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working on the detailed design wa-k and that the general alignment was shown i^ the Specific Plan. Ile added that the exact location of the road would be engineered to take design considerations, slopes, and emergency access into account FIe was aware that these issues had been under discussion beriveen the Oily and Mr. Jardin for some time and that the road was pushed further up the hill, away from his house. When the t latsushi YUD was approved by the City Council in 200, the construction of the Clara i.ane extension was a very high priority to them. A condition of approval was added to indicate a preference that Clara Lane be extended to the llatsushi property at the earliest feasible opportunity. He noted that it was forhmate that Mr. Aminian"s plan was going through at the same time. [n response to an inquiry by Commissioner O'Connor regarding the removal of trees in front of Mr. Jardin's home, Mr. Jost replied that when Dclcu Builders entered into an agreement with Mr. Jardin to subdivide his property, there was also a discussion regarding the extension of Clara Lane. At that time, Delco Builder's engineers prepared au alignment plan, shown as Exhibit F. Grant deeds to the City for both the right of way of Clara Lane and easements as well as construction easements were sent to Mr. Jardin, who then signed those deeds, which were turned over to the City. Staff felt that the grant deeds signed by Mr. Jardin at that time were sufficient for the alignment. There was also a grant decd to the City by Mr. Nespor, which added to the alignment for Clara Lane, which did not have much wiggle room. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Olson regarding whether the new road would be farther north than the current edge, Mr. ,Yost confirmed that was correct and displayed the layout of the road on the overhead screen. IIe added that Mr. Jardin's house would be bcluw the grade and that athree-foot retaining wall would he installed. A discussion of the setbacl. measurements ensued. hl response to an inquiry by Commissioner Pearce regarding whether the legal issues surrounding Mr. Jardin's property had been resolved, Ms. I larryman replied that there had bee^ several phone meetings with Mr. Jardin's attorney, and that this issue had been thoroughly discussed and resolved. She realized that Mr. Jardin was not happy with the results and that it was close to his home. She noted that this was the deal struck with Mr. Jardin when he sold the property to Delco Builders. Commissioner O'Connor suggested that the City narrow the road slightly if possible, near the small setback on Mr. ,Iardin's property by removing the parking allowed on one side of the street. Commissioner Olsun inquired whether the retaining wall could be placed at the edge of the current paved road and work ti•om there. Mr. Jost believed there may he a problem getting down to Mr. Jardin's driveway if that were to occur, and that he may have to give up the driveway in front of his house. Chairperson Fox moved to reopen the public hearing . Commissioner Olson seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMM(SSU)N MlNUTGS, .lanuary 10, '?007 Page ~ of 8