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7A Page 46 curious to see more language in the FEIR of what is exactly going to be done for slope stability during excavation, so that it is consistent with#he EIR. Commissioner Hoit referred to the pictures of the views of the hospital from Bland#ord of the parking structure is very stark compared to the beaufiful landscaping alf along Alameda and Whipple. Chair Seybert appfauded Sequoia Hospital for its public participation process that has been a mode� for other cities to #ol{ow. He would encourage Sequoia Hospital to get a group tagether from the hospital (employees) to look at progressive ways of doing traffic mitiaation. He wo�l� er!c�Gr?ne �?��nfa H�spita! s#?ff �.nc� the City to loc�k at the tr�ffic on Whipple and would encourage residents on Whipple to stay involved in this process. Jon Lynch, City Engineer, would like to get feedback and an opinion fram the Planning Commission regarding overhead facilities (electrical & telephone) along Whipple and Afameda and if they would iike it to be under graunded. Chair Seybert replied that he likes the idea of fair and appropriate in-lieu fees and #he City being abke to decide city wide where that money is used most appropriately, this would alfow the City more flexibility. Commissioner Gee sta#ed that if the vision of the City, for example, is to underground all utilities aiong Whipple, then everyone along Whipple needs to pay their own shar� and not just put it on one developer or one property owner. Regarding in-fieu fees everyone shauld contribute to be consistent Citywide. This item will return sometime in Jufy, 2047. 7. NORTH MAIN STREE PRECfSE PLAN—(Public Hearing) Mr. Passanisi mentioned that when the Main Street Precise Plan was originally sent out to the Planning Commission }ast week, only chapter 2 (Development Standards and Urban Desion Guid�linesl was sent ou#; chapters 1, 3 and 4 were not included. The entire document was put on the City's website for public access. This afternoan staff e-maiEed the Planning Commissioners and dropped off hard copies of the sntire North Main Street Precise Plan, so that the entire document would be reviewed before the meeting tonight. The added chapter totaled 10 pages and inc{uded#he following: Chap#er 1 —context, background, exis#ing plans, and Precise P1an's issues and goals. Chapter 3 — Capital improvement and the streetscape frontage renovations needed to promote an �rban streetscape character. Chapter 4 — actions requ+red ta put the new policies in place including amendments to the General Plan anci Zoning Map and Capita! improvements include street trees, lights and pedestrian crossings. Mr. Mehra rnentioned Valerie Young, Contract Planner for the I'fanning Department, who assisted in working an the CEQA portion of the document and was assisted by a couple of consultants, who wrote the tra#fic and noise studies for this Precise Plan. Terry Bottomley from Bottomley and Associates, an urban design consultant was hired to draft the Precise Plan. [v{r. Mehra, Associate PEanner,gave a povuerpoint presentation an the fallowing: Page7ofi7