07/09/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 9, 2007 with the 70 spaces for the flats/professional complex. Howe did you calculate parking needs? What do you suggest as measures to keep customers or employees from parking in the bordering neighborhoods? A: Kite has hired Walker Parking to assist us in the design and sizing of the parking garage to serve the retail, office, apartments, full service hotel, and garage wrap condos. City of South Bend code requires 1287 spaces, and the Walker study showed a peak need for 1,288 spaces. The current design for the parking garage contains 1,281 spaces. In addition to the garage spaces, 44 spaces are in the surface lot at the west edge of the project for total of 1,325 spaces to service these needs. The garage has been designed with convenient access for retail shoppers. The retail space (including restaurants) demands 430 customer parking spaces at peak. There are over 580 spaces located along Eddy Street (between Edison and Napoleon), in the west surface lot, and the ground and level one of the parking garage. These spaces exceed the peak demand. The 162 spaces are in the surface lot south of the limited service hotel service the needs of the limited service hotel and stacked flats. The Cityhomes and Courtyard Townhomes each contain two car garages within each unit. We will further expand on this response during the July 16, 2007 presentation. Mr. Chris Wegner, Troyer Group Civil Engineers, 515 Union Street, Mishawaka, Indiana, addressed questions #2 & #3. 2. Q: We heard that the work on SR 23 will not be done for another five years and that none of the planned road extensions will connect to 23 until that work is done. Given that you plan the completion of phase 1 over the next 2 to 3 years, where will all the cars go during the 2 or 3 years that Phase 1 will be complete without connected roads? It appears that all cars will have to exit the development via the triangle area neighborhood or Napoleon to Eddy and from there may be pushed into the University Height/Harter Height neighborhoods due to restrictions on Eddy Street. What redesign can be added to relieve this situation? Can a direct exit from the garage to Edison be included? A: We have been advised that the improvements for State Road 23 are scheduled to be completed in 2012. The first buildings in Eddy Street Commons are scheduled to be completed 2012. The first buildings in Eddy Street Commons are schedules to be completed in Spring 2009. The extension of Napoleon, including the connection to SF 23 will be complete by spring 2009. Until SR 23 improvements are complete, traffic hearing East will stop at SR 23, and be allowed to make a right hand turn onto SR 23. We will further expand on this response during the July 16 2007 presentation. 3. Q: You spoke of a traffic study that rate several intersections in the neighborhood at a "C" performance level Is this on a standard A-F grading scale? For comparison, can you provide grades for other intersections? Does the current "five points" intersection score an "F" for example, or is it also a "C"? What assumptions were used in the study? Did you assume all roads were complete, including SR 23? What happens if you put in game-day traffic? A: The standard grades used to evaluate level of service at an intersection are A through F. The Five Points intersection rates at a level of service F today. Most intersections are designed to a level of service C at peak times. To design an intersection for a higher level of service at peak time would be over design for a majority of the time, and is not cost effective. Level of service C is widely considered acceptable. The study assumed the extension of Napoleon, Eddy Street improvements as designed, and the planned improvements to SR 23. We will work with the city of South Bend on the best options to handle game day traffic; however, it is not practical to design the project around 7 days of the year. Mr. Compton addressed the following questions: 4. Q: The current Cityhomes along Napoleon extension are in long rows without any break. This can make it difficult to bring any fire that might break out under control. 15