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Mayor Hosterman summarized Alternative B as including what is in the existing General Plan plus approved, with intersection mitigations and gateway constraints, plus currently planned street widenings and extensions, except for the Stoneridge Drive extension and the West Las Positas interchange. She felt if staff proceeded with Alternative B, it gives the opportunity to look at how seriously every change could impact the community with regard to circulation. It gives the biggest picture, so that after the land use is reviewed, there could be a better picture of the effects of various changes, for instance the Stoneridge extension, and how it would affect the city and surrounding communities. After that, there would be opportunities to look at other alternatives, like Busch Road and EI Charro. Mr. Knowles said staff will work with whatever Council directs. Staff would like a combination of alternatives and land use to analyze each piece of the whole. 3. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Don Adams, 4133 Stanley Boulevard, felt it was important to identify what percentage of cut- through traffic is regional, local or other. He felt most of it was from people living in the Central Valley and driving to Santa Clara. With regard to gateways, he suggested some type of sending unit (such as is used for bridge tolls) for every Pleasanton resident that would trip the lights to green and non- residents would have to sit through longer lights. He suggested that could be extended to Dublin and Livermore residents as well. Robert Allen, 223 Donner Avenue, Livermore, former BART Director, urged Council to encourage LAVTA to offer express bus shuttles between the Livermore park and ride to the Pleasanton BART station. That would reduce traffic from Livermore to Pleasanton and increase parking availability at the station. It would enhance BART access from Ruby Hill and would reduce ramp meter delays. He felt the $238,000 cost could be met by fares and would be a successful LAVTA route. The staff report does not refer much to public transportation. He also urged having HOV lanes in both directions, not just eastbound. He noted Dublin was extending its street network to Fallon Road and believed this would take some of the cut-through traffic off Stoneridge. Rodney Roloff, 1319 Stony Brook Lane, representing the Board of the Knolland Farms Homeowners Association, said Rose Avenue extension was put in the General Plan when it was believed there would be high density housing on Rose Avenue, not the medium density that is now planned for the area. He felt with medium density housing, an extension of the street to Valley Avenue is not necessary. The only requirement would be for an emergency vehicle access (EVA) and that is already provided through the fairgrounds. He did not believe it was beneficial to include the extension in the next General Plan given all the obstacles in place from the Fair Board, difficulty in connection to Valley at the creek overpass, etc. He also felt the roundabout on Valley were a failure. He was concerned that if the extension of Rose Avenue is built, much of the fair traffic will be routed through the residential area. He did not understand why the model should include an improvement that has very little change of being constructed. The residents would like it taken out of the plan. Mayor Hosterman agreed it seems ludicrous to include something that has no chance of being constructed, but noted this is a General Plan Update. In 1996 all of these assumptions were included, so in order to take them out we need to go through the process and find out the impacts on other neighborhoods. Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 8 08/30/05