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From:Chris Johnson
Sent:Friday, April 21, 2023 8:15 AM
To:Charlene Way
Subject:FW: Regency at River Valley 3
Attachments:River Valley 3 Site Plan, North Access, Entrance Striping.pdf
For the record of a potential upcoming project.
Thanks,
Chris
From: Luke Cavener
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2023 8:08 AM
To: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Cc: Bill Nary <bnary@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Fwd: Regency at River Valley 3
Just an FYI for the public record. Feel the solicitation for feedback would fall into ex parte communication. I called
Branden and left him a message thanking for the info but indicated I wouldn’t provide any feedback based on my
concerns and that this email would be added to the record if this would come fourth as an application.
Bill, happy to chat further if needed.
From: Brandon Ames <Brandon.A@bachhomes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 1:34:01 PM
To: lcavener@meridiancity.org <lcavener@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Regency at River Valley 3
External Sender - Please use caution with links or attachments.
Luke,
I hope this finds you in good health and happiness. It has been some time since we met, but we have been working on
addressing the concerns that you and other city council members had for our proposed project. We sent an email out a
while ago, but I wanted to reach out to you personally to see if I can get any feedback you might have on our
resolutions. Below is a summary of what we have done over the past months.
1. Ada County School District. We have spoken with Marci Horner, the acting planning and development
coordinator for the district multiple times in the last year, the district anticipates that this development will
generate approximately 14 additional students and sees no problem accommodating them into the school
district.
2. Local traffic flow. We contracted Hales Engineering Innovative Transportation Solutions to perform three
different traffic studies. The first study was based on Bach’s vacant parcels as a commercial retail strip mall. The
second study was based on Bach’s vacant parcels as a multi-family development with no connection to the
north. The third study was based on Bach’s vacant parcels as a multi-family development with a connection to
the north. Below are the trip counts for the commercial vs. multifamily. We have included in this email a
summary of the traffic studies for you to review. (See attached Traffic Study Summary)
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3. Traffic flow. At the main entrance of the Regency complex there is a roundabout located at the entrance that
was designed to guide the flow of traffic into the complex. However, in recent years many of the residents at
Regency have developed a habit of turning left in front of the roundabout posing a dangerous risk of the
oncoming traffic. To prevent this from happening we will be striping the round as described in the layout.
(Please see exhibit 4)
4. Connection to the north to alleviate traffic flow south of the property onto River Valley St. We decided to look at
different options that would optimize the traffic flow around our site and provide better access to N. Eagle. After
working with our traffic engineers, we have come up with a plan that we believe would most effectively improve
the overall traffic flow of the area. In our existing development “Regency at River Valley” we will be connecting
to the north through phase 1. We believe through traffic simulations that this is one of the most effective ways
to provide access to N. Eagle. We also plan to build 2 new cross access connections from River Valley Phase 3
development into River Valley Phase 1 development. (Please see exhibit 2 &3). We will also install an emergency
only Fire Department Access to through the north to the Copper Pearl property to the north.
Again, I hope you’re doing well and I look forward to talking with you soon,
Brandon Ames, P.E.
Vice President, Operations and Construction
Brandon.A@BachHomes.com
C: (435) 272-3958
O: (801) 727-9581
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