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1",396 vehicles", vvhich vvould be approx.imately 1",100 additio.nal vehiclcs. }--Ic noted that approximately 500 -vel""1icles "V'Vol.:1-1d u.se First Street. In respo.nse to an inqu.iryby Chairperson .Arki.n", J'V1r. Ho-vis replied that i1"1 general". 20 percent:. of attendees "V'Vere dropped off and picked up at vv-ater parks. Cornmissioner Fox asked "VVhether the Surf:-~ Hill Racer described in the phasing schedule vv-as t:he same as the ""speed ride""" attraction described in earlier public meetings and focus groups. 1\/Ir. Hovis indicated that California Splash had remo-ved the speed slide from its design and reconfigured the Surf Hill Racer in recent design. changes. CornlTlissioner lV1.aas noted that parents vvould probably pick tl""1eir children up in of::t--=-peak hours and "V'Vould .not V\Tait u.ntil 5 :00 or 6:00 p.m. 11"'1 resporLse to an i1""1ql.:1-iry by Chairperson .Arkin", 1'V'1r. I-Iovis rcplied 1:1"1at: the current attendance at his vvater slide in Idaho vvas apprOXilTl.ately 50",000 per year. In response to an inquiry by Con"11Tl.issiorLer :rv1.aas" lV1r. Kierstead noted tl"'1at a full-time security V\Tould be a-vailable orL-sitc" 24 hours a day all year. He noted that it "V'Vas a.n attractive .nuisance a1"'1d that: tl"'1ey vvere con"'1n"1ittcd to addressing that:. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner lV1aas" l\.Ilr. Kierst:ead c01"1firmed that he V\1ould adhere to the vv-ater shortage pla..ns. One plan vv-ould be to shut dOV\1n one aT the pools e.ntirely and that the service le-vel of the park vvould be reduced. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner 1'V'1aas" l\..-1:r. Kierstead l."1oted that the cOrLtributiorL to the Forestry Fu:nd VV"B.S problematic because of t.he lovv rLumber of trees i.n the original site. He noted that they had planted many trees a..nd vvou.ld conti.nue VV"it:h their t:ree-planting program. He not:ed that: nearly 300 additional trees had been planted. He stated that. t:hey V\Tould not vva..nt to contribute to t:he Forestry Fund and pay for the media..n and agreed vv-ith Com1Tl.issioner 1'V'1aas"'s suggestion that a compromise be reached. In rcsponse to an inquiry by Commissioncr l'Vlaas", 1V1T. .K..ierst:ead confirmed that their literature arLd directions on the VV"ebsite V\Tould speciTy- the exit. on Airvvay Boulevard and Sant.a Rita Road. He noted that: their existing customers V\lere already familiar V\Tit:h the routes to the park. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts" 1'V'1r. l\..-1:ikkelsen con-firmed that they vv-ould be able to cha1"'1ge the directions on tl"'1eir vv-ebsite. He noted that Steve Brozosky l"'1ad requ.ested t:hat change", but that 1"v'lapquest displayed the old directio.ns; he noted that vv-ould be more di:tncult to change. I'Ie noted that they V\Tould integrate tl""l.e CalTrans signage and l'Vlr. Kierstead's brochures. He noted that it vvas in their interest for people not to be cau-ght in traffic jams. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner :rv1.aas", 1'V1r. 1'V'1ikkelsen ad-vised that the District had ajoint policing agreement vv-ith the City that had been in effect :for many years. He PLANNING COl'Vll'VlISSION l'VlINUTES December 10, 2003 Page 22