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Machelle Hill
From: Sonya Watters
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 12:39 PM
To: Clerks; Scott Steckline ~~~~T Y~~
Subject: FW: Paramount Commercial Southwest -Response to Staff Report dated 7/ ~V/
JUL 0 5 2007
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From: Michael Marcheschi {mailto:mmarcheschi@brightoncorp.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 12:37 PM
To: Sonya Watters
Subject: Paramount Commercial Southwest -Response to Staff Report dated 7/2/07
Hello Sonya,
fihank you for your assistance. I am pleased with your recommendations for approval of the two applications.
As we have discussed by phone, I am writing to respond to and clarify a couple of points that were raised in
your staff report.
Regarding 6.e.i...top of page 4 -Water Main Extension
Public Works stated that °The applicant shall be responsible for water main installation from W.
McMillan Road to the intersection of N. Linder Road." It appears that this comment was made by staff
unfamiliar with the details of the ACHD Linder/McMillan Roadway Improvements Project.
Through close coordination with Kyle Radek of your Public Works Department, the water main
extension on McMillan and Linder adjacent to this proposed development has been designed, reviewed
and approved by all involved agencies with the ACHD Linder/McMillan Roadway Improvements Project.
This proposed commercial development will follow the roadway widening activity and placement of
the designed utilities. All easements and agreements have been worked out through Kyle Radek of
the City according to the stub locations identified on the design plans. The final, approved plans are
dated 3/22/07 and are in Kyle's possession for reference. Brighton Corporation is managing the
construction of the widening (including the water main extension) project through a cooperative
development agreement with the City and ACHD. Agreements include resolved financial participation
for the water main and associated appurtenances. Please contact Kyle Radek of the City or Jay
Walker, PM of Brighton Corporation.
Regarding_6..i,..bottom._of pag.e__5_ -„Proposed Streets and/or Access
The Staff Report stated that "The Planning Department is ... not supportive of the northern right-
in/right-out access."
Please be aware that per the ACHD Linder/McMillan Roadway Improvements Project cited above, all of
the proposed access points, both right-in/right-out and full servicing the proposed development, have
been approved by ACHD and have been included in the final, stamped and signed, working drawings
for the roadway widening project commencing in Fall 2007. Please contact Darrin Carroll of ACHD or
Jay Walker, PM of Brighton Corporation for further clarification.
Regarding Exhibit B, 4.1 -Comments from the Police Department
The Police Department commented that "the proposed plat and/or site design encourages high-speed,
cut-through traffic. The applicant shall work with the Ada County Highway District to provide traffic
calming design to decrease travel speeds within the development."
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In response, please be aware that Brighton has already worked with ACRD to input traffic calming
measures into the design. Those measures include offsetting the stub street "T" intersection in
Paramount South 60 and by curving the internal roadways to eliminate direct lines-of-sight for
potential high-speed, cut-through traffic.
Again, thank you for your assistance and I look forward to the Commission's review this evening.
Respectfully yours,
Michael
Michael H. Marcheschi
BRIGHTON CORPORATION
12601 W. Explorer Dr., Ste. 200
Boise. ID 83713
P. (208) 378-4000
F. (208) 377-8962 .
E. mmarcheschi@brightoncorp.com
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