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leading. He said he didn't recall once making a decision on land use or any other factor where the assumption that the West Amazon Parkway at the proposed location or anywhere else was part of the deli:1}eration. - Mr. Murray added that a second problem clouding the issue was the ques- tion of the arterial route. He questioned whether the route proposed at this time - along the Amazon channel - would improve the existing traffic situation. He wanted the opportunity to ex~lore with the Planning Commission in greater detail various options for the route before making any decision on whether to go ahead with the study. Councilwoman Beal wanted to wait until the ESATS update was completed to have the benefit of that work as a basis on which to decide this arter- ial issue. Councilman Bradley sUPPorted that viewpoint on not only the east/west arterial but also the proposed 30th and Hilyard intersec- tion improvement. Assistant Manager said that could be done if the Council wished but the difficulty was that land use decisions, the 1990 Plan, existing zoning had defined as acceptable those residential areas. Property o"'mers having a right to use their properties as currently zoned created a transporta- tion demand through this spec.ific corridor that required a solution. This study was not choosing any particular route, it addressed only the options for solving the transportation demands that were there. Each of the options would have an impact, he said, and if nothing was done there would have to be changes in the land uses creating the demand. He said again that more discussion with the Planning Commission could be scheduled if the Council was not ready to make judgment to proceed-l.,ith the study o.f alternatives, but staff would like some sense of where the concerns were so they could be addressed. e Councilman Murray wanted it clear that his concern was not the one expressed at the joint meeting on the 23rd - that the first concern should be preser- vation of the green belt along the Amazon, then worry later about an east/west transportation facility. He said he l.,as concerned about the need for the facility and he was ready to look at some alternates, but he was not interested in widening existing streets. He wanted to discuss fur- ther in more detail some of the specific ways an expressway might be provided so as to have more information on which to base a decision about whether it was worth the study. Murray-Williams to schedule a joing meeting with the Planning Comm Comndssion at which questions could be more fully explored, in- 6/25/75 eluding in this motion the intent to provide the opportunity Affirm at some point for public input if there is interest in explor- ing the project further~ Motion carried unanimously. Assistant Manager inquired whether Council would want to have study sessions for the hour prior to committee-of-the-who1e meetings where single specific items could be handled without hampering the normal flow of Council business. There were no objections. Assistant Manager asked that Council members express specific concerns, especially on the West Amazon study, so staff would have the opportunity to gather the necessary information and share it with others ahead of time. 30th/Hilyard Intersection Improvement - West Amazon Corridor Study - Assistant Comm Manager advised that public hearing on the 30th and Hilyard intersection im- provement would be set for the July 28th Council meeting because of the heavy 7/9/75 e hearing schedule on the 14th. In response to Councilman Murray, he said the See Amazon route would probably be discussed with the planning Commission at an Action 11:00 a.m. committee-of-the-whole session in view of the present heavy Commission p.B agendas. Mrs. Beal wondered if the Planning Commission would have to consider the Amazon Parkway issue before discussing it wi th the Council. Assistant Manager answered that staff understood the Council wanted to go over the issue jointly with the Commission before public hearing was set. 4-o~ 7/16/75 .,. 25