1985/12/16 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

501 December 16,1985 • Mayor Moore stated that the City will not settle for less rhan the • best access at the most affordable cost. This option seems to offer an access route that the City can live vdth and at a cost that sHould be able to be funded by the state and federal governments. Mark Kalkoske, 1830 Colby, thanked the committee for their efforts and he encouraged the Council to select the North/South route as the main access route for the Navy base. • Mark Houser, 1812 Holbrook, reviewed a Navy report to Congress on • Homeporting costs for budgeting purposes. The report shows only $9,000,000 for access roads for the Everett homeport. Bill Udmar, 203 Skyline Drive,expressed concern with access to his property from Marine View Drive. During Salty Sea Days the street • was closed off due to the excess traffic to-the waterfront. • dohn Bushaw, 3402 Norton, expressed concern with the traffic going sou.and the possibility of the increased traffic flows through the residential areas. Ron Camm-on stated that this area is of special concern and that City staff:ould need to work with the neighborhood to determine alternatives which would deter the use of the • neighborhood streets for other traffic. • Aileen Langhans, 2630 Grand, expressed concern about what would • happen to her home as it is located right next to the elevated street. She stated that the North/South route would create more congestion in the downtown area. She felt that another route would be more acceptable. She requested if this route is chosen what • options would be available to her to mitigate the impact of the • roadway to her home. Leonard Whit,1828 Chestnut,encouraged adoption of the Worth/Scuth • proposed route. The City should plan to keep traffic out of the neighborhoods. Nanette Stanfield, 1909 19th, expressed her gratitude that 19th Street WaS not the recommendation of the committee. She recommended • the adoption of the North/South route and felt that this route would also build up business in the downtown area. • Chuck Mahlum, 101 Beech, also expressed his gratitude that 19th • Street was not the recommended route. He felt that the viaduct or elevated street North/South route option would eliminate the most problems. He cautioned Council to carefully review the construe,. project to see that the Scott Paper access is not impacted too • greatly during the construction period. He asked if a one-way grid • -Everett Avenue-one way west and Pacific Avenue-one Way east, had been considered. He felt this would be a viable and prudent route for Sverett. Virginia Miller, 3412 Federal,expressed her concern over the south end of the traffic flow towards the Port Gardner Neighborhood. She • requested information on the cost of the Navy Bomeporting in regards • to Police, Fire, streets, schools etc. Councilman Overstreet advised her that most of the cost estimates are contained in the Environmental Impact Statement and the Fiscal Impact Analysis. Both these documents are available City Ilan and at the Public • Library. Mrs.Miller asked the Council for consideration of seniors and people on fixed incomes. • • •