency vehicle access (EVA) road. Yet the staff report and resolution mentions it several times. She asked why the staff report did not mention the EVA is necessary for the core property owners to get financing. Why did the staff report not mention this road was needed to get title insurance. She referred to the bypass road and the statement that it was never intended to be environmental mitigation. If that is so, she did not believe the City is using that road to justify a temporary access road and objected to taking land from a Happy Valley family. It seemed to her this aggressive action will not benefit the community, but only approve use of eminent domain for a road that only benefits the core property owners and the City. Without a finn commitment for the location of the bypass road and the east/west collector road, she felt the City was using the "temporary" access road to dupe the Happy Valley community once again. She then presented a petition to the Council objecting to the proposed action. Jerry Wagner, 6344 Alisal Street, referred to a statement at the last meeting that the core property owners were in a hurry to get their financing and noted the interest rates have not changed since last week. He accused staff of being dishonest because of using the bypass road as a "political solution", using a second annexation around the Happy Valley area, and starting construction on the golf course immediately and not waiting for the conclusion of the lawsuit. He objected to the eminent domain action on the Mortenson property and the proposed price the City would pay for the right of way. He believed the temporary access road would be permanent and would insure that the bypass road is never built. Putting the $500,000 into a fund for the bypass road is just another political maneuver. If the road is never to be built, it doesn't matter what account the money is in. Mayor Pico said staff is working at the direction of Council and it takes great pride in the integrity of staff. He objected to the comments about the integrity of the staffand this process. Pleasanton City Council 8 06/03/03 Minutes