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City did not object to a County project to close this loop. He believed Council and staff should work harder to get the Circulation Plan as outlined in the Happy Valley Specific Plan with the bypass road in place so that residents of Happy Valley would not need to worry about increased traffic on a small country lane. Mr. Sullivan inquired about the directional signs exiting the Golf Course that direct traffic to turn right onto Alisal Street. He asked if there were any additional signs? Mr. Fialho noted that as vehicles exit the Golf Course, there is a sign that directs traffic to turn right to 1-680 to avoid traffic going down Happy Valley Road. The sign he believed Mr. Close was referencing was the new sign program for the Golf Course and these signs are strategically placed. One sign is for traffic entering from outside the community off of the freeway onto Sunol Boulevard and there is a directional sign that shows the golf course with an arrow. Another sign is located at Sycamore Road, which takes the driver through Sycamore Road and Alisal Street to the entry of the Golf Course. The directional signs do not currently direct traffic to the Happy Valley Loop Road. In response to an inquiry by Mr. Sullivan, Michael Roush, City Attorney, believed there was discussion regarding the directional signage at the LAFCO meeting; however, he could not specifically recall it. He recalled that at some point, there was discussion regarding the idea of trying to limit the amount of traffic on the Happy Valley Road portion with the thinking being that the City had spent a significant amount of money to reconstruct Alisal Street and that it would be somewhat safer to use Alisal Street versus Happy Valley Road. Mr. Fialho mentioned that he attended the annexation proceedings and there was a significant amount of discussion regarding routing traffic and a strong preference by Supervisor Haggerty to keep traffic off of Happy Valley Road. The City has been operating under this assumption and staff routinely hears from the County that this is the approach the City should take. Staff would be willing to discuss the matter again with the County to see if it would be willing to allow the City to actively use Happy Valley Road. Mr. Sullivan believed Council should discuss the matter with the County because the data and the environmental impact report did not seem to follow the spirit of this direction. Mr. Fialho mentioned that occasionally, Supervisor Haggerty and the County raise the issue of cul-de-sacing Happy Valley Road. Staff has extrapolated these comments and established a sign program that utilizes primarily Sycamore Road and Alisa Street. Staff is preparing to embark on a process that would convene a blue ribbon committee to evaluate alternatives and options to mitigate traffic on Alisa Street and Sycamore Road. The committee would be looking at traffic calming strategies and preferred routing for the bypass road and in the context of collaboration and discussion he was hopeful that a solution would be reached that both the County and the City could support. Ms. McGovern asked if it was possible to monitor Sycamore Road and Alisal Street to see what is actually occurring. Mr. Fialho said yes. Mark Posson, a Pleasanton resident, requested Council amend its action of October 18 to consider including Sauterne Way in the landscaping designs for the traffic calming measures Pleasanton City Council 5 11/01/05 Minutes