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NEW INFORMATION At the January 4, 2005 meeting, the Council requested that City staff and consultants provide additional project information regarding: (1) CAC comparative traffic summary, (2) CAC comparative noise summary, (3) permeable pavement materials, and (4) environmental overlay maps. The staff/consultant follow-up to these requests is presented below. 1. Comparative Traffic Summary, At the January 4 meeting, the Council requested the preparation of a traffic comparison between the Valley Avenue and Bemal Avenue alternative site locations for the CAC. Staff and consultants have since compiled the following information to assist the Council in understanding the conceptual traffic pattern differences between these two sites. Conclusions are based solely upon preliminary planning data. The Phase II Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report will include a technical traffic analysis that examines the impacts and mitigations relating to the ultimate preferred site location as well as alternative locations. Alternative Site Locations - The Valley Avenue site is situated between Valley Avenue and 1-680, immediately south of the Phase I office area (Attachment-2, Alternative A). Primary vehicular access is off Valley Avenue. Secondary access is off Laguna Creek Lane. In addition, assuming the possible consent of the Phase I office landowner, it may be possible to extend a driveway or street from the Arts Center parking lot north through the office area to Bernal Avenue opposite the signalized Bernal Corporate Park street entry. This would provide additional access as recommended by the Civic Arts Commission at its December 6, 2004 meeting. The Bemal Avenue site is located just south of Bernal Avenue between the proposed community park to the east and open space and housing to the west (Attachment 2, Alternative B). Primary vehicular access is provided by a signalized driveway connection to Bernal Avenue. This driveway aligns with the western driveway to the Fairgrounds paved parking lot on the north side of Bernal Avenue. Indirect vehicular access would also be extended east near the signalized intersection of Bernal Avenue and Pleasanton Avenue, and south to the extension of Pleasanton Avenue near Valley Avenue. Arts Facility Use Characteristics - For the purpose of the following study, traffic volumes and directional patterns were considered for both alternative site locations, assuming future development of the various cultural arts facilities that are listed in the current Draft Phase II Specific Plan and which were used in the recent design competition. These include: SR 05:028 1,000 seat outdoor amphitheater Six art classrooms to be shared between the City and the School District Art gallery Page 3