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of time as possible. She mentioned that she reviewed and was impressed with the work program for Hacienda's proposed Specific Plan. Joseph Cunningham, a Pleasanton resident, expressed concern with regard to a recent article that was featured in the newspaper regarding the Las Positas Intemhange as an option to highway and intersection improvements to help the City's traffic flow. He mentioned that the previous Council promised the community that the Las Positas Interchange would not be considered as an option. He encouraged Council to consider this option, as Las Positas is a main arterial for Foothill Road. Mr. Brozosky believed the next joint Council/Planning Commission workshop would include a discussion on the process for traffic circulation. Mr. Fialho said the next workshop is scheduled for January 25, 2005. Staff had initially agendized a discussion about street improvements that are reflected in the 1996 General Plan. Staff was following the process that it had outlined for Council at the last workshop. As a result of the last workshop and based on some of the conflicting comments from the Planning Commission and Council in terms of the process that it wanted to follow, staff determined that it was important to have decision makem support the process first before it embarks on a comprehensive discussion on traffic circulation. The January 25 joint workshop will outline in more detail, staff's suggested process for analyzing traffic circulation in the context of the General Plan as well as the plan generally supported and discussed by the Planning Commission. Staff will ask Council to provide direction at its January 25 workshop in terms of the process it would prefer, which would be staff's suggested alternative or the one supported primarily by the Planning Commission and a majority of the City Council. Vanessa Kawaihau, a Happy Valley resident, pointed out that the 1996 General Plan mentions the Happy Valley area. One of the components of this General Plan mentions that the City wants to maintain Happy Valley's rural character. She believed the development of the Callippe Preserve Golf Course has eliminated the rural character of the Happy Valley area, particularly since the project was developed without a road to mitigate traffic. Under future land use preferred solutions, the Happy Valley community is aware that the Spotomos will be coming forward with a plan for parcels that are less than a quarter acre, Some of the community neighbors want to know if they would be afforded the same right to develop in the General Plan Land Use Circulation. She believed the General Plan needs to address who will be responsible for the cost to keep the hills of Pleasanton open. Vice Mayor Brozosky closed the public comments. Mr. Sullivan supported staff's recommendations. He is looking forward to obtaining additional information from Hacienda regarding its proposed Specific Plan, He is also eager to start looking at the economic studies to address some of the traffic problems, many of which are generated by the Business Park. He would also like to see how the proposed Specific Plan could help to address the affordable housing issues. He believed the environmental and sustainability issues would be important for the City in the future. He also believed the proposed Specific Plan could be a model for the City. He did not believe any member of the Council had suggested that the Las Positas Interchange be considered. He has been opposed to and fighting against this for the past ten years. At the previous joint workshop, he believed that staff outlined a process Pleasanton City Council 8 01/18/05 Minutes