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Kevin Rabon, 3127 Washoe Way, indicated he was sorry to see the "pumpkin patch" being developed, but he has never stood in the way of progress. He agreed the City needs affordable housing for everyone. He preferred Option A because of the higher density. He had concems about E1 Charro going through unless the truck traffic could be controlled. He supported more outlets for better traffic circulation, including Stoneridge and E1 Charro extensions. John Moore, 1537 Courtney Avenue, indicated his main concem was traffic. He felt it was critical for his neighborhood that Mohr Avenue not be extended east to E1 Charro. He also did not want through traffic from Mohr Avenue to Busch Road. He felt there were three ways to get cars to the property and residents should use those at Mohr, Kamp and Valley. Two are residential streets and Valley Avenue is a four-lane road with soundwalls and is designed to be a major thoroughfare. One must also consider traffic generation as well as circulation. He thought people were more concerned about traffic generation. More development will generate more traffic impacts. He felt one of the reasons people voted against the original development plan in the referendum was because the plan was too dense. He was not certain the proposed school site was a good idea and felt more information was needed to determine the appropriate land use. If Council feels it is appropriate it doesn't mean the school will actually get built there. If not, then Council will have to decide what to do with that property. He felt there should be an underlying land use on the site in the event the school is not built. He supported location of a church on the parcel, because church traffic would be off-peak. Finally, if no school is preferred, he preferred Option B if all three access points are used. Ms. Dennis asked if he had considered additional access points from E1 Charro? Mr. Moore said he had not thought about that. Ms. Michelotti clarified that he favored Mohr and Kamp as access on all options. Mr. Moore said yes; everyone should share in the traffic load. Ms. Michelotti referred to his desire for an underlying land use in the event the school is not built and asked what he thought of the school site? Mr. Moore said he did not know what was best for a school site and could not give an opinion. Ms. Michelotti indicated the school would be sited on Busch Road as in Option D with the only access to the school from Busch and asked if the Busch access could be used for residential as well? Mr. Moore said it depended on traffic generation. Judy Symcox, 1450 CJroth Circle, said she was not opposed to this project, but was still concerned that no decision has been made on extending Stoneridge Drive. She City Council Workshop 5 08/20/01 Minutes