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account for the building scale issues that were at the heart of the neighborhood's concern. The Planning Commission discussion of this issue occurred mostly at the January 5, 2004 meeting. The minutes of that meeting accurately describe the ebb and flow of that conversation (see pages 3 through 7). Given the restrictions proposed through the CUP approval process, staff recommends against further restricting the total area in which conditional uses could be placed. 5. What would the neighborhood have said if they had known that traffic studies and mitigation wouM not be funded? Staff Response: Throughout the mediation process, staff stated repeatedly that no funding had been allocated for the additional traffic studies or for construction of indicated improvements. The University and neighborhood representatives were both made aware that Council had eliminated funding for the traffic calming program, that Fairmount was one of many neighborhoods that were seeking relief from speeding traffic and pass-through traffic, and that staff could not support policy language that commits a future City Council to funding improvements of an undetermined amount in some future year. The neighborhood (East Campus Committee) was equally adamant that the two identified traffic studies were critically important to the neighborhood. City and University staff agreed that these studies should be a high priority and further agreed to jointly recommend that they be considered as such by the Council. Having heard the Council discussion following the public hearing, East Campus Committee representatives will submit follow-up testimony revealing their reaction to that discussion. That testimony is included in Attachment C. 6. Do the impacts identified in the Traffic Impact Analysis result in a need for mitigation. How do we fund that mitigation? How do we rom developer accountable for impacts identified in a TIA ? StaffResponse: A Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) review is required, by code (EC 9.8670) when one of the following conditions exists: 1. The development will generate 100 or more vehicle trips during the peak hour. 2. The increased traffic resulting from the development will contribute to traffic problems in the area based on current accident rates, traffic volumes or speeds that warrant action under the city's traffic calming program. 3. A traffic engineering analysis indicates that approval of the development will result in roadway levels of service in the vicinity of the development that do not meet adopted level of service standards. 4. For development sites that abut a street in Lane County's jurisdiction, a TIA review is required if the proposed development will generate or receive traffic by vehicles of heavy weight in their daily operation. City Council Agenda page 253 3