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Development Standards and Design Guidelines Commissioner Pearce inquired what the process would be for deciding what street design to use. She requested that the Commission have a conversation about how to decide what to do in this section. Mr. Dolan stated that there are two options that are approvable, and the Council can either leave an option open or pick one. He added that staff will probably get more input from BRE or W.P. Carey. He indicated that the second option requires less movement of the curb and provides a little more land to use for building, but it takes away land from parking. He noted that there should not be any land issue in the sense that whatever space is lost to put in a building is gained to put in parking; both have to be done. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if the angled parking is designed for the retail. Mr. Dolan replied that it is not necessarily specified, but it surely counts because it is very convenient to retail, to the residential that would be right there, and to any Live/Live or Live/Work that ultimately transitions. He added that with 5,000 square feet of retail and some Live/Live there, it would also be logical for guest parking for the entire project. Mr. Dolan stated that under the old scenario, BRE would likely come first on Parcel 2, and it would build no retail as this is not required. He noted that Parcel 1 comes next with 5,000-square-foot minimum retail, and then the Roche property comes last, and if the 5,000 square feet of required retail is still there, it would be built then. Commissioner Narum inquired how Option Al b. could go forward, given the traffic safety analysis presented earlier by Mr. Tassano. She further inquired if the Commission would need to add some language regarding mitigating it. Mr. Dolan indicated that Mr. Tassano has some concerns about Option Alb which he has outlined. He stated that there are probably some variations in between the two options, but the backing-up issue needs to be addressed for safety reasons. Mr. Dolan stated that what it comes down to is what would be a valuable opinion to share with the Council. He noted that the study shows that Option Al a works beautifully. He added that those on the Task Force were able see a video of what that area would be like during PM peak hours, which showed very light traffic. He indicated that there is a lot of capacity out there and that Option Ala. will work. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if the lanes could be one lane going one direction and the two lanes the opposite direction as depicted in Option Ala. but configured as it is in Option Alb. without a separate median but with a curb or something similar Commissioner Blank stated that one of the problems here is that the Commission just got the report and has not had the chance to digest it. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 26, 2011 Page 32 of 40