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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 08, 2007 Page 19 Mr. Darrow sought comment from Public Works Director Duane Schwartz spe- cific to provisions of Section 10.d of the PUD Agreement and traffic concerns and mitigations for Lydia Avenue. Public Works Director Duane Schwartz Mr. Schwartz reviewed projected traffic impacts identified during the EAW proc- ess as potential environmental issues and mitigation strategies highlighted from the PUD Agreement. Mr. Schwartz discussed immediate and future triggers for additional turn lanes, possible signaling of the Lydia/Fairview intersection and possible cost allocations at the time of those triggers being activated and depend- ing on area development and/or redevelopment by the college or other develop- ment areas, such as Twin Lakes Mr. Schwartz advised that the PUD Agreement language attempted to address several potential scenarios. Discussion included geometric movements associated with signal installations; and any potential policy discussions by the City Council on neighborhood im- pacts. Mayor Klausing asked that those wishing to make public comment would limit their comments to three (3) minutes to allow time for additional speakers; and asked that they avoid duplicating comments or repeating previous comments if they'd spoken before. Mayor Klausing reminded speakers that the purpose of public comment at this time was to solicit information regarding the City Coun- cil's determination as to the land use application before them and whether it met existing standards. Mayor Klausing noted that the Council, as well as the Plan- ning Commission, had ]ward substantive comments to-date on the project; and those comments had been duly noted by individual Councilmembers and made a part of the record. Mayor Klausing recognized several e-mails on this issue that had been distributed to the City Council as bench handouts, and that would be made a part of the re- cord. Public Comment Dan Cooke, 3070 Shorewood Lane Mr. Cooke opined that previous comments that he'd delivered from Mr. Tim Cal- laghan, also a resident in the neighborhood, had not been accurately represented in the record. Mr. Cooke referenced comments by former Community Development Director John Stark at the Planning Commission Public Hearing regarding the "proposed plans from the college being ambiguous and incomplete and not meeting City Code, and asked for a legal opinion from the City Attorney as to whether this put