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on 1 -680; 15 percent travel west on 1 -580, and 10 percent travels north on 1 -680. He added that some are localized trips and staff also uses a model for that: for example, 14 percent of all peak trips are to a grocery store; staff then locates those grocery stores, determines which route is most convenient, and assigns the trips in that direction. He indicated that he can provide the exact number for these trips if the Commission wishes. Mr. Dolan clarified that these three scenarios are not the only possibilities but that staff highlighted these three because they really cover all the key issues and the one variation on the scenario that provides access to both Lund Ranch Road and Sunset Creek Lane. He indicated that this is not the most terrific City planning solution, but it is something that the City has used in the past when a similar issue has arisen, and it is basically trying to make a compromise between two neighborhoods that might be affected by additional traffic. He pointed out that the obvious question when a split is made is what that split would be, and that will be one of the more difficult questions for the Planning Commission and City Council if they opt for that alternative. Mr. Dolan continued that one other thing he wanted to remind the Commission about is the kind of traffic being discussed here. He explained that for 550 project trips per day, ten percent occurs in the peak hour, which equates to adding one car per minute during the busiest hour. He added, however, that no neighborhood wants more traffic in front of their homes, and staff completely understands that. Mr. Dolan stated that when an EIR is done, it talks about a lot more trips, the levels of service, and how the intersections operate. He indicated that it is not really an issue with these levels of traffic and the traffic control the City currently has, so there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the traffic identified. He clarified that this does not mean people are happy to have additional traffic in their neighborhood, and both neighborhoods have raised concerns about safety concerns on their street that they feel would be exacerbated. Measure PP Interpretation Mr. Dolan stated that the City Council has struggled with this over the last couple of years, and at one point it asked staff to provide a clarifying ordinance to fill in the gaps from the actual Measure PP language from the implementation perspective. He indicated that it included definitions and certain concepts that different, rational- thinking people could interpret in different ways. He noted that the Council took its best crack at it and actually introduced it in the first reading; however, soon thereafter and before the second reading, the Council received had so many letters threatening to sue, such that the Council actually put that the ordinance on hold and ultimately made a decision that there would not be a solution that can be codified without years of litigation, and that Measure PP would be interpreted on a project -by- project basis. He noted that Lund Ranch II is the first project, and quite possibly the only project, that will be affected by Measure PP. Mr. Dolan then addressed the five major issues regarding the interpretation of Measure PP: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 25, 2015 Page 14 of 46