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Mr. Swift stated it was satisfactory to accept liability for public use of a trail across the park to the arroyo down the trail and across the creek. That is different from accepting an active play area. The proposed park is too small for a city-owned and maintained park. Ms. Michelotti asked when Pleasanton Avenue and St. John Street would be improved. Mr. Lum stated that project is currently in the 1998-99 Capital Improvement Progam. It is possible to move them forward, but other projects will be affected. The timing issue would not be settled until the growth management approval allocation is decided. Ms. Mohr referred to the concern about traffic on St. Marys and asked for clarification. Mr. Swift indicated St. Marys and Division Street carry traffic at a higher volume than preferred for a residential collector street. Traffic from the proposed project will increase traffic by three hundred trips; however the street is capable of handling that. It is not likely traffic on Division and St. Marys will decrease in the future and the only remedy is to continue to build street circulation networks to provide optional routes around the City. Ms. Mohr has anticipated a project like this for this site, which is similar to the subdivision where she lives. It is very livable. She has concern about the public access to the creek but feels this proposal is safe. Her concern is that there will be public use of the play equipment and she is concerned that the homeowners association will find it impossible to maintain. If the City approves a tot lot and later the equipment is removed, can the city accept a greenbelt? Mr. Swift believed that can be handled as a minor modification to the PUD. Ms. Mohr inquired if removing sidewalks from one side of the street would allow the lots to be moved forward enough to provide maintenance access to the channel. Mr. Swift stated the Zone 7 standard is a 20 ft. easement for an access road and the removal of the sidewalk is not enough to accomplish this. There have been numerous discussions with the applicant and Zone 7 to determine the minimum acceptable standards for the Arroyo del Valle. Ten foot is enough for the homeowners to perform maintenance, but Zone 7 is firm in requiring a 20 ft. easement in order to assume ownership of the creek bank. Ms. Michelotti referred to the emergency vehicle access and the possible need to remove the planting strip throughout the project except on Pleasanton Avenue. She liked having access across the arroyo in a natural setting, such as stepping stones. She was concerned about emergency access to the rear. Ms. Michelotti asked about the elevations of the Centennial Trail and how it was designed. She liked the architecture, what it will bring to the neighborhood and the build out of the neighborhood in the downtown area. 02/07/95 - 18-