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use, and in close proximity to Lake I, is being considered for a possible active recreation park. He pointed to another 34 -acre area right next to the Cope Lake facility, which is only inundated for a very limited portion of the year during severe rainstorms and which has been narrowed down to being what appears to be an ideal open space park site, with a possibility of trails and boardwalks going out into this major habitat. Mr. Rasmussen stated that along with other community components such as the park, all of the Alternatives show a two -acre neighborhood retail area down at the intersection of Busch Road and El Charro Road. He pointed out that the project economist feels that is the only location where retail would be viable because it would need to draw from workers and residents in the plan area and is also accessible to others passing through this site. He added that there was not much of a market for that use other than at that small location. Mr. Rasmussen stated that because the acreage of this site is so great, the plan also begs for an open space to extend through this site as there is really no reason to put a major street in that direction (north- south, parallel to El Charro Road) because it would dead end at the lake and at the railroad tracks. He noted that this fine open space would provide a very good service for children to be able to get to the park or to get to maybe a school that is located along the greenbelt. He added that the last thing in terms of community components would be major open space buffers around the outside of the site to screen it from Stanley Boulevard, the railroad tracks, and the storage area. Mr. Rasmussen then discussed the Alternatives, stating that he would spend more time on Alternative 1 than on the others because there are similarities among all the Alternatives. He stated that all the Alternatives show the campus office with some element of retail, based on the thinking that it would be just right perhaps for some lakefront restaurants or other retail in this area and then coming on down El Charro Road. He indicated that there are three acres in proximity to Lake H, Cope Lake habitat and water, and Lake I for which no use has yet been listed and which are shown as a destination use that might include something like a restaurant or two, or a conference facility, or some type of interpretive area, something special at that special location. He continued that farther down shows an active recreational facility by the lake, although there would not be any possible use of the lake, except for visual access, because of the steep banks that go all around Lake I and Lake H. He noted that the office is being located within the APA, and the industrial is kept to the east of El Charro Road because of the quarry plant and the noise it creates, as well as the soils situation in the other area. He added that it would not be appropriate for residential because of the cost to extend residential services there and to take care of its soils problems. Mr. Rasmussen stated that three of the Alternatives show the relocation of the OSC and PGS Transfer Station away from the residential to an area next to the Vulcan Materials Company. He noted that this is particularly true of the Transfer Station so this can become a much better community without the Transfer Station in the middle of it, and leaves a residential and office area, as well as the open space discussed earlier. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 9 of 41