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Councilmember McGovern voiced concern that the City may lose the opportunity to branch off of the water piped to EI Charro. Mr. Fialho explained that Livermore is making immediate plans to bring in recycled water to EI Charro from the other side of I-580. Pleasanton would then have the option to extend that down to Auto Mall Place and eventually Stoneridge Drive at some point in the future. Councilmember McGovern asked and confirmed that the necessary pipeline could be laid during the construction phase of this project. She asked if it would necessitate an EIR and Mr. Fialho clarified that it is the utilization of the water that triggers CEQA. Mayor Hosterman questioned and confirmed with the City Manager that the timeframe on the Recycled Water Master Plan was at least twelve months out. Councilmember McGovern referred to TR360; Improve Santa Rita Road at I-580 Eastbound Off- Ramp/Pimlico Road on page 51. She read, "If the Fee Update is not completed the City will undertake these improvements," and asked if it could be reworded to protect the City against incurring these costs. Mr. Roush said that staff anticipates that the fee updates will be completed by the time these improvements are made and therefore the payment of the Traffic Development Fees will mitigate that. He explained that the developer is prepared to pay those fees provided they are in place but noted that if they are not, adequate mitigation would require the City to front those costs. He said that the City may be able to enter into a reimbursement agreement with itself to ultimately offset any potential cost. Mr. Fialho added that the Council could opt to craft a statement indicating that under no circumstances shall the City pay for these improvements utilizing General Fund monies, and would instead rely upon Development Impact Fees. Councilmember McGovern supported staff to include that statement. Councilmember Thorne acknowledged staff's recommendation to hold a separate meeting on the Stoneridge Drive issue but argued that if the Council chooses to move forward with the expansion, it may be more appropriate to give staff that direction this evening. Mr. Fialho said staff's request is that if the Council would like to have a discussion about Stoneridge Drive, that it will schedule a separate meeting to review the issues outlined in the staff report. Such a meeting could be scheduled within the next four weeks and he clarified that it would not include environmental or CEQA review. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio said she would like to move forward with a decision on Stoneridge Drive this evening and that this EIR contains enough information to answer most of her questions on the matter. Mayor Hosterman opened the public hearing. Laura Olson, Pleasanton Chamber Chairman of the Board, read into the record a letter that urged the Council to include the completion of Stoneridge Drive in the Staples Ranch Project. Jamie Renton stated that two of her three children currently attend Sharks Ice in Fremont and instead of commuting to Fremont three days a week she would much rather support a local Pleasanton business and urged the Council to make Sharks Ice in Pleasanton a reality. She felt Council should not let debate over the Stoneridge Drive extension be the only deciding factor in its action. City Council Minutes Page 8 of 15 February 3, 2009