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Melissa Holmes a Greenbriar Homes representative, stated as a stakeholder on the Sportono Ranch, Greenbriar felt the Blue Ribbon Committee was not necessary but would cooperate. She respectively requested that Greenbriar Homes be one of the participants if this Committee comes into existence. She further stated she requests the Committee review the plans for the Bypass Road that were submitted to the City last week that reflects a new location for the Bypass Road. She stated the alignment that is shown in the submitted plan is based on a number of studies that Greenbriar did and that it is a better location. Mayor Hosterman stated that currently staff is looking to adopt a procedure to create a Committee to get residents in the Happy Valley area to discuss traffic relief. Vanessa Kawaihau a Happy Valley resident, felt in an effort to move forward with short and long term traffic solutions for the Happy Valley area, she supported the concept and empanelment of a Blue Ribbon Committee that would include representation from the Sportono family and Greenbriar Homes. As for the amendment of Resolution 03-008, she believed the primary function was to look at the upper bypass road and felt they were led to believe the City would study the upper bypass road. She stated the Happy Valley residents have failed to see any real progress done on the study of the upper bypass road and have not seen any new environmental data or the Greenbriar Homes plans. She also voiced her concern about the funding of the Bypass Road. Jerry Wagner a Happy Valley resident, inquired about who the participants and leaders of the Blue Ribbon Committee would be. Mayor Hosterman responded that staff presented several options to the Council including a number of individuals to represent the Happy Valley neighborhood as well as staff from the City and County. Mr. Wagner voiced his concern about leadership of the Blue Ribbon Committee and asked who the leader would be. He also voiced his concern regarding speeding vehicles on his road and feels the timeframe should be shortened and the speeds reduced. Laverne Spotorno a Happy Valley resident, believed it was important that her family be a participant on the Blue Ribbon Committee as well as residents that would be impacted by the Bypass Road. She wanted to make three brief points. Her family was mystified by the need of a Blue Ribbon Committee to study the Bypass Road because the Bypass Road issue has been studied since 1998. She believed the existing design for the Bypass Road would not work and believed since there were no homes being built in the upper valley region of their ranch, it made no sense to place the road there. She stated her family has spent thousands of dollars working with biologists, environmentalists, geologists and engineers in trying to make the Bypass Road work. She stated Summerhill Homes gave up on the deal because it could not be guaranteed because of the slides. The City's own peer reviewer recommended against placing the Bypass Road in that location because repairing the slide could not be guaranteed and the liability would be too great. She stated the road in the general plan was meant to be only conceptual because no prior feasibility studies had been done. She stated the City Council previously voted in 2003 unanimously in favor directing staff to work with the Spotorno family on developing a road design that would be satisfactory to both the City and Spotorno family. She believes her family has done so in good faith and has developed a compromised road design that meets the requirements. She stated if the Council does vote to create a Blue Ribbon Committee, that the Spotorno family and Greenbriar Homes be participants and be involved in those discussions. Pleasanton City Council Minutes 5 03/21/06