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Commissioner O'Connor believed Mr. Rice's concerns regarding the EVA gate was more about aesthetics than actual use. He asked Ms. Hardy if the gate would have been located at that site given a school project. Ms. Hardy replied that they never anticipated there would be a requirement for an EVA connection through the Ironwood development, but the Fire Marshal advised that this would be required as a secondary access road. In that regard, she indicated that she suspects this would have also been required of the school, with possibly an additional EVA to the east. She indicated that when the Fire Marshal considered the project's initial plans for the EVA, he was not supportive of one out the north property line and identified the location on Sandstone Court as being the only preferred EVA location. Chair Blank inquired if the EVA location was discussed at the workshop. Ms. Hardy said yes and added that at that time, she had provided a brief background showing some of the site plan changes that had resulted in discussions with City staff and her initial view regarding the EVA location. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if Mr. Rice was given any notification when he purchased his home that there might be an EVA at that location. Ms. Hardy replied that when Ponderosa learned of the Fire Marshal's preference, the property owners at the end of Sandstone Court were notified regarding the planned EVA. She added that no other property owners on the cul-de-sac were notified at that time as City approval still needed to be obtained. In response to Chair Blank's inquiry if there was a City easement for the EVA, Ms. Hardy replied that there is a private access easement and that further notification would not have been done beyond notifying the two properties at the end of Sandstone Court. Ms. Decker advised that there was a easement recorded on both the parcel map and through title documents. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Chair Blank asked if there was money available for the mitigation. Commissioner Narum indicated that she was still confused about the mitigations and asked for an explanation about how mitigation will work for some of the intersections, particularly at Valley Avenue and Santa Rita Road. Commissioner Fox stated that the Council also discussed the East Side Specific Plan and asked how mitigations would be tied into that. Mr. Tassano replied that there is a planned improvement at the Santa Rita Road at Valley Avenue intersection, including a triple southbound left turn and a double westbound left turn that would go from the Ironwood development, left to Safeway, which is already moving forward and should be in construction next year. He added that the double westbound left is included in the traffic study and would be constructed within a year. Commissioner Narum requested confirmed that there was, therefore, already one improvement to make the intersection better. Mr. Tassano confirmed that EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 9, 2008 Page 14 of 20