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would live there and use public transit was from 5% to 40%. When staff looks at transit oriented development for land use, what figure will be used for Pleasanton? Mr. Knowles gave an example that Hacienda Business Park developers would have to provide staff with examples of similar transit villages and demonstrate a particular trip rate per unit before staff would call a development something other than a condominium/townhouse/ apartment complex. There would still be a high and Iow range of traffic impact. Ms. McGovern wanted the public to understand that there is a lot of flexibility in the numbers used in the models. The 1996 General Plan included many things that were never built regionally and asked if those had to be included in the EIR? She wanted to know if legally the EIR had to include a model with West Las Positas and Stoneridge? Mr. Iserson said the EIR would include the alternatives Council directs staff to consider. One of the alternatives that need to be included as a baseline is the adopted General Plan. Current assumptions will be included and explained in the EIR. Outdated assumptions that are no longer valid will not be used. Ms. McGovern did not understand why something from the City's General Plan had to be included, if some regional projects are not included. Mr. Roush explained that the CEQA Guidelines requires that the EIR include as an alternative the existing General Plan and its assumed mitigations. With respect to items that are not within the City's ability to build, such as regional improvements, those things would be reviewed as to where they stand at this point in time and determined whether to include them in the EIR or not. That analysis must be done as part of the EIR in order to get a certified EIR. Ms. McGovern said if the laws requires a review of the 1996 General Plan, then she would like a model including all assumptions, including a six-lane highway 84. Mr. Roush said there would be a review of all the assumptions in the General Plan. The reality of the status of regional improvements will be considered, but certainly anything the City has control of would have to be one of the alternatives. Mayor Hosterman then referred to page 11 of the staff report regarding the five model runs proposed. She asked for discussion of whether there is value in going through the process of gathering and understanding all the data. Ms. Maas said she did find value in the process. Ms. Roberts also wanted to do that even though there were overriding considerations and because it has to be done for the EIR. She assured the audience she had no intention of going through with the Stoneridge extension or West Las Positas intemhange. Mr. Arkin preferred to do the minimum amount of work necessary for the West Las Positas and Stoneridge projects. Perhaps include it as an option, but have no more Joint Wort(shop City Council and Planning Commission 14 05/24/05