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~~~°~ V ~~ ~ 11 1 2 Jim Parker: Currently, there are 200 in the planned development. 3 4 Renee Price: At this point, it does not include single-family, because I noticed. the staff 5 commented that they do not want single-family. 6 7 Jim Parker: Correct, multi-family. 8 9 Renee Price: I was concerned about the sustainability as well of the type of jobs that we're 10 going to have there, .and also the viability of the retail business, particularly smaller ones in 11 competition with the big box stores. I think that's a problem we've had almost universally, or 12 throughout the country, is that the big box stores tend to push the small businesses out of 13 business. I have a concern about that, but you do indicate that you are going to be inviting 14 these kinds of businesses there. 15 16 Jim Parker: Correct. And we wilt try and respond to that in some written form for you. 17 18 Renee Price: And also, I'm concerned about the distance from other population centers. l'm 19 concerned about the amount of pollution. Has there been any work done about the amount of 20 pollution considering you've got 85 and 40 and all this parking area and the air pollution? 21 22 Jim Parker: We will respond to that also. 23 24 Sam Lasris asked if he could read aloud .the question and answer sheet provided by the 25 developers and Chair Jacobs said no, because of the Time factor. ,' 6 27 Sam Lasris: Why were the parking decks eliminated? 28 29 Jim Parker: They're not eliminated, they may not be as clearly shown as before. The land use 30 plan indicates surface parking. If there are potential hotels, there may be some structure 31 parking. You asked about the questions just a moment ago that we've responded te. I'm not 32 _ going to say every question that has been asked tonight has been addressed in those 33 comments, but a lot of those questions that have been asked tonight have been touched on or 34 addressed. What I've listed was about the structured parking. The intent is not to eliminate it, 35 it's kind of use-driven, and so I think it will be more of~a hotel use with the structure parking.. 36 37 Sam Lasris: Can you explain the rationale for putting structures at three diverse places on the 38 property instead of having a more compact development? I mean, we used to be a very 39 walkable kind of shopping district where you pulled in, you parked and walked the whole thing, 40 and then when you were ready to leave, you got in your car. But, the way this is, there are three 41 distinct areas and you more of less have to drive from area to area. I know we talked about that 42 you could potentially walk, but most people are not going to walk, but they're going to drive. 43 What's the rationale for three separate districts and so far apart ? 44 45 Jim Parker: There was not a conscious effort to put them far apart. Looking at the walkability 46 plan that we submitted, anywhere from afive-minute walk to maybe aseven-minute walk 47 between those districts exists. The intent was to try and create~three different theme or three 48 different areas that puts you into a different mindset or a different type of shopping experience, 49 yet maintain them to the point that you could walk. The other thing that drove those three 50 different distinct areas is just trying to provide that internal circulation that Commissioner Gordon "l~