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Ms. McGovern did not believe there was funding set aside for the West Las Positas interchange or for the Stoneridge extension. The city is millions of dollars short of funding for these projects. Mr. Iserson agreed there is not full funding available. There are conditions of approval for projects in North Pleasanton that require developers to participate in the funding of the interchange or an alternative. The developers in the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan area have contributed funds for the extension. He acknowledged the City would save several million dollars if it were not built. Mr. Brozosky asked if those funds were being held in an escrow account now? Mr. Fialho said that was correct and there are restrictions on how the funds can be used. Staff is not suggesting construction of any of those improvements, it is only suggesting that there be a model. Ms. McGovern felt the public should be aware of how much money is available for these projects and how much they will cost. Jeff Knowles indicated the West Las Positas intemhange does not have full funding, but that is not the case with the Stoneridge Drive extension, which does have full funding. When staff uses the word mitigation, it assumes that something is being done that needs to be mitigated. Until one observes the impacts on the General Plan with or without these proposed improvements, it is unclear what needs to be mitigated. The impacts have not been quantified in order to develop a mitigation that matches the impact. For example, staff does not know the impact on Santa Rita and Valley Avenues if Stoneridge is not extended. As with any development project, first staff quantifies impacts, then proposes mitigations. On the other hand, there can be overriding considerations that say the impacts cannot be fully mitigated. With the model, staff can quantify who is using a given roadway element and identify how any given roadway feature is used by Pleasanton residents as opposed to all the other motorists on the street. Ms. McGovern noted the Stoneridge extension is included in the 2003 Baseline Report, so the impacts have already been shown and she did not understand why it was necessary to do it again. Mr. Knowles felt a greater level of detail was necessary. Mr. Arkin preferred to acknowledge these improvements would not be built and just deal with the traffic. Mr. Fialho said Council has the prerogative to give staff that direction after discussion. Mayor Hosterman then went back to the meeting open to the public. John Carroll, 2981 Moreno Avenue, did not understand the benefit of looking at something everyone is familiar with. He remembered a figure of $72 million for the Joint Workshop City Council and Planning Commission 10 05/24/05