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Public Works Director Rob Wilson indicated the modeling done for the triangle study did not include Stone ridge Drive. Staff is now including Stoneridge for a separate run as agreed with the other participating cities who are doing the triangle study. Mayor Hosterman explained the triangle policy committee came about as a result of issues regarding infrastructure improvements on '-580, 1-680 and State Route 84. This is a study funded mostly by Alameda County Congestion Management Agency. A review has been done of various infrastructure improvements and the model and the data will be available some time in October. Pleasanton has requested a model of the Stone ridge Drive extension because of the concerns in the Valley regarding circulation on the freeway system. Both Dublin and Livermore have concerns about taking the Stone ridge Drive extension out of Pleasanton's General Plan. Councilmember McGovern referred to attachment 2, page 1, which referred to East Dublin Properties Roadway Network as being a regional issue to be addressed in the model run. She requested further explanation. Director Wilson said that was something the City of Dublin had in its General Plan and the model used those assumptions. Council member McGovern believed assumptions were the most important part of any traffic model and asked if staff agreed with the traffic generation assumptions complied by Dublin. She referred to the intersection of Sunol Boulevard at Castlewood Drive and noted the intersection of Foothill Boulevard at Castlewood Drive was taken out of the model because it was in County jurisdiction. She asked if Sunol Boulevard was in the County jurisdiction. Director Wilson responded that it was in the County and would be taken out of the future models. Councilmember McGovern then referred to Santa Rita Road at Black Avenue and changes to Francisco Street and felt that involved the Alisal Elementary School and possibly Amador Valley High School. She wanted to make certain any plans around schools be forwarded to the School District for discussion before any decisions are made to change traffic around schools. She clarified that the constrained gateway policy was no longer being done at Sunol Boulevard and Sycamore Valley Boulevard. Director Iserson agreed and said that policy would be deleted. Councilmember McGovern wanted to make sure the public was aware that when a model is run for something like the extension of EI Charro Road, Busch to EI Charro, that it is done only to see how decisions will effect the long term traffic circulation of the city. The decision to construct a particular improvement will be part of later General Plan discussions. She noted community concerns raised about areas not previously discussed, such as cut through traffic on Kolin. She asked if these issues would be addressed. She raised concerns about West Las Positas Boulevard in front of Fairlands School and noted that cars are using the wide bike lane. Director Wilson said the second issue, dealing with existing roadway sections, would not be part of the General Plan and that it would be addressed by the School Safety Committee or by referral to staff. The General Plan is not designed to solve all the issues General Plan Workshop Minutes 2 August 29, 2006