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City Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano explained that from 2001 to 2003, Vineyard Avenue had a stop sign in place of the traffic signal on Montevino Drive, where the traffic begins to move uphill. Since there was a lot of congestion at the stop sign, drivers would often turn onto Touriga Drive and speed along Chardonnay Drive as a route to Sauterne Way, which exits onto Vineyard Avenue, using this route to bypass traffic along Vineyard Avenue during evening commute hours. As a result, the City instituted a traffic calming program by closing the exit from Sauterne Way onto Vineyard Avenue, so vehicles can still enter from Vineyard Avenue onto Sauterne Way but can't exit Sauterne Way onto Vineyard Avenue. Subsequently, the stop sign was replaced with a traffic signal and traffic was reduced to one lane, to deter vehicles from using Chardonnay Drive as a cut-through street. Commissioner Brown asked for clarification regarding the location of the traffic signal and whether Chardonnay Drive continues onto Montevino Drive. Mr. Tassano responded the traffic signal is located at Montevino Drive, near the top of the hill and clarified that Chardonnay Drive is a dead-end right off of the cul-de-sac. Chair Allen inquired about the proposed traffic flow during drop-off times. Ms. Soo responded that morning drop-off would be up to 12 children, the noon drop-off would be up to six children and 30 minutes later, an additional six children would arrive, who would be picked up by the daycare in a van from school. Chair Allen asked about the traffic flow and the route through the neighborhood, with her interest to try and avoid U-turns or any way to minimize the impact to neighbors. Mr. Beaudin responded that staff can't be certain of the route that parents will take and that some might be coming from within the neighborhood, so they might be walking or bicycling. However, if they're choosing to come by vehicle they could come from either north or south with the possibility that they could enter the driveway and/or use the driveway to turn around and exit the opposite direction. Commissioner Brown asked for clarification and referred to a sentence on page four of the agenda report, which states, "The driveway would be made available to parents during drop-off and pick-up times. There are also two on-street spaces directly in front of the home that will be available to the part-time assistant and parents to drop-off and pick-up." He clarified that he didn't verify the verbiage in the conditions of approval but asked whether or not the assistant is supposed to use the garage for parking and whether there's any legal restrictions or if it's based more on guidance. Ms. Soo stated the full-time assistant will use the garage and the part-time assistant would park on-street in front of the house; therefore, the driveway would be left open for parents. Commissioner Brown clarified there is a homeowner and a full-time assistant with access to the garage, room in the driveway for drop-off or turn-around and two spaces in front of the home, one of which would be used by the part-time assistant. Based upon that, he inquired about the availability of parking for the purpose of drop-off and said that part of the application would also include student pick-up, which is how staff calculated 42 trips per day. Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 18 March 13, 2019