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■ Traffic volumes and speed along Cleveland Street ■ Increased traffic and speed due to the planned connection of Twin Lakes Parkway across the Trott Brook. The Planning Commission echoed many of the resident's traffic concerns and recommended completion of a traffic study. Staff directed Paxmar to complete a traffic analysis and the report was received on January 8, 2018. The 2004 traffic study evaluated the impact of the 547 single-family homes and 174 townhome units proposed with the original River Park subdivision. The study did not include an elementary school. The current proposal, along with what has already been approved,includes 462 single-family homes, 32 townhome units, and the elementary school. The report is attached, and shows an overall reduction in daily trips, an increase in AM peak traffic (attributed to the school), and a near neutral result for the PM peak hour. The traffic study projected 2011 traffic volumes along Twin Lakes Road to reach 8,200 under a build scenario and 5,700 under a no-build scenario. The traffic counts completed in 2014 show 5,500 daily trips,below the projection in the traffic study under the no-build scenario. The city has also asked Paxmar for an additional evaluation of the traffic volumes on adjacent county roads and intersections, but the results have not yet been received. Additionally, the 2004 traffic study recommended a number of public improvements intended to address the increase in traffic. These include reconfiguring the intersection of Cleveland Street and Twin Lakes Road, construction of an eastbound bypass lane at Cleveland Street and Main Street,paving Cleveland Street as a two-lane rural roadway. These improvements have since been completed, and the impacts of adding the subdivision have been mitigated in accordance with the 2004 traffic study. Finally, the city has always intended to have Twin Lakes Parkway connected with the Miske Meadows subdivision. There will be an increase in traffic along Twin Lakes Parkway and through the Twin Lakes subdivision which has always been the intention. Additional comments have not been received, and the Planning Commission recommended approval of all three requests by a 6-1 vote. Statutory Review Period Per State Statute §15.99 the required 60-day review period was extended to February 27, 2018. Attachments ■ December 19, 2017 Planning Commission Packet ■ Miske Meadows Traffic Memo dated January 8, 2018 ■ River Park Traffic Report dated April 2004 ■ Ordinance Amendment (Zone Change) ■ Comment Letter dated January 4, 2018 N:\PubhcBodies\Agendo Packets\01-16-2018\Final\7.3 sr Nfiske Plat Update CC 1-16-2018.docx