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Ms. Fox commented on the approach of this project by building on the ridge tops rather than lower where the trees would be impacted. She would like to see what this would look like from inbound Stanley Boulevard, from 1-680, from the chain of lakes area, from Vineyard Avenue, and from the Staples Ranch property. She wanted visual renderings of the view from other parts of town with the houses constructed and without trees in front of them. Many times renderings are presented showing trees after ten years of growth. Mr. Brozosky asked if the applicant was required to include every single comment made at this meeting in the EIR? Or are they waiting for direction from Council and the Commission to say what must be included? Mr. Iserson said the comments speak for themselves. There is no particular need for Council to reiterate the comments unless special emphasis on certain points is desired. Certain comments will not be included, such as the faL't that economic impacts are not part of an environmental impact report. The vast majodty of the comments will be included in the EIR. Mr. Brozosky wanted to address ingress and egress in the event of an emergency for the current residents. Impacts on school traffic should be reviewed. He had questions about maintenance of the open space and the emergency vehicle access read. Is the city or homeowners' association responsible? Can the public use the property if it is maintained by the homeowners' association? The General Plan requires a five minute response time for this area and he wanted to know how many engines could get to this area, not just one. He felt one engine would not be enough to address a fire in this area. He wanted to consider impacts on custom home development in the area and inquii'ed how long construction traffic would last. A previous traffic model referred to quality of life measurements in neighborhoods and he wanted to consider that for this area. That is different than level of service categories. He noted the access road is heavily sloped and expressed concern about slowing the speed of the traffic. He wanted to make certain the construction truck trips are considered in the EIR. He asked what the impact would be if the Grey Eagle Homeowners' Association does not give permission for the emergency vehicle access? Would that stop the project or would there be alternative EVAs? His other points were addressed by previous speakers. Ms. McGovern compared the 1993 initial study environmental checklist with the current one and noticed impact on utilities in the current study is listed as "insignificant if mitigated." The report from Mundie noted problems with storm drainage. She felt that was "significant", not "insignificant if mitigated." She wanted consideration of sidewalks and bike paths and other ways for alternative types of movement from one place to another. She asked if an EIR considered the actual amount of developable land in a hilly area based on the General Plan. Mr. Iserson said there is a section of the EIRthat looks at General Plan conformity. Many of those issues are tied to other identified impacts, such as traffic and geotechnical things. Those questions will also be addressed as part of the PUD review as well many other issues raised at this meeting, which may not be EIR issues. Joint Workshop City Council and Planning Commission 12 02/08/05