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Way, and a fight onto Sycamore Road. This is a more round about way of getting to Sunol Boulevard, which requires several turns and will result in slowing traffic. He believed most drivers would take Sycamore Road, which is the most direct route. He pointed out that using Dale Way requires several S roms, and once people learn there is another way around, they will avoid it. Mr. Brozosky concurred with Ms. Ayala's comments and believed it was easier to stay on Sycamore Creek Road. He believed most drivers would tend to go in this direction unless there were signs indicating that Sycamore Road jogs to the right. Ms. Ayala was concerned that a future Council would have to deal with the traffic if and when it is changed to Sycamore Creek Way. She believed the current Council ought to make a decision to direct traffic on the road it was built for. She was pleased that traffic would be slowed down if Dale Way was used by the public as an interim connection between Alisal Street and Sycamore Creek Way, and her mind was open to that option. Mr. Brozosky indicated that he was open to considering using Dale Way as an interim connection if that was what the public wanted. He saw this as an opportunity to alleviate traffic from Sycamore Road, and if the residents on Sycamore Road did not want Council to consider this option, he did not want to force it upon them. At the time he recommended this option, he did not realize that Dale Way was a private road, and was not aware until recently that private individuals owned that access. Mayor Pico opened the matter for public comments. Eron Bringhurst, 1456 Oak Vista Way, mentioned that his family owns one of the stretches of land that Dale Way sits on. He believed it was possible to work something out in terms of temporary use. He did not believe the property owners would find it acceptable to permanently turn over Dale Way to the City. He did not believe it had been thought through as to when the temporary use of Dale Way would terminate. He complimented staff on its report. He agreed with Ms. Ayala and Mr. Brozosky's comments related to directing traffic onto Sycamore Road. He did not believe the option for using Dale Way would work for traffic leaving the golf course unless Council chose to seal off Sycamore Road. Gene Jordan, 6305 Laura Lane, concurred with Mr. Bringhurst's comments and mentioned that once people realize where there is a short cut, that is where the traffic will go. He believed it would not be worth the cost to acquire Dale Way, and he would much rather see the costs go towards the bypass road. He noted that the Alisal Improvement Club is anxious to get involved in helping to facilitate the development of the bypass road in any way it can. Jerry Wagner, 6344 Alisal Street, believed Dale Way was a wider and safer street than either Happy Valley Road, Alisal Street, or Sycamore Road to accommodate the golf course traffic. He believed signage could be used to keep traffic offthe narrow Pleasanton City Council 21 02/03/04 Minutes