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doesn't cover the maintenance done on Ridge View Commons and other upcoming projects. The City is getting all these units from Red Bear at no cost. It is hard to find a developer who will come in with this kind of project. He asked why the City doesn't soften the train whistles and slow the speed of the trains. He lives by the train tracks and felt the train is not going the proper speed. Rosemary Wilson, 4107 Stanley Boulevard, was concerned about the setback of the units. She stated the developer had made an effort to increase the setback and additional trees and landscaping would be taken into consideration. The setback is still close to the back of her property. She felt that even though one unit was setback twenty feet from her unit, the other units remain at ten feet. Ms. Wilson thought that her privacy would be diminished by having six very close neighbors and asked that the two two-story units be brought down to one-story. Gary Schwagerle, 189 West Angela Street, supported the project and complimented the developer on the great job it has done. He would have liked to see units with parking below them. He hoped that Council will suppert this project. Don Adams, 4133 Stanley Boulevard, stated that this is an in-ill]project on property that was originally developed in the 1930's. Del Valle Manor has 36 units with two car garages and there was no neighbor on either side so it could be built as the developer wanted. He felt there is not enough parking in the Del Vnlle Manor area. He supported the project in general, but felt he'd like to see the whole project moved to the east by 5-7 feet to keep some of the open space. He felt concessions were given on the east at the expense of those on the west. The whistle is the biggest problem of the train noise issue. The tracks were redone 7-8 years ago and the tracks were welded into one continuous band. When a train comes by at the proper speed (25 miles per hour) there are no problems with the exception of a wheel bearing squeaking once in awhile. He suggested the railroad be contacted regarding the speeds of the train as it comes into town. Parking could be a problem, especially for visitors. Mayor Tarver asked if there was any latitude to move the units on the one side? Mr. Madden commented that the design was meant to be more sensitive to Del Valle Manor than to Del Valle Court. When the project was redesigned, he tried to mitigate the single family homes and then relate the project to the high density. The units have been pushed back to the point where the rear setback is at least equal to the Del Vaile Manor. Mayor Tarver commented that there was a lot of open space. Is there latitude to move the structure and reduce the open areas between the buildings? Mr. Goldsworthy stated that each unit has a ten foot private open space, which is a requirement, then there is only four feet from the fence line to the curb and then the parking lot. There is another four feet for sidew.lk requirements. He stated that they have already encroached and minimized the landscaping so there might be two extra feet available but not much more. 01/02/96 -8-