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26. On page 6 of the DNS, item 10, the Police Department recommended that for security purposes, "Lighting of the parking lot should be a minimum of one to two foot candles." Illumination levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society were provided as an exhibit in the Staff Report. Although apartment parking areas are not specifically mentioned, recommendations for other parking areas range from one to five foot candles. To provide a reference point for City Council, light readings were taken in front of City Hall (at night) using a Sylvania Light Meter, Model D-2000. Holding the meter directly between the two globe lights on the steps of City Hall, the meter registered one foot candle. Readings taken of the illumination from the street light directly across from City Hall ranged from six (standing directly under the light) to one (standing on the curb directly in front of City Hall, across the street from the street light). 27. The fifth issue appealed by the Silver Lake Action Committee is the additional traffic problems and air emissions from the traffic generated by this proposal. 28. The Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency is the agency with jurisdiction over air quality in this area. Jim Pearson of this agency stated that they would recommend additional air quality analysis for projects with more than 2,500 to 3,000 additional trips generated where there is already high backgrouud air emissions. He stated that for the size and location of this project, additional air emissions should not be significant and additional analysis is not necessary. He did indicate that in the future the City may want to do a cumulative air quality study for all the development proposed in the area. 29. Approximately 1,200 to 1,300 additional vehicle trips per day would be generated by this proposal. In 1987, traffic counts on 19th Avenue S.E. in this area showed about 14,000 trips per day. The proposed apartments would increase traffic levels by about 10 percent. 30. The City has completed an area -wide traffic study of the Silver Lake area, which defined traffic mitigation measures necessary to provide for adequate traffic flows and traffic safety for potential developments in the area. The traffic mitigation measures required for the subject proposal are based upon the recommendations contained in the Silver Lake area -wide traffic study. 31. In order to mitigate the impacts of the increased traffic, the following conditions were placed in the Mitigated DNS: a. 25 feet of right-of-way is to be dedicated to the City for street purposes for 19th Avenue S.E. (SR 527) on the proposal's full frontage per Ordinance 555. (SEPA Transportation Policies) -7-