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those mitigations, and she did not mention any negative impacts to their business. There were also no public comments received. Mr. Tassano referred to the left turn lane volumes, which were going southbound out of Larkspur Landing. He said there were 14 left turns in the a.m. versus six in the p.m. hours. The opposite direction on the Tommy T's side had five left turns in the a.m. and three in the p.m. Therefore, he didn't think it would be a large impact. Commissioner Balch referenced the date of the TIA as April 25, 2018 and questioned whether there is an issue, given it is over one year old. He asked at what point the City considers data or reports stale and asked if staff was still able to use the data. Mr. Tassano said he looked at the volumes specifically at Hopyard Road and Owens Drive and they do not normally see a yearly fluctuation at more than a percent or two at any location. They could almost as equally see more of a daily fluctuation than they do from a year-to-year basis. He looked at the volumes and they have remained generally the same, so he is comfortable with what is shown in the TIA. Commissioner Balch referenced the transportation report, which is not a City-generated report, that the gateway intersections are excluded from the typical LOS D standard, but also considers compliance with City goals and policies. He then asked Mr. Tassano whether it is the City's goal and policy to allow this intersection to drop below, from a D to an E. Mr. Tassano stated this had been discussed on multiple occasions during the General Plan Update from 2005-2009, noting that previously, every gateway was exempted. The General Plan now states that the intersection is exempted if the mitigations determined necessary to maintain the LOS would be contrary to other City policies. The vision is that Hopyard Road should not be an 11-lane roadway and making such a change would go against the City's general policies, whether the basis is beautification or pedestrian access. He noted that those mitigations are something the City Council would want to review and indicate that they know the LOS is poor in that location, but in order to fix it, they wouldn't recommend establishing 11 lanes, which is where the language becomes important. If the solution includes extending the left turn pocket or adding left turn lanes, he did not think that would go against City goals. This would help considerably with the LOS so it's actually one of those General Plan mitigations staff could move forward. Commissioner Balch mentioned the 25-percent pass-by traffic mentioned in the memo and said he didn't see it stated in the memo whether the assumption of 25-percent was acceptable. He questioned why it was not 10-percent or 35-percent. Mr. Tassano responded that for each and every land use the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) estimates the number of pass-by trips. Gas stations, for example, have a pass-by rate of 83-percent, meaning that the majority of vehicles that go to a gas station are already there en route to another destination. The pass-by rate is based on a general survey which asks the motorist where they are going and where are they coming from. In general, the City typically does not factor in pass-by trips because it tends to be confusing to staff and decision-makers because it results in a subtraction of trips. He clarified that pass-by means Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 19 September 25, 2019 the change being proposed, given that he thinks it would significantly impact them, as well as Tommy T's located on the other side of the street. Mr. Luchini responded that the Larkspur Landing representative he communicated with, who he believed was the hotel's General Manager, was in full support of the proposed project with Planning Commission Minutes Page 5 of 19 September 25, 2019 P19-0151 Planning Commission Page 8 of 12 City will retain the cash deposit until all work is substantially complete, all areas are stabilized, and all hazards are mitigated to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering/City Engineer. P19-0151 Planning Commission Page 7 of 12