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communities. Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin are hosting a celebration on August 16, 2003 to honor the military. Arrangements have been made for twelve soldiers fi:om Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to represent the units of the three cities and visit the area for the weekend of the celebration. Dublin and Livermore have provided funding to help with the airfare and she requested Pleasanton to do the same. Each of the cities have allocated $1,600 and she requested Pleasanton to do the same. It was moved by Mayor Pico, seconded by Ms. Hosterman, to add an item to the agenda regarding the request for funding. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Brozosky, Campbell, Hosterman, and Mayor Pico NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None The item was added as agenda item 6g. Kevin Close, 871 Sycamore Road, felt Happy Valley has a serious traffic problem created by the Pleasanton golf course development and the construction equipment using the narrow roads at what he believed were unsafe speeds. Once the golf course and new homes are completed, there will be additional traffic. This can only be alleviated by construction of the bypass road as soon as possible as required by the Happy Valley Specific Plan, the North Sycamore Specific Plan and the General Plan. Tom Smith, 1070 Happy Valley Road, requested a copy of the traffic study prepared for the Happy Valley area. He felt if an accident occurred involving traffic to or from the golf course, the City could be liable because he believed the roads were unsafe because they are too narrow. The bypass road should be a high priority for the City. Staff has said people who use the road should be familiar with it and that its condition acts as traffic calming. He did not think someone going to the golf course for the first time would be familiar with the road. He again related the width of the lanes compared to the width of many vehicles. He urged Council to fund and build the bypass road now with reimbursement from future development. Jerry Wagner, 6344 Alisal Street, referred to comments made at a recent call-in talk show. Residents were told to call the County for law enforcement for traffic, unless it was for construction related problems, in which case the Pleasanton police are to be called. He thought this was a double standard. He then complained that the City was not building the bypass road soon enough. He did not think the City would be able to obtain environmental permits to build the road and also believed the million dollars in a fund means nothing because that can be moved to another project any time. He did not agree with claims that property values of Happy Valley residents would go up. He also complained about the width of Alisal Street and the lack of a bike lane. Vanessa Kawaihau, 871 Sycamore Road, complained of speeding in the Happy Valley area. This started with Greenbriar contractors speeding on Sycamore and there is still a problem Pleasanton City Council 5 08/05/03 Minutes