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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 11, 2011 Page 15 Mayor Roe noted that the traffic analysis had been done a number of years ago with potential development projects at that time, and actually showed some de- crease from the east/west traffic with the eastern end near Fairview Avenue; and opined that there was an opportunity to transition the Parkway in a number of ways. Councilmember Johnson expressed his anticipation in seeing these issues ad- dressed and presented in more detail, including how mixed uses were combined with medium and high density residential uses in that area. Councilmember John- son opined that staff was on the right track; and given the work done by past City Councils over the last few years, this was the next logical step. Councilmember Johnson offered his support of the work in progress, and thanked staff and Mr. Lamb for their presentation, asking when the next update would be available. Mr. Paschke reviewed the proposed schedule for holding an Open House, prefer- ably within the next few weeks, to seek property owner/public engagement to shape the map and document; at which time that information would be refined and taken forward to a Public Hearing at the Planning Commission level. Mr. Paschke advised that staff was open to whether the City Council wanted to see that information prior to the Planning Commission's Public Hearing or later in the process, noting that the proposed schedule had been built into the proposal when staff had previously come before the City Council for approval of hiring the con- sultant. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Paschke advised that staff hoped to return to the City Council for review and adoption of the Regulating Map and Plan by June of 2011. Councilmember Johnson noted crucial need to facilitate development in the area by getting the Map and Plan in place for developers to understand what uses the land could have and allowing marketing of parcels. Mayor Roe clarified that the Regulating Map did not determine where specific uses were located, but provided a frame for types of uses and how things would appear on the land, with the zoning code addressing uses. Mayor Roe asked staff how transitions would be determined, if part of the Regulating Map process or through other mechanisms. Mr. Paschke responded that part of the process would be to create buffer areas, and corridors put in place to protect residential properties, including potential areas for park expansion or no-build zones or green areas to enhance that transi- tion; and that it would be part of the Regulating Map to identify those buffers. Mr. Lamb noted that the Regulating Map provided a lot of flexibility by providing a tool to address areas contiguous to certain amenities or adjacent to residential areas,by offering various approaches to calibrate that flexibility.