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priorities workshop. She stated that she would support the motion, but cautioned everyone to take his or her time. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Ayala, Brozosky, Campbell, Hosterman, and Mayor Pico None None None NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: There was a break at 9:35 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:43 p.m. Mayor Pico was excused from the remainder of the meeting. Vice Mayor Ayala conducted the remainder of the meeting. Item 6d Review of Traffic Meterinl!: at the Intersection of Vinevard A venue and Rubv Hill Drive (SR 04:015) Mr. Brozosky noted that he owned property in the Vineyard A venuelRuby Hill area, and wanted to make sure he could be involved in the discussion. Mr. Roush indicated that Mr. Brozosky could participate in the discussion. Jeff Knowles presented the staff report. Ms. Hosterman indicated her desire to continue metering traffic coming into town. She wanted Council to reach a point where it had the opportunity to collect as much data as possible in order to know whether metering is working. Over the past four weeks, she has been traveling on Vineyard Avenue at all times of the day and night. She believed there are appropriate times for metering and there are other times that metering did not seem appropriate, for example, at eight or nine in the evening. If the metering continues to be kept in place, she suggested narrowing the time of the metering to peak traffic times so as not hinder or slow down traffic that is within Pleasanton during non- peak traffic hours. Mr. Knowles noted that this could be done, but pointed out that metering of traffic is policy related. He reported that regional cut-through traffic on Vineyard Avenue did not begin until Route 84 became congested. He noted that Vineyard Avenue could be designed to carry as much traffic as Council wanted it to, or traffic could be shifted and routed to Stanley Boulevard. His interpretation of Council's previous action was to shift as much traffic to Stanley Boulevard as possible, which is what staff implernented, Staff could meter traffic strictly in the morning when three cars per green light are allowed into town. Staff could only stop and delay traffic from 3 p.m, to 6:30 p.m. He believed the Pleasanton City Council Minutes 21 01/20/04