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Commissioner Olson commented that it does not have cars across that width. Commissioner Blank indicated that he understood that but that there may be other ways to mitigate this, to slow the traffic, to do other things that the Commission has not thought of; and that is the reason he wants to be able to think this through. Commissioner Olson stated that vehicles will go faster if they are given more space. He noted that this would be like a funnel which would force vehicles into one lane and slow down in the process. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if the road would be separated by the parking areas. Commissioner Blank clarified that he is not saying this is not the right approach but that he does not want to automatically jump to Option Ala. Chair Narum indicated that she thinks everybody is in agreement regarding an option that has one through lane in each direction. Commissioner Blank added that the curbs should not be moved, if possible. Commission O'Connor also added that the median should not be moved, if possible. There was consensus to recommend an option that has one through lane in each direction and without moving the curbs and median, if possible. Commissioner Blank noted that Al b. on page 18 has a lot of descriptive information and that Ala. on page 17 does not include any. He made the following formatting suggestion and proposed that it be included in the document to be forwarded to the City Council: • Move up the sentence on page 17 under Ala., "The following options for Owens Drive represent initial schematic designs and will need to be refined and studied further." and make it A.1c. • Provide some descriptive information about Ala., equivalent to what exists for Alb. • Add Commissioner O'Connor's proposal as Al c. and provide some descriptive information. Commissioner Pearce noted that "Gibraltar Drive" is spelled wrong in a number of places. Willow Road Commissioner Pentin noted that the Commission has discussed this during the setbacks discussion with BRE. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 26, 2011 Page 35 of 40