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existing on the streets today, but it will determine what the ultimate street network extensions should look like. He noted staff would deal with concerns as they are raised, but that is not part of the General Plan process. Councilmember McGovern commented that those kinds of questions should be referred to staff for response. She believed that on August 30 Council took a vote on a definition of cut through traffic, but that was not reflected in the minutes. She wanted to see the approved definition. Director Iserson recalled discussion regarding cut through traffic and when and where it occurred, but no actual definition. Assistant City Manager Bocian indicated staff would research that and provide further information to Council. Councilmember Brozosky believed that when the Circulation Element was discussed a year ago, that a draft element was adopted and the model would be started for existing land use and existing plus approved. He asked if any modeling had been done in the last year. Director Wilson said no. Staff took the model approved by Council and the land use element and then looked back at the traffic model to be run. Staff did not want to run that model until it was certain Council was comfortable with the changes being proposed. Councilmember Brozosky agreed that the issues should be solved before running the model. If the assumptions are not correct, the model will not be relevant. Director Wilson felt it would have added too much time if it were run without making the suggested changes. Each time a model is run it adds time to the General Plan process. Councilmember Brozosky asked how long it takes to run a model. Sr. Transportation Engineer Mr. Tassano expected there would be a six to eight week turnaround for each run. Council member Brozosky asked what it cost for each run if various alternatives were to be done. Sr. Transportation Engineer Tassano said the Triangle Study, which is a similar size and component, cost about $22,000 to $30,000. Director Wilson said the cost for a model run depends on the number of changes. The big factor is once a model is run staff has to review it to determine if changes are needed to deal with anomalies. The more complex a model, the more time it takes. Councilmember Brozosky felt this was the time for Council to decide which things on the list it actually wanted in the model. That would avoid having to go through another iteration of the model and another $20,000 to $30,000 in expense. Director Wilson felt if it were known exactly what is wanted, that would be the way to go, but the problem is it is necessary to see what happens in a model before it is known what General Plan Workshop Minutes 3 August 29, 2006