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issue and not the responsibility of the property owners in the area. It is the responsibility of the City and perhaps the Ruby Hill developers, but not by a property owner that is only peripheral to the road. The actual effect will be detrimental to the Hahner property. If the road is straightened it will increase the amount of traffic and the speed of the traffic. Mr. Kasten expressed concern about discrepancies between the Greiner drawing and the engineered plans. There is intrusion onto the Hahner property and removal of two trees that have not been addressed. The proposal also includes language that allows adjustments by the City as it sees fit later on. The fact the City can interpret this as it desires without any public process is also of concern. There is also the question of how Vineyard Avenue will ultimately proceed, which is still under consideration and it is not clear how that will affect the Hahner property, if at all. Mr. Kasten believed the Municipal Code as well as standard conditions of development puts the responsibility for road improvements on the subdivider. He believed the responsibilities for this road improvement clearly rests with the developer and with the City in light of the safety issues. Mr. Hahner does not need increased access to his property, he already has that. The question is whether his property will be improved and why should he pay for something that will not benefit him. Mr. Kasten believed the answer is clearly no, and if Council feels the answer is not clear, then any decision on this matter is premature. Jim McKeehan, 6612, Owens Drive, Vice President and General Counsel for Signature Properties, indicated the reimbursement provisions for the water, sewer and emergency facility are acceptable as structured. The real focus now is on the road improvement agreement. Staff believes it would be easier to have a reimbursement agreement at the time there is a Specific Plan so a financing plan could be developed for all the properties. One would then know what the costs and benefits would be based on the actual uses of the properties. Signature advanced all the funds for construction of the emergency facility without a reimbursement agreement. However, there is a significant difference between a couple hundred thousand dollars and a million dollars. Before advancing that much money, there needs to be a better understanding of how the company will be reimbursed and not just vague references to some point in the future. He questioned why the road needs to be built immediately. He felt the only reason was because of safety concems. Signature requested the firm of CCS Planning and Engineering to review the safety issues for this roadway to formulate solutions to the safety issues for an interim period (until the specific plan is completed some time next year). That would then delay construction and the reimbursement agreements until completion of the Specific Plan. Mr. McKeehan then reviewed the report and the options for signage and reflectors. He realized that this was only a short term solution, but would be sufficient for the period it will take to complete the Specific Plan. Signature Properties is prepared to pay the costs to install these devices if Council agrees. He referred to the accident statistics and the number of occupancies in Ruby Hill and stated his belief that there is no correlation to the increased traffic and number of accidents on this road. It appeared to him that the accidents are caused by people driving late at night and not paying attention. 08/13/96 -7-