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better it works. Staff has looked at other communities where roundabouts were installed on the corner of a school site, which worked well. He said there are ways that a traffic signal could work but it did not seem to fit in with the general nature of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. Ms. McGovern was not interested in widening Vineyard Avenue. She made reference to an email from a citizen who recommended against medians and striping the other lanes of traffic, which would allow emergency vehicles to get by, and provide vehicular traffic an opportunity to move over. Mr. Wilson said this option is less costly and staff would propose rubberized asphalt for the two inside lanes and surface treatment on the other two lanes, which would not create a finished look to the street; however, it would function from a traffic standpoint. Ms. McGovern mentioned there were comments made in reference to the traffic lights being adjustable which could be controlled, and make it easier and safer for vehicles to enter onto Vineyard Avenue with steady traffic flow. She asked staff if there would be any difference with a traffic signal versus the roundabouts? Mr. Wilson emphasized that this issue is subject to the final pending court decisions regarding Neal School. If pending court decisions result in the school not being built, a traffic signal would suffice. If Neal School is built, staff is concerned about providing for the 500 left- turn movements that would happen in a short period of time and how the traffic is stacked on Vineyard Avenue without blocking the entire street. Ms. McGovern wanted to see what this street would look, particularly the sidewalk system along Vineyard Avenue and how safe Vineyard Avenue would be for bicyclists. She asked staff to provide visual documents at Council's next meeting. She asked if streetlights would be installed along Vineyard Avenue? Mr. Wilson said no. Mr. Thorne did not believe the roundabouts would function properly and believed staff needed to find other option. Mr. Sullivan asked if the proposed traffic signal at Montevino Drive changed based on vehicles approaching in that direction? Mr. Wilson said yes. Mr. Sullivan clarified that he and other citizens stated they were uncomfortable with some of the four-lane roadways on Bernal and Foothill Avenues, and from his point of view, he would never consider widening Vineyard Avenue to accommodate four lanes. Mayor Hosterman believed it was important for new residents in the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood to know that the reason Vineyard Avenue as it departs Bernal Avenue towards Ruby Hill Drive was originally four lanes and then narrowed down to two lanes was because it was originally anticipated that there might in exceeds of 700 homes constructed in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor area. Some time ago, a past Council approved a plan for 187 homes in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor area. She believed that Vineyard Avenue needed to be kept at two- lanes for the preservation of the quality of life for those surrounding neighborhoods. She asked Pleasanton City Council 19 10/04/05 Minutes