6300 MERRILL CREEK PKY BASE FILE 2018-01-01 MF Import

"-' lOCT.23. 1957 1��97RM WBf� PHCiFIC ��0.944 P.�i6 I � � , i C � 1VIr.Wayne M. Wenu Page 4 � ( October 22, 1997 I � The appiicant believ.s that there aze several factors present that suggest that the initial and aY�iaB� employment level,rather than cho maximum level should be used as thc basis for mitigation fees: t ► Tnduslry cycles-The tenant is a contact business that employs labor on an as-needed basis. If indushy history is an indicator,the elect[onics industry is cyclical. In other parts of che country, and even Everett to some oxtent,transportation facilities have Ibeen built to accomtnodate peak employee loads, and when business faces a dowa � tum, there aze facilities with excess capaciry. Faeiliues in Everett were in this � ' �ituation when the Everett Boeing plant was at iYs low employment period in the late 1980's.'The applicant believes it is not reasonablc to base infrastcucture investments and associated taxes and fees on possible worst c�ce seeaerios wlveh may only l�st i ' , s month or two out of every couple of years• ► Tr�ffic is variable-Because af seasonal employee needs,vacations, and increased l use of altemadve employee schedules (especillly shortened work weeks) there is fluctuation in travel pattems which can produce u much as 20%variability in naffi� • I volumes o:�a roads serving employment-intensive azeas over the course of a week. ► The site wiU need to be aggressive with tranSPortation demand management(TDIv�- I The site will be required to comply with EveretYs commute hip reduction requirements, bazed on the aumber of employecs beginning Work in the morning peak, An aggressive TDM program will reduce the number of trip�gene�'ated As the employee count increases above the average lcvel, the number o`pa:king stalls provided, 665,will also provide a self-limiting feanue to individuals driving to the site. If the max:mum employment scenario is reached, the maximum on-site I employee count would be about �Solectron has about a lOh%cazpool parti ip t on� avoid pazldng ovetilow. Glurently, I The site is calculate�'o cover 825,038 net square feec, or 18.94 acres.Peak period triP Senerarion rate as calculated above,translates to 18.69 trips per acre for the m�� ►Ployment scenario, IThis is below the Ciry's threshold of 30 trips per net acre, so no furtr.r analysis is necessary. $P�ommendation IThe current application is to devr.lop the initial building and operate it with the curtent employee base.This�anslates to a mirigation fee of$137,822, as noted in the fee calculation table above.'The I average operating scenario anticipated for the site is abo�it 550 etnployees, in a shift pattem ideatified above,resulting in a PM peak�ip generation of 162 and a fee of 5162,972, The applicant believes it is reasonable to pay the hip mirigation fee based o:�an avaaSe employment level of 550, I