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Regniar City Coeancil Meeting Monday, January 14, 200 Page 15 Councilmember Roe opined that, since staff was unable to confirm the actual need for installation of the monitoring wells, if didn't seem that a requirement for their installation was appropriate as a condition of approval of the application. Further discussion included the Conunission's suggestion for apedestrian/bicycle access plan. Ms. Bloom noted that it was included as a condition. Additional discussion included addressing concerns of staff related to traffic; dif- ferences of opinion between the City's traffic engineer and the applicant's engi- neer; negotiations and compromises to-date; safety and logistical impacts to the site and County Road B; a-turns on County Read B and enforcement options; and previous action and development during constivction of the Super Target store. Tom Hart, Winthrop & Weinstein, legal coe;nsel for applicant Mr. Hart spoke to the amount of compromise and discussion between the appli- cant and staff over several months; opining that this could be a "win-win" for all parties. P~Ir. Hart advised that the applicant didn't think that safe~y was aii issue; and that the proposed redevelopment would not create an excess between current and projected conditions, specifically related to u-turns; and actually anticipated smoother access rather than more congestion. Mr. Hart reiterated issues related to long-term lease agreement provisions with anciaor tenants and access points. James (Jamie) Swanson, Regional Director of Operations, Emmes Realty Services LLC, for Gateway Washington, Inc. Mr. Swanson noted the cost for installation of the underground stormwater reten- tion system; and advised of the mall ownership's unwillingness to close the right- out access point. Aravind Gottemukkula, Wenck, Applicant's Traffic Engineer Mr. Gottemukkula provided an extensive anc= detailed analysis of the problems created for the applicant with staff s proposal; making the project unfeasible; and reviewed the data and field observations collected to support their analysis. The applicant suggested signs on-site to promote use of the main access point; with Mr. Gottemukkula opining that the anticipated safety problem was theoreti- cal, not actual, and that the proposed Outlot i§1 PUD would not alter the existing level of service for any of the movements onto County Road B. "Given the 10:00 p.m. self-imposed meeting and issue curfew in the Council's adopted rules of procedure, the manor noted that the meeting could continue under the rules until 11:00 n.m. for considera-