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Mr. Dolan replied that staff has not done anything near what is going to be done. He <br />noted that Mike Tassano has been doing this long enough, and staff has opinions that <br />that is what it is going to do. <br />Commissioner O'Connor stated that he thinks this will give more options to disperse the <br />traffic. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that was correct. <br />Chair Blank stated that he does not have any objections with having that road go <br />through but would want to see the traffic study. <br />Commissioner Posson stated that he thinks the traffic study will make the determination <br />but that he thinks it should be included in the evaluation. He noted that alignment has <br />been his question about the grid system, that it should provide an optimization for the <br />maximum use of the land and also try to approximate the property lines to the greatest <br />extent possible to make it easier for the developers. <br />Commissioner Olson indicated that he is in favor of that connection. <br />Commissioner Pearce said yes; it helps the circulation. <br />7. Comment on site planning priorities regarding Smart Growth, <br />sustainability, and Climate Action Plan objectives. <br />Chair Blank asked what staff is looking for here and if the Commission is supposed to <br />rank Smart Growth, sustainability, and Climate Action Plan objectives. He noted that <br />priorities usually means there is a list of things, and these all sound very closely related. <br />Mr. Rasmussen replied that staff is interested in any creative thoughts the Commission <br />might have with regard to these, whether there is anything that should be included in the <br />plan or something that might be violating these principles. He noted that these have <br />been very important topics to the City over the last ten years and are described pretty <br />thoroughly in the General Plan. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that he was going to give some food for thought: one of the things that <br />is throughout those themes in the General Plan is walkability, and there are all kinds of <br />opportunities here for connectivity between the components. He noted that the <br />clustering of high- density uses together contributes to walkability, but there seems to be <br />less of an interest in that. <br />Commissioner Posson stated that he cannot give any specifics and thinks that all those <br />aspects should be looked at and kept in mind when the larger land use element is <br />considered: things like walkability, connection of the trails, and parks such that they are <br />adjacent to the neighborhood to allow for maximum use. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 29 of 41 <br />