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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 14, 2016 Page 9 of 14 bus service. The City wanted to understand the traffic operations at that intersection. In that evaluation, the concentration of the movements was "to and from" the high school during the peak morning hour, and "to and from" the hospital in the evening. Based on the capacity for the hospital and their peak loads, Planning Staff and Public Works Staff felt there was excess capacity to meet the hospital loads, both Avista and Centennial Peaks. We did not require the hospital to do a traffic study based on the high school traffic study performed. We admit that 88th Street is stressed and it is primarily stressed at the morning peak and mid - afternoon peak associated with the high school, not with the hospital. The peak hour movements for the hospital don't align with the high school's peak concerns. Tsay says in living there, the 88th Street is a one -lane main street. By my perception, I feel there is always pretty bad traffic. It was so bad, they had to put in a traffic light at Dillon and St. Andrews Lane because people who live in the subdivision have only two outlets. One outlet is onto 88th Street which is a one lane way, and the other is Dillon Road where we have the traffic light which really helps there. I am a little surprised that the traffic analysis was not done. Russ says, just to be clear, a traffic analysis was done. The hours and the loads this use would generate on the demands of the intersection are not a concern to the City. The primary challenge that we agree on is there is congestion at this intersection. They are at different times to which this hospital is going to be impacting that intersection. The improvements to modify this intersection are beyond reasonable for this hospital to solve the bigger problem being caused by Monarch and the overall development in the area. Tsay asks regarding construction parking, where will that be? You say it won't be on St. Andrews Lane, but where will it be? Root says we worked through a construction logistics plan with GE Johnson, our general contractor. They promise that no construction traffic will happen on St. Andrews Lane including parking. All overflow parking, while the ne'`•arking, •eing built, will happen over at Avista. All construction traffic will happen on Heal ' ark. Summary and request by Staff and Applicant. Staff recommends Planning Commission mov- approve Centennial Peaks PUD Amendment: Resolution 2, Series 2016. A resolution approving an amendment to the Louisville Psychiatric Hospital PUD to allow for a 12,560 on to 1pexisting hospital and parking expansion, with the following condition: 1. The applicant must make the changes ed in the memo from Public Works, dated January 4, 2016, prior to Building Permit. Closed Public Hearing and discussion by Commission: Rice in support. When I read this proposal, I saw an applicant trying very hard to address concerns that people might have from a planning perspective. I think they did a good job in doing it. What is important to me is that, even with this addition, this property is showing a footprint well below what would be permitted under the guidelines. O'Connell in support. Hsu in support. I really appreciate the mission of Centennial Peaks. I think mental health is a very important issue and I didn't know it was so bad in Colorado since we rank 50th. I think this is a good effort. I don't want to be one of the people who say "not in my backyard." I agree with my colleagues that it looks like you went out of your way to minimize the impacts and hide it behind the fence. When I drove by after I got the notice, I couldn't really see much of the hospital at all. I appreciate the thought you put into it regarding traffic. Tengler in support. It looks like there was a lot of collaboration between Avista, Centennial Peaks, and Monarch as well as the Planning Department. Brauneis in support. I appreciate the 25 to 3 at the public meeting which had to feel a little funny at the time. I appreciate that you did it because it says a lot of the outreach you didn't have to do.