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_ sufficient, but that in the future, the City intended to make the extension; the policy included the conditions under which that would happen. She added that all of the programs that related to the West Las Positas Boulevard interchange were eliminated because it was no longer included in the Circulation Element. She noted that a new section was added on neighborhood traffic and parking. She noted that new policies and programs were related to coordination and integration of transit. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding truck and trailer parking, Ms. Stern replied that there had been an issue of overnight truck pazking on Busch Road near the transfer station. Ms. Stern noted that alternative transportation modes were discussed briefly and that there was a significant amount of new information, policies, and programs in that section. She added that that section related to the City's interest in sustainable development. She noted that staff requested the Planning Commission's comments that could be passed onto the City Council. Commissioner O'Connor requested clarification regarding buildout and volumes with respect to Table 3-6 and inquired whether it reflected a specific amount of time per hour and whether it reflected a daily total of volume. Ms. Stern replied that it did not reflect the daily total of trips and noted that it discussed a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Mr. Tassano noted that the volumes can last for over an hour in some instances and that this was a peak one-hour period. He noted that the peak level of congestion could extend beyond an hour but that the peak hour reflected the highest activity. He added that peak hour normally reflected 10 percent of the total daily traffic. Commissioner Olson noted that the "Table of Contents" contained a section that had been eliminated, entitled "Proposed Funding Mechanisms" and added that the staff presentation referred to funding mechanisms. He inquired whether that area was included in other sections. Ms. Stern replied that it appeared under "Local Roadway Network" and after "Regional Roadway Network." THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Linda Garbarino noted that she had been a past member of one of the General Plan Circulation subcommittees. She expressed concern about the critical safety issues on her segment of Division Street near St. Mary Street and added that her street had been reclassified from a collector street to an arterial. She noted that she and her neighbors objected to that reclassification and that the width of her segment of Division Street was 30 feet. She noted that a 30-foot-wide street was defined as an alley in the staff report and added that about 9,000 cars traveled her street daily, going both north and south. She noted that their traffic options had been severely limited. She was dismayed to hear that the Rose Avenue to Valley Avenue piece had been removed from the plan as well as the West Las Positas Boulevard interchange. She believed that Del Valle Parkway should be _ treated as a parkway and that it did not become a parkway because the orientation of the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES October 24, 2007 Page 25 of 40