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PLATTING BOARD MEETING Page 6 May 4, 2005 BOARD MEMBER WALSH seconded. She offered an amendment to reword condition 6 to state “Resolve the need to construct Abbott Road to urban half street standards with curb, gutter and sidewalk on the north site from Old Seward Highway, west, extending at least 60 feet beyond the eastern boundary of the Long Street intersection pending resolution with the State of Alaska on their upcoming project.” This was accepted as a friendly amendment. BOARD MEMBER CARESS felt the implications of the letter were that the proposed project improvements by the State of Alaska would impact condition 6. Those improvements are widening the Seward Highway from 4 to 6 lanes, modifying existing interchanges, rehabilitating frontage roads and constructing a frontage road between Dimond and O'Malley, overcrossings at International Airport Road, 68 th Avenue, 76 th Avenue, and 92 nd Avenue, extension and upgrade of 92 nd Avenue to minor arterial standards through the New Seward Highway and Old Seward Highway and providing pedestrian and bicycle accommodation and drainage. BOARD MEMBER CARESS had concern, however, that all of the overcrossings proposed by this project could not be accomplished in one construction season. He had asked that condition 6 be reconsidered out of concern that he thought it was appropriate. He had concern, however, that these improvements might occur much later than the 2007 construction season while the Toyon Subdivision is being developed. He asked if the developer should pay to improve this road at this time or let the taxpayers do so later. MR. WEAVER explained the State of Alaska will be building an overpass at this location and this road will not be accessible in the future. He believed the Board required this condition at the request of PM&E because it is peripheral to the subdivision. He did not believe the proposed development was going to use Abbott Road as its access. When the overpass is constructed, these properties will probably have very limited access to it; only closer to the Old Seward Highway. It would be premature to build the road, particularly since they will not be using it as access. MR. SOULE stated PM&E would have no objection to deleting condition 6. BOARD MEMBER CARESS reworded his amendment to delete condition 6. BOARD MEMBER WALSH agreed as second. BOARD MEMBER KREGER asked in what way the Board erred in adopting this condition in its previous action. MR. WEAVER explained that peripheral road improvements are discretionary to the Board, the Board made this recommendation at the request of Staff, and Staff received new factual information that changed the Staff position. BOARD MEMBER KREGER asked what was the public testimony in this case. MS. O’BRIEN did not recall any public testimony being offered in this case. CHAIR PHELPS stated that was also his recollection. VICE CHAIR WALSH noted that the Chair was not present for this case. CHAIR PHELPS stated this was correct. VICE
PLATTING BOARD MEETING Page 7 May 4, 2005 CHAIR WALSH indicated she could not recall any public testimony for or against this case. BOARD MEMBER LINNELL asked when ADOT is planning to construct the proposed improvements. MR. WEAVER replied that in the last discussion with them he understood that project is on an accelerated path for construction in the next two to four years. BOARD MEMBER LINNELL recalled that the only discussion in this case was among Board Members. He recalled that one Board Member had concern with regard to pedestrian access. BOARD MEMBER SHRIVER stated she was concerned with children because there is a subdivision across the street and she wished to ensure there were sidewalks for children to get to school safely. BOARD MEMBER LINNELL asked if this is still a concern. BOARD MEMBER SHRIVER replied that this is still a concern, but she was not sure if this street would be used as access to the residential subdivision. MR. WEAVER stated a rezoning is being processed to the south of the subdivision. There are two north/south streets out of the R-5 subdivision to the south; the eastern one will not have access to Abbott because of the overpass. Short Street will have rightin/right-out access to Abbott. BOARD MEMBER LINNELL asked if the subdivision currently has access, but will not in the future. MR. WEAVER stated the easternmost street will not have access to Abbott. He stated this area is in transition. A rezoning is being processed on the western portion of the property. The area will probably be reconfigured and rezoned to a different zoning district. Currently, R-O SL zoning is being considered, residential office with a residential component. BOARD MEMBER CARESS noted many assumptions are being made with respect to time schedule, funding, and whether the zoning will or will not be approved. He only received the letter addressed to Mr. Weaver and that letter says it “could cause changes.” CHAIR PHELPS thought there is new information from ADOT that brings into question whether it is now appropriate to require construction of the street. He understood Staff had considered the ADOT letter and it is their opinion that condition 6 is not required. MR. SOULE clarified that 92 nd Avenue and Abbott is the same street. It would be cumbersome to require the petitioner to build a road that would likely be rebuilt in a different fashion in two to three years. CHAIR PHELPS asked if the ADOT project is on the Transportation Improvement Program. MR. WEAVER replied that he did not discuss that with ADOT. BOARD MEMBER CARESS took exception to Staff’s comments about a road being built in two to three years. The ADOT letter says that at the earliest maybe in 2007 there will be four overcrossings. He felt that to have that much construction over the Seward Highway could take as many as five or six years. CHAIR PHELPS asked if Mr. Caress was suggesting that because of the speculative nature of this situation, it would be appropriate to not delete condition 6.
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