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Commissioner Blank inquired what the current width of Owens Drive is and if it is <br />175 feet. He indicated that he likes the idea of a single lane but that the City has to be <br />realistic since he believes Owens Drive would remain the same width. <br />Commissioner Olson commented that it does not have cars across that width. <br />Commissioner Blank indicated that he understood that but that there may be other ways <br />to mitigate this, to slow the traffic, to do other things that the Commission has not <br />thought of; and that is the reason he wants to be able to think this through. <br />Commissioner Olson stated that vehicles will go faster if they are given more space. He <br />noted that this would be like a funnel which would force vehicles into one lane and slow <br />down in the process. <br />Commissioner O’Connor inquired if the road would be separated by the parking areas. <br />Commissioner Blank clarified that he is not saying this is not the right approach but that <br />he does not want to automatically jump to Option A1a. <br />Chair Narum indicated that she thinks everybody is in agreement regarding an option <br />that has one through lane in each direction. <br />Commissioner Blank added that the curbs should not be moved, if possible. <br />Commission O’Connor also added that the median should not be moved, if possible. <br />There was consensus to recommend an option that has one through lane in each <br />direction and without moving the curbs and median, if possible. <br />Commissioner Blank noted that A1b. on page 18 has a lot of descriptive information and <br />that A1a. on page 17 does not include any. He made the following formatting <br />suggestion and proposed that it be included in the document to be forwarded to the City <br />Council: <br /> Move up the sentence on page 17 under A1a., “The following options for Owens <br />Drive represent initial schematic designs and will need to be refined and studied <br />further.” and make it A.1c. <br /> Provide some descriptive information about A1a., equivalent to what exists for <br />A1b. <br /> Add Commissioner O’Connor’s proposal as A1c. and provide some descriptive <br />information. <br />Commissioner Pearce noted that “Gibraltar Drive” is spelled wrong in a number of <br />places. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 26, 2011 Page 43 of 50 <br /> <br />