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Louisville City Council Meeting July 5, 2000 Page 13 Jim Creek, 13465 Raritan Street, Westminster, CO, urged the Council to uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission. He stated that traffic would be greatly impacted as would parking for 300 students and their families. He stated that Pierce Street is already a dangerous intersection, and adding 300 cars more per day will only make it worse. He stressed that this area was zoned for Industrial for a reason. He asked Council to disapprove the SRU request for the Peak to Peak Charter School. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayer stated that Leslie Kaniecki had referred to Montessori Schools as charter schools. He corrected, for the record, that Montessori Schools are not charter schools. Mayer noted that several people mentioned convenants at CTC and stated that it was his understanding that covenants are strictly a civil matter between two private parties. He asked the City Attorney for confirmation. City Attorney Light confirmed that convenants are a civil agreement between two private parties and can be more restrictive in zoning. Mayer had questions about the traffic study submitted by the applicant, and directed those questions to Alex Ariniello, the engineer who prepared the report. Mayer asked what constituted a trip. Arienello stated that a trip was defined, as one way from home to school, a roundtrip would be two trips. Mayer stated that Peak to Peak estimated approximately 250 children would be driven back and forth from Peak to Peak. He estimated 240 cars coming and going based on the 10% car-pooling figure, which would be 4 trips per car per day. Mayer calculated 960 trips per day, which did not include the trips made by staff. Mayer asked Ariniello how he calculated 700 vehicle-trips per day as listed in the report. Aiernello stated the figure was a national rate for schools around the country, which they then doubled. The rate was doubled because the national rate includes car, car-pooling, busing, walking and biking to schools. He noted that the study could have underestimated. Mayer voiced his concern over the balance of the traffic study and felt that there was a definite variance. Mayer asked Planning Director Wood to clarify a CTC study, which calculated the number of cars generated from 270,000 SF of developed land. Planning Director Wood stated that Council members were given spreadsheet which provided that 270,000 SF of developed land, with two entrances, generates 1080 roundtrips. Mayer stated that Peak to Peak would generate an equal number of roundtrips as exists in the CTC Park today. He asked Ariniello if he concurred. Ariniello concurred and stated that today there are currently about 1000 vehicle-trips per day on Boxelder Street. 13