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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 18,2011 Page 14 e. Receive County Road C-2 Traffic Study Mayor Roe noted the arrival of the consultant for this item; and City Engineer Debra Bloom introduced the topic and Mr. Craig Vaughan with SRF Consulting Group. Ms. Bloom noted that it was the purpose of tonight's meeting to receive the traffic study report only; and that no Council action was requested. Mr. Vaughan briefly provided his credentials; and his firm's charge to conduct the County Road C-2 Subarea Origin-Destination Study. Mr. Vaughan advised that his presentation would be similar to that presented at the neighborhood open house held last week. Detailed information was provided in the agenda packet materials; as well as a copy of Mr. Vaughan's actual presentation. Slides 5-8 With Mr. Vaughan responding affirmatively, Mayor Roe clarified that if time was equal, half of the trips would choose one way or the other; but as time increased, more trips would use the indicated route. Mr. Vaughan reviewed travel pattern shifts for 2011 and 2030 conditions; and fo- cused on the east/west routes through that area. Figures 12 and 9 Councilmember Willmus asked that Mr. Vaughan speak to the regional impact of 350 vehicle trips in 2011 and comparisons for 2030. Mr. Vaughan spoke to the regional shift values based on the Metropolitan Coun- cil's regional model, a base network dated 2010, and updated every five (5) years to understand existing patterns from a regional perspective; and 2030 projections, using the same exercise to determine if County Road C-2 was put in place along with other projected transportations improvements, how those traffic patterns would change, with the value reduced by 350 trips, and not coming from east/west roadways,but other potential roadways. Councilmember Willmus observed that this would serve to pull traffic off County Road C and put it onto County Road C-2 if it were opened. Mr. Vaughan concurred, based on his firm's analysis. Mayor Roe questioned if the County Road C impact number was different from the regional number; with Mr. Vaughan responding that they were two different numbers, and was cumulative.