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� 2 3 Reg�la� City Councii Meetin� 1l�onday, Ju�y 23, 2007 �'age 40 Mr. Roe noted �hat �he buffer area being discussed was primarily across �aram comame�cza�, �athe� than residential properties. 4 Further responses xe�a�ed �to expansion o� Lyd'za with addit�ona� wid- 5 ening and Ianes, additianal tuar� lan�{s) off Northbound Snelling onto 6 Lydia Avenue, and possible signalization o�' the Lyd'za/Fazrview inter- 7 section, and practical mitigation issues were discussed; and whe�her 8 �here was suffici�nt righ�-of-way. 9 10 11 12 13 14 ].5 �.5 17 Mr. Lindgren advi�ed tha� mitiga�ion s�rategies were reviewed and appxoved by the C�iy Engznee�, and wexe consid�r�d in canjunction with other transportaiion entities based an best practices. Public Works Director Duane Schwar�z addressed mi�igation strate- g�es, and how to get from ihe EAW to solidi�y designs and the trigger- ing mechanisms. IS N�ir. Schwartz intxoduced the Ci�y's Txa£f c Ana�yst from 5RF Con- 19 sultzng, wha had reviewed the work of TKDA Consulting the Co1- 20 lege's traff c consultant, to address some mitigation strategies. 2 J. 22 �raig �augh�n, S�F Con�u�ting 23 Mr. Vaughan su:mmarized hxs traffic analysis of �he Col�ege's pro- 24 posed expansion; turn lanes; and ongoing internal discussions with 25 sta�� and the eollege's traff�c engineex and coX�ege sta£f ih�roughoui ihe 26 p�ocess to fnd resolution a�'various traffic impacts and potentzal miti- 27 gation effo�s. Mr. Vaughan advised that this analysis was done "on 28 paper," to detennine its �easibility, as well as through a p�anni�g level 29 analysi�, including recommendations �a� mitzgatzon st�rategi�s �or �0 2� � S— 2030 tra�f c forecasts; how much additional space was necesT 31 sary to accommodate improvements; offset traffic Iancs; and overa�l 32 �easibzlities provided by traffic enginee�s pe��o�ning due d��gence �e- 33 lated to developmen� projects. Mr. Vaughan concluded by opining 34 that mitigation is possib�e, that shi£�ing the road eas�/west along Lydia 35 was the mas� feas�ble salu�ion, and given tha� the college own�d prop- 36 erty along Lydza and Lznco�n he�ped signzfzcantly, and s�ou�d not 37 r�egatively impact residential properties in �he area. 38