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Mr. Brozosky asked if this motion guaranteed that if Council so chooses at the next meeting, that this is the last time a model would be mn that included the West Las Positas intemhange and the Stoneridge Drive extension? Mr. Swift said that it would only take one letter from one citizen at the EIR stage requesting a study of improving the level of service at his neighborhood intersection if you extend X Street or Y Street. In order to make the EIR adequate, then that study would be necessary. There have been people at Council meetings who would think that was necessary. Mr. Brozosky asked if that were the only time it would be necessary? If thero were changes to land use or other assumptions, would that be necessary again? Mr. Swift said it was inevitable that it will be necessary to look at an ultimate street mitigation in conjunction with whatever land use is chosen down the read. Model 5 is a step in that direction. When it is necessary to review changes in land use in the future, a review will already have been done of the pros and cons and where traffic is moving from existing land use and that information can be used when adding new land uses. Mayor Hosterman asked if Mr. Swift was comfortable going ahead with Models 1, 2 and 5 and leaving out 3 and 4? Or did he think there would be difficult with 5. Mr. Swift said that the option for Stoneridge without West Las Positas changes ' - the dynamics of the way traffic moves through the city considerably compared to if both were constructed. Ms. McGovern believed the 2003 Baseline Report had included that option. Mr. Swift said the Baseline Report had all those streets in there with General Plan build out land use with no mitigations. It is useful information, but the model as run at that time did not give information on cut through traffic, school traffic, etc. Mayor Hosterman restated the motion is to direct staff to perform models 1, 2 and 5 at this time, including the extension of El Charro to Stanley, with the understanding that this is the model run of the 1996 General Plan for the EIR, and with the intention that Council will make a decision at the next workshop regarding the preferred alternative in order to begin the land use process, Mr. Brozosky said his question was not answered about whether it would be necessary to review Stoneridge and West Las Positas again. Mr. Fialho said that was hard to answer because of the complexities raised by Mr. Swift. The next step of land use discussion will not include discussions of those issues. The subject would be a circulation element without those improvements upon which a preferred land use can be drafted. Mayor Hosterman believed that given the discussion and points raised by Mr. Swift and Council, that it might be best to direct staff to undergo a model of all five. Pleasanton City Council 4 05/24/05 Special Meeting Minutes