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Ms. Ayala asked if he supported any of these options, since BART in the median does not fit the criteria he spoke about. Mr. Menotti said that is a decision to be made by BART. From a staff level, it does not meet the criteria set forth by the Board, especially the cost effectiveness measure. Ms. Ayala again asked if he supported any of the options and if he was looking at any other options? Mr. Menotti said all the options have merit. The first phase study did look at bus rapid transit and HOV lane improvements. The environmental process will include a bus alternative and there will be refinements of the options from the first phase study. Ms. Ayala asked why that option was not brought to Council at the same time as the four options in the current report? Mr. Menotti said. the four options are the preliminary findings from the Phase 2 study. Phase 1 looked at a bus project in the median of the freeway, but all the projects in the first phase study did not perform well enough to be advanced. That is why Phase 2 looked at additional options. The bus option had less than 700 riders even though the cost was relatively low. All options from Phase 1 and 2 will be on the table for final consideration by the Committee. Ms. Ayala felt Council had not be presented with enough options. Mr. Menotti said the presentation six or eight weeks ago looked at all the alignments in the Phase 2 study. Handouts were given to Council at the last meeting. Mr. Knowles said he prepared this brief report based on the past presentation. It is not a comprehensive report and only deals with what goes through Pleasanton and how it impacts various neighborhoods. He did not provide routes through Dublin or Livermore. Ms. Ayala was concerned about regional cooperation and wanted to know who is on the Advisory Committee from the other cities. Mayor Pico said the Policy Advisory Committee is composed of non-voting representatives from San Ramon and Tracy, and elected members from Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore, Supervisor Haggerty from the County Supervisors, Pete Snyder from BART, and an at large member from the Tri-Valley Business Council. The Policy Advisory Committee performed a phase 1 study and as a result of that, a final recommendation was to consider BART down the 580 median to Greenville Road as the primary objective. Subsequently, because of the new BART policies, it was determined that alignment would not be favored and if other options were to be studied, they should include the DMU concept, light rail, and other alternatives to Tracy and to Walnut Creek. At this point, there are now four options and he described them as presented in the report. Pleasanton City Council 14 08/05/03 Minutes