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Mr. Sullivan said the reason he added this item as a priority was because one of the keys in getting commuters eastward out of Pleasanton and Hacienda Business Park is an alternative to single occupancy vehicles. He believed this would be an important component of the Circulation Element of the General Plan and appropriate for the City to work with LAVTA and the City of Livermore to explore transit alternatives to BART to Livermore. Mr. Thorne asked Mr. Sullivan if his intent in listing this priority was to provide alternative transportation from the BART station to Livermore or directly from Hacienda Business Park. Mr. Sullivan said primarily from the BART station. Council could consider and discuss whatever is appropriate. Mr. Brozosky said LAVTA has discussed and continues to discuss this item. He noted that this project is unfunded and LAVTA is working with BART to determine how BART can provide service to Livermore since the Livermore taxpayers have been paying for BART. Ms. McGovern suggested changing the priority description to state: "work with the City of Livermore to explore transit alternatives for Livermore residents to BART." Mr. Sullivan pointed out that transit alternatives might not solely be restricted to Livermore residents. Ms. McGovern believed there were multiple ways of looking at this; however, there is a concerted effort to accommodate Livermore residents because they have been paying a tax for BART for years. Mr. Sullivan said his intent was to come up with a regional solution to move traffic eastward from the BART station and from Pleasanton. Mayor Hosterman believed the project description was broader and covered what she had in mind to explore which was transit alternatives from BART to Livermore. Mr. Fialho suggested Council consider changing the project description to state: "work with LA VT A and the City of Livermore to explore transit alternatives to BART that would reduced congestion regionally." Council concurred with Mr. Fialho's suggestion. Mr. Fialho mentioned that the BART West project has recently picked up and the developers are serious about the project and hope to secure bond financing for both the Dublin and Pleasanton developments by the end of 2005 with the hope to break ground by March or April of 2006. Staff is investing a significant amount of time on this project, which currently has three votes. He asked Councilmembers Brozosky and McGovern to weigh in on this project. Ms. McGovern was concerned about the amount of projects staff could work on and complete. She agreed to support this project and make it a priority. She wanted the community to know that this project does not only include BART west but additional housing. Mr. Fialho said some level of housing on the Dublin side is proposed; the majority of which is retail. The proposal for the Pleasanton side is an office complex and a parking garage. City Council Priorities Workshop 8 08/23/05 Minutes