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2. The vines along Vineyard Ave will make this development fit with the “Vineyard Village” concept in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan (Point #6 in our June 2023 letter). 3. On page 43, the proposed trees in the middle of the Manoir Ln and Thiessen St cul -de- sacs sound great and will match the Chateau Heights Ct cul-de-sac. Some of the neighbors have been asking for adding a Wheels bus stop at the Thiessen St cul- de-sac that students can use to get to the middle and high schools. Please make sure the landscaping in the Thiessen St cul-de-sac does not preclude this possibility. We also have some suggestions for improvement: 1. As we said in Point #5 in the June 2023 letter (and many times since), it would be much safer and more accessible to move the playground and other park amenities next to Old Vineyard Trail and away from the high speed Vineyard Ave. We’re glad the City approved a general plan amendment to make this possible and are looking forward to seeing a project plan incorporating that change. 2. On Page 44 the Item 13 mentions a trash bin. That sounds great, as long as there’s a plan for how the bin will be emptied. The existing trash bins on Old Vineyard Trail are presumably emptied by the City. Would the City also be able to take care of this bin, especially if it moves next to Old Vineyard Trail with the split-park design? Alternatively, how would the new neighborhood’s HOA be able to empty that bin in a cost-effective manner? 3. We think more can and should be done to improve the road safety of intersections at Thiessen St & Vineyard Ave, and Manoir Ln & Vineyard Ave (point #10 in the June 2023 letter). a. On Page 45, we’re concerned that the proposed QUL and PLA trees next to the intersection of Thiessen St and Vineyard Ave may reduce visibility for drivers making a left turn onto Vineyard Ave. Would it be possible to move those trees further away from Vineyard Ave? b. The attached "Preliminary Signing and Striping Plan" shows better marking for the right-hand turns lanes onto Thiessen St and Manoir Ln. Would it be possible to adjust the marking to make the turns lanes a bit wider and also longer? This would make it easier for residents making a right turn to safely get out of the way of the high-speed through traffic. To make the turn lanes wider you may need to shift over the median a bit more. b. For residents making left turns out of Thiessen St and Manoir Ln on to Vineyard Ave, please draw a middle pocket, like the one for Safreno Way. The way it’s marked today as a center turn lane encourages high-speed through traffic to use it as a passing lane, risking a head-on collision. b. Even with the better marking, we’re concerned that the high speed through traffic will continue crossing double yellows and doing other unsafe maneuvers as we enter or exit our neighborhoods. A raised concrete median would significantly improve safety by preventing this behavior. We ask Trumark and the City to work together on adding such a raised median along the Neal property.