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' i • concerns regarding skate boarders and car thieves being on the site due to it being so close to I- 480 and a lack of security. Mr. Shaffer indicted a Iight study was conducted and shows there to be no light spilling over the site. Mrs. O'Rourke felt that even if the lights shine down and are backlit they will still look like beacons. Mr. Lasko suggested that the residents concerns are understandable however, they should understand that these are conceptual plan for the area. The board understands that the residents have lost their buffering that was there before and now they have a clear view of Great Northern Mall and the I-480 traffic. However, he believes that as the residents and the commissioners have an opportunity to put the plans together the results will be a dramatic improvement from what is currently there now. The result will be that the residents will not see anything but a pleasing buffer. Mrs. Yaskowitz suggested the board member have the wall in his backyard. Mr. Lasko suggested that the residents are jetting a better product then what other owners/developers could be doing on this lot. Mrs. Yaskowitz questioned how far from the residents property will the buses be. Mr. Shaffer reviewed that the distance from the site to a resident's lot would be 85 feet along the East Side. The distance along the south property line will be 100 feet, alono, the south to north entrance the distance is 75 feet. Mr. Viergutz a neighbor questioned how high RTA buses are. Mr. Shaffer reviewed that buses are different heights i.e. 10', 11' or inore. Mr. Koeth suggested that the board established a height of buses to be 12-feet high. Mr. Hauff suggested that the existing fence has been damaged were RTA has been tearing things: down and questioned who was going to fix the fence. Mr. Koeth asked who own the fence. Mr. Hauff indicated that RTA was now the owner of the fence. Mr. Koeth questioned if there would be 100 feet of chainlink fence as well as a sound wall between Mr. Hauff property and the RTA site. Mr. Hauff answered "yes" and he wanted the fence to stay as he has a dog. Master C,oin a neighbor questioned if every ones property value would go down once the park & ride is iri place. He.further indicated that he did not want to live behind the park & ride. Mr. Bosl a neighbor thought tlie park & ride_ was so close to I-480 it would be easy to. have caxs stolen. The fence around the perimeter could not be high enough for him and believes that there is safety as well as environmental issues still unanswered. He reviewed all the residents in the neighborhood that have dojs. He questioned who did the envirorunental report. Mr. Feke indicated that Bat Associates Inc. did the environmental tests. Mrs. O'Rourke offered Mr. Bosl her copy of the environmental report. Mr. Bosl questioned if the natural gas burned in the buses would give off an odor. Mr. Shaffer the buses are cleaner burning then what was in the past. Nlr. Bosal would like to see the wall 13 feet or higher. Mr. Brake suggested that the current plan was different from what he saw Iast year. He questioned what would be along the north baarder (Kennedy Ridge Road) of the site. Mr. Shaffer indicated that there would be no egress along the north boundary it will just be green space. Mr. Brake voiced his concerns about foot-traffic in that area and asked to have a wall put around the entire perimeter for security reasons. He does not want to see the neighborhood exposed to a half-lit parking Iot right off I- 480. He suggested that when the residents were first talking to RTA they were going to put a wall around the entire site now, that has changed. Mr. Brake questioned if a close circuit TV system would be put in place as indicated at past meetings. Mr. Shaffer suggested that he is not sure if a TV system would be added to this site. NIr. Brake voiced that he would like to see the close circuit TV as was promised. The other Park and Ride areas are in commercial areas so there is no comparisons to this site. This is a cul-de-sac area, which is right next to a highway and only monitored once in awhile. If this project is not done, right from the onset it will only _ bring unwanted problems. Mr. Conway suggested getting minutes from prior meetings if in fact minutes were taken. Mr. Spalding questioned why the mounds and wall are not included along the northern boundary. He would like to see the wall placed along the northern property Iine. Mr. Shaffer indicated that they could put up a fence but a sound wall would be very expensive. 6