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Commissioner O'Connor stated that the one thing about Smart Growth is how it is going to be developed and there will be different ownership out there. He indicated that he would like to see some infrastructure built, and that it would be nice to finish off the road and get the traffic, at least through El Charro Road; but he does not know the mechanism of how to get multiple acres with multiple developers to contribute to a roadway in advance of developing the land. Mr. Dolan commented that this is definitely a major challenge and made even more complicated by the fact that Growth Management will be applied with only an annual allotment of homes being built. Chair Blank stated that for him, Smart Growth, sustainability, and Climate Action Plan objectives are all very important. He indicated that he is very optimistic and would like to make sure, as the planning process goes through, to incorporate bike trails as well as pre- wiring and public parking to accommodate electric vehicles, which he really believes are going to become more and more common over time, especially in the urban areas. He noted that the City has done a lot of work but he thinks it needs to look further out to see what is coming down that horizon. Commissioner Pearce agreed. She indicated that she has already spoken to the walkability aspect and thinks the Task Force is doing a good job in taking these kinds of things into account. Commissioner Olson indicated that he is all for Smart Growth and sustainability. 8. Comment on planning potential school sites in conjunction with City parks. Mr. Rasmussen noted that this is a topic that has been coming up repeatedly lately and staff wanted to check in with the Commission on that. He indicated that an example is Mohr Elementary School, where it did develop in that way. Chair Blank commented that it seems kind of an odd question that someone would say "No, don't put a school near a park." Mr. Rasmussen replied that this is a situation where there are a lot of parks, a lot of park acreage, and a lot of park maintenance in the plan, with the community park, the sports facility, a neighborhood school park, and a village green, so there may have to be some tradeoffs in the future as far as the kinds of parks. Commissioner Olson stated that if there has to be a school put in there, it would probably be a good idea to put a park next to it. Commissioner Posson agreed with Commission Olson, adding that he does not know why a school would not be put near a park. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 30 of 41