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to a section of Vineyard Avenue, which has created a narrow driving lane and vehicles are crowding the bicycle lane in order to eliminate a curve near the left hand side of the roadway. She was neither opposed to two-lanes or four-lanes of traffic; however, if wider medians were installed, it would put bicyclists at jeopardy. She believed the removal of the roundabouts and installation of a traffic signal at the easternmost location seemed to be a better solution. James Durkee, a Pleasanton resident, spoke in favor of maintaining Vineyard Avenue at two-lanes between Bernal Avenue and Montevino Drive with a landscaped median. Ira Madnick, a Pleasanton resident, supported maintaining Vineyard Avenue at two- lanes between Bernal Avenue and Montevino Drive with a landscaped median, which he believed should be a permanent solution. He believed Vineyard Avenue should not be the alternative for traffic to get through to Livermore as there are other roadways in Pleasanton that are four-lanes that do have sound walls. Mayor Hosterman resumed her seat at the dais. Mayor Hosterman invited publiC comments relating to the issues of the traffic signal controlled crossing at Petronave Lane and the roundabouts on Vineyard Avenue. Greg Resnik, a Vineyard Avenue resident, said he preferred a stop sign and some gaps as opposed to the roundabouts given the current situation. Colin Proudfoot, a Petronave Lane resident, urged Council to support the staff recommendation of installing a traffic signal at the junction of Petronave Lane. The new Vineyard alignment has in some effect created a dangerous line of sight issue for traffic eastbound down the hill on Petronave Lane. He indicated he has to wait to hear if vehicles are coming over the hill before crossing the road. He believed the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan was an adequate plan and would bring controlled growth to the eastern approaches to Pleasanton. He looked forward to the implementation of the trail. Written communication was received by the following residents who were in opposition to making Vineyard Avenue four-lanes between Bernal Avenue and Montevino Drive: Moses Peram; Pete and Cynthia Johnson; Eric Overland; Lisa Hardwood; Mark Posson; Joshua Brysk; Caroline Wolford; Reid Ito; Heidi Werner; Patricia Maruko; Tom and Mary Serrano; Phil Johnson; Pam Parducci; Manzar and Denise Munir; Sonja Cehic; Steve Blaney; and Lisa Lorentz. Written communication was received by Mayra Stapleton, a Pleasanton resident, who was opposed to increasing traffic on Vineyard Avenue. She believed increasing traffic on Vineyard Avenue would encourage drivers to use this road instead of Stanley Boulevard and create more of congestion to the neighborhood, as people would use this as a shortcut. She also believed Stanley Boulevard should continue to be the main route used to travel to Livermore. Written communication was received by Lisa Young-Shigemoto, a Shadow Cliffs resident, who expressed her concerns regarding pedestrian traffic walking across Vineyard Avenue which has become dangerous over the last few years due to increased traffic and driver disregard for neighborhood pedestrians. Exiting the neighborhood from Grapevine Drive has proved to be troublesome, particularly in the morning hours. Vehicles speed down Vineyard Avenue in a hurry to get their children to school or get to work and vehicles back up on Pleasanton City Council 22 1 0/04/05 Minutes