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Commissioner Allen noted that traffic forecasts are not necessarily reality all the time and inquired what other levers the City has to pull in a worst -case scenario, if the traffic impact is worse than what is expected. Mr. Tassano stated that the two key intersections that this project contributes traffic towards are Stoneridge Mall Road and Stoneridge Drive, which is a "T" intersection with three southbound left -turn lanes. He explained that there are some capacity issues, with only a limited number of vehicles actually being able to use those lanes, and then quite a number of eastbound and westbound lanes to go through as well. He continued that one of the things that the City will be requiring of the Workday project is to improve that intersection to make that signal more efficient. He indicated that the intersection can be potentially extended to the south to increase capacity for the east and west. He added that the street cannot be widened more; building four left -turn lanes will make it the main movement and something else will need to be closed down. He pointed out that it is kind of land- locked; it is a "T" intersection, and he does not see the City not being able to process those volumes. Mr. Tassano stated that the other intersection that is critical is the Foothill Road at Canyon Way intersection. He noted that it is a gateway intersection, so it is exempted in the General Plan from actually having to do anything; it does not mean, however, that the City should not make every effort to make sure it can process the vehicles that come through that intersection. He indicated that it has a double right -turn lane for the P.M. peak hour right now, which is one of the traps onto the freeway. He stated that the City is going to bring that further up to try and process more traffic through there; that construction is underway. He added that the Workday project will also be required to build a third southbound left -turn lane and a third receiving lane to improve the efficiency of the traffic signal; and there is the opportunity as well to add a fourth northbound through -lane on Foothill Road. He pointed out that it was in the 1996 General Plan but not in the 2006 General Plan only because it was not identified as a needed improvement going forward. He indicated that the right -of -way still exists there, and that improvement and some other modifications to the Foothill Road at the Canyon Way intersection can still be done as another fallback. Commissioner Allen moved to: (1) find that the project would not have a significant effect on the environment; and (2) find that the proposed Rezoning and Development Plan for the project, the PUD Major Modification for the Stoneridge Corporate Plaza site, and the Development Agreement for the project are consistent with the General Plan, including the reduction of the residential density, and that the remaining sites identified in the City's Housing Element are adequate to accommodate the City's share of the regional housing need after the elimination of the Windstar project's 350 apartment units; (3) make the PUD findings for the proposed Development Plan as listed in the staff report; and (4) recommend approval to the City Council of (a) the Mitigated Negative Declaration; (b) Cases PUD -104, the PUD Rezoning and Development Plan, and PUD- 81- 22 -14M, the Major Modification, subject to the Conditions of Approval as PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 23, 2014 Page 10 of 27