Planning Commission Minutes 2021 05 20

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 20, 2021 Page 4 of 13 Bill Fox confirmed that there would be immediate traffic improvement and added that the work on Campus Drive needed to be done at some point or the surrounding exchanges would need work. With the proposed changes on Campus in the proposal the other changes were unnecessary. Howe asked for 2030 and 2040 projection summaries for the traffic study. Fox replied that they had studied the projected traffic with and without Redtail, showing that 96th and Northwest parkway would have some congestion. There was a potential to add a third southbound lane along the eastern edge of redtail ridge to mitigate the 100-second delay that was mentioned in the traffic study. Redtail accelerated the need for these changes but they would be issues over time regardless. Howe asked if they had gone over to Highway 42 and 96th Fox replied that was outside of their study area, the farthest north was Dillon and 96th Diehl asked about funding for the near -term improvements. Swisher replied that it would be funded through Metro District service claim and they were currently working on the details. Howe noted that 20 years was a long time to lock into this development and he asked if they had considered a gradual implementation process due to the concerns of local public to that level of commitment. Swisher replied that the comprehensive scope was a benefit to create a unified place in the area. She stated that build -out would not be overnight and would have phasing of the improvements. Baukol added that they had gotten feedback that people wanted information on the whole project and he didn't think what Commissioner Howe was suggesting would be well -met during the process. Williams asked how the Northwest parkway improvements were triggered and funded. Jay Hardy responded that they had been working with the parkway on timing and the most immediate need was at Tape and at 96th. The finished product would be a memo of understanding among the parties about how the improvements would be timed and triggered. Funding would come from the Metro District plan in the short-term. Williams clarified that some would come from Northwest parkway and some would come from the Metro District. Hardy confirmed. Williams asked if when the level of service became an F or a D would that trigger funds to improve those intersections. Fox stated that there would be changes but it was not clear how the Northwest parkway would be configured in those changes. Under pre-COVID projections that interchange would need to be upgraded by 2040 and Redtail Ridge would accelerate that somewhat. He said that AM and PM peak hours were conservatively high and that would minimize the peak hour congestion.