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Mr. Brozosky asked for clarification from staff regarding statements made by Mr. Matin and the possible confusion the community might have regarding installing planned tennis courts, the amphitheater and lighted tennis courts at Pleasanton Middle School (PMS). Mr. Fialho, reminded Council that at its last meeting Council approved and authorized staff to track usage at the existing Tennis Park over the next several months to determine if players were being turned away during peak hours of tennis play so that the City could potentially make a case to add lighted tennis courts at PMS. Council held off making a decision for lighted tennis courts at PMS until such data is received and presented to Council. Council approved a cooperative agreement with the School District to open the Amador and Foothill High School tennis courts on an overflow capacity as needed. Several months ago Council approved the concept of adding tennis courts on the Bernal property and as part of the Specific Plan process. the City is trying to create maximum flexibility for the Council going forward for the uses on the Bernal property and in order to do that, the City needs to identify a list of uses that can potentially be located there subject to Council action. One of the items Council allowed staff to include as part of the Specific Plan process was the potential of lighted tennis courts on the Bernal property pending future determination by the Council, who will ultimately decide if lighted tennis courts will ever be built. Kevin Close, a Happy Valley resident addressed Council regarding increased traffic flow on Happy Valley Road. Due to the new striping on Sycamore Road, the City has given the street a runway effect and it has increased the speed of traffic. He voiced his concerns with neighbors on Alisal Street and was informed by a neighbor that they had contacted the Police department with a request for them to monitor the speed as it has become dangerous for residents in this neighborhood. He also was concerned about protecting the South East Pleasanton Hills from larger homes being built on the hillside. He pointed out the contradiction of the Council because while it was concerned about protecting the southeast hills from large developments, it previously approved in agenda item 4b an 8,300 square-foot home on the southeast hills of Pleasanton near the golf course. Nancy Storch, a Pleasanton resident addressed Council regarding noise created by traffic on Vineyard Avenue. She indicated several years ago the City noise-monitoring program found the average noise in her backyard to be 70 decibels and that lasted throughout the day starting at 7:00 a.m. and continued until 8:00 p.m. She indicated that it is so noisy in her backyard that she must stand right next to a person to carry on a conversation. She stated that Council responded to complaints made by her and others and in June 1999 along with approving the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, the City also created a traffic-calming program for residential neighborhoods west of the Corridor that was impacted by the increased traffic. However, residents along Vineyard Avenue from Smoketree Commons to Ruby Hill participated in the Traffic-Calming Program and in July of 2000, the eleven recommendations that were developed, were approved by Council. One of the recommendations was to use rubberized asphalt, which has proven to reduce sound on Vineyard Avenue between Bernal and EI Capitan Drive and on Montevino Drive. She further indicated that this work was delayed due to a delay in utility line. Recently she has heard that rubberized road service has been postponed for up to two years because of the General Plan update and continued study of traffic. In her view, this is unacceptable as those in her neighborhood have already waited five years for relief from noise and any further delay is not fair to herself and her neighbors who are suffering daily. She requested Council direct staff to proceed with the rubberized road surface. Mayor Hosterman asked staff if this item would be coming before Council in the near future. Pleasanton City Council Minutes 6 09/20/05