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Attachment 24 - Public CommentFrom: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Loretta Stagnitto Leadership Associates <loretta@lorettastagnitto.com> Tuesday, August 09 , 2016 10:04 AM Joel Paulson; Planning ; Sally Zarnowitz; BSpector; msavoc@losgatosca.gov; Rob Rennie ; Steven Leonardis; miensen@losgatosca.gov Loretta Stagnitto; Ron Ricci (rricci); bruce.mccombs@comcast.net Do not approve North 40 development! Dear Town Council and Planning Commission members -We have lived in Los Gatos for more than 25 years, AND we are proponents of progress. Howe ver , I must ask if any of you, personally, have tried to drive around the town, especially on the weekends, and I will be surprised if you say NO. Have you had to get on to highway 17 on a weekend? I live two miles from the entrance, off South Kennedy and Phillips. In late July, I needed to get to a workshop in Santa Cruz b y noon. I left at 11 am , and it took me 45 MINUTES to get the the highway entrance. I was over an hour late for my workshop. Last Saturday night we were coming home from a movie in Scotts Valley. It took us 1.5 hours to drive from there to Los Gatos at 9:30pm, and there was no accident. Just traffic . THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. AND YOU THINK THAT ADDING MORE PEOPLE, HOMES , AND STORES TO LOS GATOS IS GOING TO FIX THIS SITUATION? The past few weekends, there have been people driving around the neighborhoods off Phillips, South Kennedy and Alpine areas, just to find ways to get to Hwy 17. We were stuck in traffic jams in our own back neighborhoods. WE DON 'T EVEN HAVE OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS ANYMORE TO STAY AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC JAMS ON LOS GATOS BLVD. THIS IS ALSO TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AS A RESIDENT OF LOS GATOS . AND YOU THINK THAT ADDING MORE PEOPLE, HOMES AND STORES TO LOS GATOS IS GOING TO FIX THIS SITUATION? I find it r eall y hard to understand how we can vote for this, and let this happen, without any plans to improve the infrastructure, schools, etc. And even if there were plans for that, do we really believe that the North 40, in it 's current presentation, is good for Lo s Gatos? I will be at the meetin g tonight to help defeat thi s ! Respectfully, Loretta S tagni tto ft LORETIA STAGNtTIO ACH E loretta@lorcttd S~J:ntt to.com www.loret tast agn itto.com 1 From: Pat Home [rnailto:pat.stafford(i':l;comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 I 0:34PM To: Council Subject: North Forty Meeting Hello all. I appreciate nil of yo ur efforts a nd und erstand the s tress t hi s project has p laced yo u all under. Al tho u gh there is a general need fo r more hous in g; espec ia ll y low income ho us ing . 1 am opposed to the proposal for m ost of the reasons listed to ni g ht duri ng the town mee ting-traftic, schoo ls . cannibalization of down to·wn bus in ess, etc. There were some good ideas tonight that s h o uld be im·estigatcd. I am ver y concern ed a bout the s tate position concerning s m a ll towns an d their s ub seq uent co ntinuing RHNA/ABAG allocations with multipliers. [am very interested in w h at Rep Low wants to discuss w ith yo u. Is it possible to h ave h is conference call w ith yo u o n Th ursday recorded and made available to the town resi dents? T hank you aga in , Pat Stafford 16429 \V. ~vtozart Ave Los Gatos , C A 95032 (51 0) 364-2258 cel l From: Shannon Susick [!.!.1<)_i_llo:ssusickf!~C o mca_~t.nct ] Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:58 PM To: BSpector; Marico Sayoc; Marcia Jensen; Steven Leonardis; Rob Rennie Cc: Laurel Prevetti ; Joel Paulson; Robert Schultz Subject: North 40 Hearing Submission Follow up Good Afternoon Mayor, Council & Staff, First and foremost thank you so much for your time, service & consideration; not just last night and the past few years, but for the time ahead on this complex application and development. Please consider the following: 1. There is case study that could support overturning the current EIR in regards to impacts (cumulati ve & otherwise) from closely associated projects: San Franc iscans.for R ea sonable Growth v. City & County of San Francisco, eta/. Janumy 24 1984 2. There are some specific documents I was trying to locate on public record that could have a significant effect on the EIR, potential supplemental EIR and traffic studies including; a. Scope of notices from the City of San Jose to the Town regarding thi s project (per the City of San Jose) 3/4/20 14 (prior to final EIR certification) and 6/24/2015. b. TJKM Peer Review ofTwo Fehr & Peers Draft Memos dated 12 /3/2014 and 12 /4 /2014 (the attachment on the Town website has a Student Popu lation Report uploaded in its p lace) c. Current Traffic Studies requested by Commissioners & residents with actual data v. simulated and projected. I have attached the following requested & unrequested doc uments & links regarding the current appl ication: 1. Power Point presentation that I was unable to present fully (8/9 /20 16 .) 2. Link to California DOT manual a. hJJp :/! w \\::~-=dot . ca. gQ_~.r/h qLlJ2!2£Qf!i ccfi/ oc.p / i gr cs~~P li I f.,~_j_i-~g1-!_i de . rill' 3. Delay Pattern Estimation from A lexandre Bayen 4. Traffic Signals Manual from the Texas DOT 5. Good Samaritan Draft EIR a. http:i \vww .sanjo scc a.!!OV D oc umenlCentcri V i cvv/56 789 6. Good Samaritan Draft TIA a. http:/:\vww.san joscca.gov/Document( cntcr/Vicw/56790 We are recommending the current application be denied for various findings a nd that the Specific Plan be a mended. We do not believe that administrative changes will mitigate the issue s with the application. We also would l ike to request that current traffic studies that both the residents and Commission ha ve requested be provided. Considering the size and scope of thi s and the adjacent project; an independent study not paid for the developer might be the most trans parent and objective for th e Town. Thank you so much for your time & service. You all are amazing! Sharman Susick (qos) 316-9559 SAN FRANCISCANS FOR REASONABLE GROWTH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Defendants and Respondents, CITICORP and Citibank, N.A., California corporations, Real Parties in Interest and Respondents. SAN FRANCISCANS FOR REASONABLE GROWTH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Defendants and Respondents, CROW-SPIEKER #99, a Texas limited partnership, Real Party in Interest and Respondent. SAN FRANCISCANS FOR REASONABLE GROWTH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al. Defendants and Respondents, VINTAGE PROPERTIES, a limited partnership, Real Party in Interest and Respondent. SAN FRANCISCANS FOR REASONABLE GROWTH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Defendants and Respondents, LINCOLN MISSION/SPEAR ASSOCIATES, Real Party in Interest and Respondent. 151 Cal.App.3d 61 A019128 , A019130, A019126 and A019129. Court of Appeal, First Di strict, Divi sion 2, California. Jan. 24, 1984. Appeal was taken from judgments of the Superior Court, City and County of San Franci sco, Daniel H. Weinstein, J., denying petitions for writs of mandate compelling lo cal planning commission to set aside resolutions that certified four environmental impact reports and to void pennits that allowed construction of high-rise office buildings . The Court of Appeal, Rouse, J ., held that in omitting from its calculations and analyses of cumulative impacts other closely related projects that were currently under environmental review, the commission applied an unreasonably narrow interpretation of guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act and, in so doing, abused its discretion. Delay Pattern Estimation for Signalized Intersections Using Sampled Travel Times Xuega ng (J eff) B an , Ry an H er r ing , P en g Hao , and A lex and re M . Ba ye n l ntl·r s ec tio n ddays tll'l' the n1 :1jor contr ibuti ng fac tor to artt•ria l d days. :'l l e th od ~ to t·~tim a t c in tersectio n delay pallcrn s h) usin :,: m eas u red t r:n d ti m e~ a rc ~tudi e d. T h<· d e l a ~· patterns pro ' id<• a ""Y to estimate the d e lll y fo r any ve h icl e arri \'in g at the in tcnec ti o n at any tinu·, whic h i ~ u se ful for providing tim e-d e p e nd ent inte r sectio n d el ay infor m a tion to t h <· drh ing p ublic . The mod e l r eq u ires s ampled tra vt'l time s lw i\Hen t \\O c tHI>t'c nt h <'loc ations on arteria l s t r et'ls. o n e upstrea m a nd the o tht'r d o" n ~t ream o f a s ign ali.r.cd intcrs<·c t io n . "it ho nt the need to know sig- nal t imin g or t raffi c lltn\ inform a tion. S ign a l phast's can actually h c esti- matrd from tlH' delay p a ll <·r ns. wh ich is a unilfU t' ft'a tnrt' ofth<· p r opost'd rm·thod in I his pap<·r . The p ropo st'd m od e l is base d on two o b se r \'atio ns r eganling d t'la~ s for s ig na liz <'d intersect io n>: (a) d e lay can h <· a pproxi- ma t e!~ r e prese nted h~ pic c<·" is c li near c un e > dut' t o the c harac ter is tic s of q ue ue forming a nd d i>c harg ing a n d (b) th en~ is a ntHitrh·ial in crease in del a ~· a fte r I h e st art· of t h e r ed time tha t e n ab les det ectio n o f tlH' st :ll't nf a cycl e. A ll:a st-s qu :1re s-h a sc d a lgorit hm is d e ve lope d to ma tc h m t'a- s urcd d c la ~s in e ach cyc le h )' us ing p ic<'C I\ise lin e ar c u r ves . The p r o - po se d mode l a nd nlg o r it hm arc te s ted b ~· u sing fi e ld experime nt dat a "ith rc:~~o n ah l e n ·su lt s. Tra1 d ti me o r d.:iay is o ne o ft he mos t impo n ant roa dway tra l'l k m.:t ric ,. Pn11 iding tra1 cl times on freeway routes , for example. 1 ia free" ay changeable message signs. has now become a com- mon pra.:t icc in ma ny swtes in t he Uni ted States. Arterial travel time information . however. is not wi dely avai lable du e to the dif- ficul ty of estimati ng arterial tra f fic condir io ns. Art crinll rnffic is fund;unentally dif'l\:n:nt from fr eeway t n tiTic. The difll:rc nce in trartk fl ow pattern s i' main ly due to t he existence o f lra fti c s ig- n;d,, stop ~ig n «. and c ross lra ffic that int roduces in te rrupt io ns lo arh:ria l traffi c tlo11 . T hes.: in terr upt ions b ring discontinui l ics 10 quanli t i.:s o f int.:r.:st s uch as I rave l t imes or del ays. In add irion. di st in.:l frorn rrc.:wa y.;. in an a n .:ri a l ne twork th e re a rc us ually man:-' p0<;siblc routes from a n origin 10 a dcsri natio n. P rovi d ing tnt1 ·el t imes fo r on.: or a fe11 rou tes m;~y nor be. urticicnt for a driver to get a full p ic t ure of rh e arte r ia l l ra l'li c cond it ion s. T here- fore. pro1 idi ng t ime-dependen l dday information for art e rial X Ban and P Hao . Department of Civil and Envll'onmental Engmeering, Ren sselaer Polvtechntc lns~1tute . Room JEC 4034 11D Ei ghth Street. Troy. NY 121B0-3590 R r-rrrng De:Jartmem of lndustrral Engineer;ng ard 00era tmns Research . Untver- Eit, of Ca..'Jm•a . Ber~e'ey. 2105 Barcroft li-Jay. Sutte 300 Berkeley. CA 194704. A 'A Bo;~n. Deoarr:rr.ent of c .. ,, and Env n•ownental Engtneertng . System s Eng 1eer- 111g. Ur vP.I'S r:; of Ca ·forn1a. Berkeley , 711 Davts Hall . Berkel ey , CA 94720-1720 Correr.oond ,ng auc'lor X . Ban, banx<1'ilrpr edu Tr~nsporrar on RPsearch Record. Jotn'11al of the Transportat ion Research Board. No. 2130, Tre~s1orta~io1 Research Board 'Jf the National Academies. Waslllngton . D c 2009 no W9-119 DOl 10 3141.'2130-14 109 intersections seems mort' de si rab le. This paper fo.:u ses on signal- ize d inte rsect io n de lays as they a rc typ1call y the m:tjor contnbul ing faL·to r to arte r ial d elays. Various nll><kls l(lcusing nn si gn a li/.cd intcrsccti(>lh ha1 e h.:cn developed t o esti mate art erial lra 1·cJ time s or del ay">. Stati:-tical tm:ihods arc proposed in ( /-3) in which 1ra1 <'I lime' arc modeled :b a li ne-a r combina lion of occup<nJcy. ll o11. and 'ignal parame t er~. X ie el a!. ( ./) treat arter ial l ink tra vel t ime as the su mmation o f cnlis.: timL' ;md sig nal de la y. Cruise ti me is computed by u:-ing detc<.:tor spee ds. a nd signa l d elay is es limat cd by u:-ing a sim rli fkcl inl cr-;cc- lion queuing diagram th at requires basi.: 'igna l par.-tmeters. Skabar- doni s and Dowling dcve lor ed a n imp ro1 ed sp~cd -fl o1' rclati0thhip (5) that was shm1 n to be l'l'fec t i\e 10 cakulate anc·nal link tra1 el t im e~ (15). These modd~ are mainl y fo r c~trmating a1·eragc (or s tati c) arterial t ravel ti m e~: rc·ccnt allc nt ion has l'o.:uscd on c:Htmaling dy- nam ic (o r t imc-dcpendenr) a rt er ia l tral'cl times ( 7. 8). Skabardon is and Gerol im ini s ( 7) mode l ltnk tra1.:l t im.: a. th.: summn rio n of t'rc .:- fl ow trave l time and signa l delay ; sign al d.: la y consi~t ~ or' ~ingk vehicle de la y. que uing d.:la y. an d 01 er\aturat ion d.:Ja y. T he caku- lat ion o f ~ig n a l delay r.:q uires 30-s trat)i c 1 olumc and deta ikd <.ig.- nal t im in g paramete rs. By us ing high-n:sohr l ton (secon d-b)-,<.:cond) traffic sig nal events da Hl t suc h as ph asl' and rimi ng change s) a nd ve hi cle acr ua t io n dala . Liu and Ma (8) cotbtruct •·, irrua l'' vehic lr trajectories that ma ke it pos,i blc to estimate arcurate d) nam1c art.:ria l tra\<:lrimcc;. Mo st exist ing art erial mod.:l s requir..:. a' a mi n imum. th.: J...no11 l- edge oftruflic signal t imin g parameters an d lrartk volume w csti- rn al c arterial tra1 ·c J rimes or d c lu ys. Co llc.:c t ing trunk s ignal data for wide-area ar ter ial stree t;, is rwt tri1 ial ,inl't: hi,toncall > traffic signal s ha ve been operated and maintain.:d b1· mult ipk agL'n.:i.:s . By usi ng th e 1 ch irlc rci dcmificution tcc hn iqut•. it ha:-bee n :-ho11 n (<J-/1) that samples o f intersecl io n dela y' .:an be obtained direc t !)-. In parrirular. Kwong et a !. (I:!) propo~c a nc11 scheme in 11 hic h wireless lraffit: senso rs arc d.:p loyc d dow nstrea m (at a fi~L·d di s lance suc h a;, 12 rn) of sig nalized imcrscc t ion s. Tr;tftic 1olume i~ w lk'c tcd al eac h s.::nso r local ion rogeth er 1\ irh \chicle ,,gnatur.::~. A spc ci all) desig ne-d \Ch icle rei d entif'u.:a l io n algorit hm is dc,clopl'll ILl match veh icles ti·om ~ignature' (I :!). The algori t hm is ba se d on a ,t;tl is t i- cal mod.: I of' th e si g natures. wi th pa ram e ters cst im.-.tcd ti·o m dat~t . and no "ground trut h" is required. II' the a lgorit hm is a pp li..:d lotll'o consccu ti1·c senso r location s (o ne upslrcam and the o1her d\JIIn - st rcarn of a ~igna li/.cd intersect io n ). intcr~cc ti on Ira' cl 11111c~ (t'r delll ys ) Clln be obtained direc rly. A uniq ue feature oi'snch u 1chidc rc idenlificatio n met hod is th ai t raftic signal info rmat io n t' not req uired . It is furt her shown th at sig na l ph ases can h~ dc ri1 cd fn>m t he matc hed vehicks by looki ng at t ht· slart a nd end time s of t he fi r> I vehi cle in a queue ( 12 ). The 1 c hi cle rci dentifi cal ion method prt)\ 1d es a strai !!hl li,rw:t rd way for .::s 1ima1 ing intersec t ion dela ys wit hou t the req L;ir.:ment of 110 ~igna l info rmat io n. S:t mp k d travel time s, h owever. o nly pro1·id e di sc retc mea sure ment s in the time d oma in. Now the qu es tion is: Can a t im c-d~pendt"nt i nt e r se~:t io n del ay pattern curve be co nstrm:ted by t~>i n g ~am plcd tr;l\cl ti mes fo r a gi1Tn s ig na li Le d interse cti on'' .\n 111tui t i1e an s11er i~ to rt'surne tra vd t ime~ change lin ea rl y bet \\'een two neig hbori ng ~ampkd tra1 el t im<"s. A~ sho\\'n be ltl\\·. s uch a me th od may not he the most c tTcct i\·e. espectally when th e penetra - tion rate is relat ively hig h. In th is pape r. a lea st-. quarc!'--ba :;ed a lg o - rithm is Jcvelo pt•d to e,timate the del ay pallern ~ fr o m samp led trave l t imt's by rcc ogn i7i ng the underlying charac teri stks of si gnalized i ntcrsection de lays. The prop osed al go rithm can be applied to s pe cia ll y depl oyed fi xed- loca t io n se th (>rs ( <,uc h as loo p detec tors or wireless sensors ( 12)] o r the 1 inual tr ip !me CVT L ) tec h ni que base d o n glo ha l pos it io n - mg s~'s t e m tG I'S)-l'q uipped ce ll phones (13. /4 ). VTLs ar..: virtual loop detceiO rs '' nho ut any r..:qu ire me ntto <it:plo y ph ys ical detectors or ot her infrao;tn tct ures. A~ a veh icle e qu ipp ed 11 ith a GPS cell phon e pa -;s..:s b} a VT L locat io n, th e locat ion and ~p..:ed o f the wh i- ck arc sent loa secu re se rver from which al l ve hi cl es' info rmati on i-; ag g r..:gat cd and tn msfcrr..:d to traffic model s. Depl oy ment of \'Tl.s is tlc:><tb lc. wit h m:~jo r c onsiderati o ns for pri vac y preserv;t- tion (/5 ). Art erial \'TL dat a in cl ud~ indi,·idua l \Chi ciL: speeds at eao.:h VTL and tra1 .:I tim.:~ bet\\'~e n consecutive \'TLs fo r 1 ch ic les cqui pp..:d 11 tt h G PS cl'l l p hones. S uc h da ta provi de ric h in fo rmat io n ab o ut art e rial tra !'fic states whil e ma intain ing p r i ~;t cy vi ol a ti o ns at a mi nima l levd. Th..: raw VTL tra,·..:l tim e data can be pro cessed to generate samples o f intt!rscc tiun d e lays . In th is pa per. me th o ds a re pro- pose d to e stimat e i nt cr:>e ct io n delay patt ern s by us ing these sam - p les. T he a u th o r, sh011 t hat delay patt e rn s ca n be repre sente d as ptece11 ise li ne ar ( P\\ L) cur ves. T h c~e curve; a rc d e\'{.' lo ped b y usmg \\'ell-de1elopcd trat'lic t1o\\' th.:o ry o n q ue ue form ing and dtsc hargi n g at signalized t nt er,ec tio ns. Th t• a uth o rs t he n s ho w hm1 to usc co ll ected VT L tr;tvel time s to esti ma te the parameters o f pa ttcrn cu n cs . w ithout kn owin g ei th e r tra ffi c signal parame - te r' o r tra ffi c v o l um e. T he est imation al gorithm is a two -s tep lca s t -~quares meth od th a t can be co nve rted to so lve multipk con- IC>. q ua d rat ic progra nh in s mal l dime nsion s. T he c,timatcd d elay pa tt t'rth ca n a lso be d irec t ly u se d to derive signal phases. The mod el and a lgor ithm a rc tes te d in m ic ro~cop i c tra ffi c si mu lat ion and ,·ali datcd by thmg fi.:l d experiment d ata ob taine d fro m wire le ss se n,ors. ARTERIAL VTL SYSTEM For aneriab. VTL s arc deployed in a si mi lar way a s wi re less tra ffic ,.:n~ors a re d..:ployed (1.:). In ge neral. a VTL is pla ced downstream of ea d t out gomg approac h o r an int ersel:l ton. Th e ty pe o f data ge n- crat t!d by th e \'T L sys te m for a pa ir o rVTLs includ es the t ime cro ss - ing th ..: fin,t VTL. tra\·c J time bet wee n th..: two VT Ls, and the a ve rage 'P ~cd whe n 1e hi cle~ e ro~s ..:ac h VTL. Spe~ds are ltnl ikdy to be use- fu l be~a u se th ey a rc highl y \'ariabil' aroun d int c rS('C tion s. In stead. th e tr;l\ cl tim e in f(m natwn will be use d to mea sure de la ys through th e int .:rsc cl ion . Give n that th ere will be VT Ls deployed to all sid es of an in tcr,cction. tr<t1 .:1 time in for ma tion will bc obtai nab le fo r an y turn~ o r t he in t.:r,ec tion i n ad di t io n to t hrough traffic. The full y deployed VT L sy,ll'm wi ll collec t upd ates a nd pu ~h th e m to a server for procc:,si ng. Th.: ll!llC bC t \l<.~c n pus he> will be a consistent int erval. 1 ~ pically I mi n. T ranspo1'taticn Research Record 2 1 30 APPROXIMATE INTERSECTION DELAY PATIERNS PWL Intersection Delay Curves Mo dels ;tre fi rst derived for a pp roxi mat e pancms o!'int .:r,cction delay, under norma l and ov.:rsat urat ton conditions. Th.: n:,ult , presented here ar..: ba o;ed on \\'<.:11-e~t ab l i s h (•d thcor i.:, on qm:uc l(mning and d i,- charging in li·ont o f a S1gna li1.c d tn te rscction ( /6. /' ). T he lir~t con- diti on occu r, when th e qu.:u t• can be cl eared ..:o mpkt .:ly d ur in g the gree n phase of a cyc le : th..: set:<'nd condition rcf..:r, to si tu:llt o ns in wh ic h the queu.: cannot hL' c kared within one eye!.: and th.: r.:~idua l qu eue mus t wait fo r extrn tirn c (i.c .. more dela ys) to be cl..:ared . T hes e two cond itions arc tht' mos t commonl y obscr.cd in th e fiel d. L nd.:r spe cific :,il uati ons (e.g .. heaYy congestio n). q u..:u.:, may sp ill1n .:r t<> up str-:a m int..:t>ec tio m, and cau se fun her dckt) '· Th i, th ird condition i-; no t co n-;i der..:d in thi ~ paper and \\ ill be stud ied 111 ltllurc rl'>carch. Fi gure I" depic ts a typical ,ignali/('d int c rscc tinn 11it h \'T L' installed up o;tr<!am ( VT L I ) and do\\'n st ream (V T L~ ). ·lo snnpli fv the d is cussi on , assum~ that t he qut:u e ne1 er pa s~c' VT!. I. T he bl>l d solid triangles in t h.: fl gur ..: c:tn be us~d to repre se nt IHl\\ th e qu ..:u c form s and d issipatt·s (these tri angles show the ~~ a1 es \\'h..:re t\\'l> d i>- tinc l traffi c state s lllt'd). The hori/ontal part of th e triang le> r.:pre - scnt ~ th e durat io n of red time . lfd..:l ays due to \ehi.:lc tkcclcratioth and acc elerati ons a rc ignored an d t h ~ arr i\·a l ra t e~~ unifo rm'' tt hi n o ne cycl e. del ays can be fu lly J ctcn ni ned by th e tria ngle<.. In the li g- ure. da ,h.:d lines r.:pr.::,~nttrajec.:to ries of' chi cles.\\ htl..: do tt ed I in.:' arc boundaries at whi c h the di scont inuit ies n f d elays occu r. The au tho rs · aim is to cha rac te ri .1e ,·ch icle d..: lay~ as :1 lt mc:tin n nf the time when a \'C h icl e passes VTL I . In reality the mca su rt·d dl'l ay w il l not be r~cog n i /.:d unt il th ..: ve hic le passes VTL2. bu t here it i,; ass um ed th at dat a have bee n col lel'lcd a nd thu s one c~m p-:rlimn po•a- proce>si ng 10 recmt>lrtl ct a map p ing fr om th e time that a 'eh tcle passed VTL l to it s ex perie nced de !a ~· at the intersect io n. Si nce 11 is ass um ed that th e q u~ue n..:1·..:r rcache' VT L I . as sho\\'n by th..: traJeC.:· tor ics o f veh icles (dashed lin c:s). tfa \C hi cle app ro achc, th ..: in t..:r,c.:- tio n in red time or if the q uc ut• leng th i, not /cro (e.g .. tr~tjc..:tory <I in th e fl gu re). th en the vehi c le will j oin the e nd o fth .:-qu .:ue fi N and thu s b.:: delay e d. The dt:la y ..:ncount ct\:d by th e vchi ck i-; the hori mn- ta l part o ftraj..:ctory u. Othcm isc. if a \'<.:hide arri1·.;, du ri ng grcc nt irnc a nd th ere is no qu e ue (e .g .. t rajecto ry hl. th e \'Chicle ''til p a~s the in tersec ti on with no de lay. The (red) de la y cur1..: at the bottom of Ftg- urt· Ia will sp ike up at the time th at all o\\',; a \ch icle to tra\cl to th c int e rsec ti o n in free fl O \\ JUS I he fo re the Sta rt o f th e re d time. v l o rc impo t1ant ly. by ana lyz in g th e geometry of the triangles. o ne ..:an obsc r.'e th at if a vehi cle passes by VT L I at a time thJ t \\'(>ul d mak e it g et to the interse<.:t io n j ust a ft er th ~ start o f th e red ti me. d elay fu r thi s vdt ic le will be the ma ximum l(1r the spec i lk cycle. A fte r that. delays will be redu ced li nea rly un til no de la y is reac hed. This i> re p- rese nt ed by the line segment s markt·d a s .. I .. o r th e d t·lay cun eat th e bott om of Figure I a . T h(' :,lope o f th e dday r..:d uc ti on pan. dc·note d as delay re du ct io n rat es, ca n b..: ea kulat ed a nal) ll cally lh u,(w-u,..) v ( I I) s = w(u r +u ,.) = k , ~+;, -I where H' = wa1·e speed . 11, = frce -ll ow 'peed . 11 , = 11a ve s peed\\ hen a \'clll clc joi n ~ the queue. !., =j am d ensi ty . an d " = tra ffi c fl ow. (I } Ban. Hernng. Hao . and Bayen c, ; --••• --- -1 ----- -- -rJtt------·-·--·i·-·-·--· -·- 1+~1 (a) ,\1 (b ) ' I ' i /Time FIGURE 1 Theore tical dela y patterns: (aJ intersection delay patterns and (b J calculation of delay reduction rate . TrafTi c llo\\' ( •·) is as,u med to be t'<mstant within a cycle. The parameters 11 ,. 11·. a nd k, arc spec ifi c to ac tu al arteria l locati ons. whi c h also determine th e fu ndamental diagram o ft he location . S in ce II '~ 11 , ah1 a ~' hold-; (refer to the fundame nta l di agram at the top o !Tigu rc I a ). ·'is 1h.>nnega t i1e: the dclay ah1ays reduces from its maxi mum (w hen tra nic lighttu ms red ) to some minimum va lu e (w hen li ght turn s green and lhl qucuc ex is ts) f<>r normal si tuations. T <' dlu~trate how Equation I can be deriv.::d , sec Fig ur e I b. ln par- tic.:u la r. it '' assurncd the ddays for a ve hi cle pa ssi ng VTL I a t time 1 and 1 + .).1 ar.:: d(t) a nd J(l + ::'.1). respecti vely. Accord ing to the a~sumptions mad.: int hi ~ pa per. the de lays at both timc instants cor- re spond to the length s of th e horizontal lines as shown in Figure I. On th e basis of the gcomc try of th e triangks. ----hh d(t +t~t}-d (r)= CD -A'D' = D'D -A'C=--- w u. a nd h h tlt =-+- 11 , u. and th e refore h =-6_1_ I I -+-u, u , Equ atio n 2 s ummari 1.cs these equa t io ns: d (t +t!t)-d(t) = 6/(..!. _ __!__)(-1 l_l l w u -+- " 11 r 11, 111 (2) 112 Since the del ay reduction rate can be defined us s= d(t +C.t)-d(t) C./ [q ua t io n I can be ob t ai ned 'ia di ' iding bot h si des of Eq uation 2 b\ !11 The abO\ c analysis and Equation I \\·or!.. onl y for normal co ndi - ti,>m., t hat is, no O\ ersaturati on or spillover occu r~. In case of O\-cr- sa tu ration. th.: re si du a l queue from one cycle will ha ve to wail for the next green w be cle ared. as shown by trajectory c in Figure In { lnder s uch ~ituat i on"i. d..:lay will still be r..:duc ed linearly from th e ma .\i mum \ alu..: after th e ,tart of the red time. How.:ver. it will ne\ er r(•ach .-:ero: in"ite <t d. it "ill ha ve a s udden increase from a nun zero dcla) tu ano th e r (local\ max imum. ind ica tin g tho,; H'hiclc will ha ve to "a it tor extra eyelets) to b(' cleared . Tht s is m<~rked as ··r in the del ay C Uf\ e in Fig ur e I u . A ncr thi s stage. th e de la y will be redu ced linearly untiltht: imp<H.:t of th e rt:sidu;tl queu..: diminishes. a s shown b~' .. _, .. in th.:: del ay cune. The delay will be furt her reduced in a nor- mal way as markl:d by "4 " in the curve. As a res ult , the dela y curve for u\ ersat ur ation is still P\VL. but wah a mort: complicated pattern. .\ d i,tinct t".:at urc i' that delay i:; nc,.cr redu ce d to ze ro. The ,!op(' of the cun e s can a ll be Cllm p uted analytically by loo king at the geom- etry oft he triangl.,;, 111 Fi gure I/:>. It can be ~.:en that th e :tpprox imatc d.:l;t y pattern s tor ~igna lized inter se c t io n ~ (by ignoring the aecelcr- ati,m a nd dece lera ti on d elays) can be n:pre sented as PWL c urv.:s. T he cu n cs are continuous in mos t. cases. but contain di scontinuities (j umps) per iodically. These <bcont inui t ic> correspo nd to th e start llf red times an d are important feature s o f in tersec t io n dela ys . Es timation of Signa l Phases from PWL Intersection De lay Pattern Kn owi ng the P\VL i nt ..:r~cction del ay patlern enables one to estimate ,ignal phase' o f th e inter-;cction. Here it is ass um ed a cyc le al ways ;tarts with the n.:d time . impl yi ng that the start o t' the red. th e dura - tion of th e reel. and the e nd tim e of a c ycle (al so th e start time of the nex t red) uniqu ..:ly determi ne th e c yc le. Figur..: I a shows a locu s on the translate d ~ig n al phase timing (TS PT ) at VT L I. wh ic h is di ffer- e nt t'rom the actual 'igna l ph ase timing at th e int e rsect ion by a con - -,tanl (i.e .. the free-flow tnl\eltimc from VT Lito the in tersection). In fact. TSPT reflects the times when a vehicl e actuull y "feel s" th e e t'!Cct o f the' >ig nal at VTLI as if it were j u ~t at the intersect ion. The procedure fix es ti ma ting TSPT is descri bed as follow s. a b I I ' I I I I ' T ransportatmn Research Record 2130 Fir,t, as shown in Fi gu re I u. there is a nomriv ial im:r..:a:;~ 111 d.: lays ri gh t a It er tht· start of the red time in TSPT ( f'or both nunnal and mer· sa turati on con diti ons)." ith th e magn itude of the increas..: L'qual w the durat io n of' red time . As de l a~ ge ne rall y decrease~ O\ .:r ttm c withi n a cyc le a Her the start of red. s uch an increase is a unique f.:atun: ofint-·r- sectio n d ela~·s th at only happen> at the tim.:" hen th .: ,ignal tu tw• r.:J in T S I'T. Detecting ~uc h an incre<hO..: in measu red dd,t)' \\til h.:lp to identify tho..: start of am'\\ cydc. For cxampk. umk·r llllfllla l cc>ndi- tions (e.g .. th e conditionnm·ked a> "I" o f the de lay pall em in Figlll..: I o). th.: dcl~y incn:asc> fr o m() to r 1 att1• which indic ate s th :II 1, i.; the start o f a cyck (d enoted as cycle "C1") in TS PT . This c~ck ends "·hen the nt:xt in crease i, det ec ted at t ime 1.~· 11 tu ch a bo ind ica t.:s th<It the· next cycle <C l sta rts all:. The du ratilm ofthr r..:d time is r 1• For over- ~a turatio n con diti ons, th l' stan o f red 1' a lso associat..:d \\ ith such an increase in del ay. but nCL'd' furth er adj ustment. Fur e~amplc. at 1, the delay increases from a non;em \alue ,.,., tor;. A, Illust rated in Figure I. th e acllla l stan ofr..:d t f(l r cyc le C ) in th is case i'> tll>t h: rathc·r. it i" t , + t-r,. Simi larly. the duration of red is,._-rr, instt·ad o f ,.,_ fn ,um mary. it is assumed th e dday pall em is gi ' t·n. 11 htch res ults in 11 discontinui t ie s at 1, wi th de lay being in crea,cd from n , to r . i = I ..... n. The start of'r.::d time is th en 1, + rr,. and t he durnt ion o l' red is r ,-rr, i = I , .... 11. Thts simpk proc cdur..: t<; u-.cd in late r ,ec- tion, to deri ve signal pha se information for both tlu: ,imulatinn and fit:ld .:xperim~:nt da ta. 1ottcc that this way pha ;e tn l()l'I nat ton in TS PT is obtaine d. which can be ea ,ily tratl';iatccl to actual ph<tsc inform :tti on of the int ersec t ion by add ing th e frc..:-lhlll tra' c l time from VT L I to the intersection. ESTIMATION ALGORITHM The problem investigated in this article is to e:;timat..: intcN:ct ion delay pattern s b y usmg ~a m pled tra1·el tinK·s mca,ured bel\\ e..:n upstream and dm\nstrea m luc:nio ns of a signa li;.:d int er-;..:c t ion. The ..:st imati on method pro po,ed is a si mpl e cutYc fitting algori t hm. First. si nce delay curves arc P\VL , del ay measure m.:nh .:an h.,; fill.:d by usi ng linear l(mn!', whic h s ig nifi ca nt ly n:ducc:. th.: wmpl e\ity ot'thc lilting algori thm. Sewnd. th ere is a nontri1 ial incre ase in delays r ight after the sta rt of th e re d t ime ; d..:t..:ctin g 'uclt an increa,e can hel p identify the start of a IlL'\\ cycle. Two-Step Least-Squares Estimation Algorith m The estim ation a lgorit hm w ntain s cycle breaking a nd line fi tt ing a' t wo major steps. Fig ure 2. hOI\S hO\\' the abo'c l\\ll o b-;e r\atton, 0 0 ' ' ~~~:-------~----------~~ .. ~ s , FIGURE 2 Illu stration of estimation algorithm . Ban. Herrmg. Hao. and Bayen can be used in th ese step s. It i ~ assu med there arc 16 mea:.ured dela ys. re pn::sent\:d by the 16 ci r cle~ lab eled .. a •· to .. p .. in Figure 2. Th.: \:t luc' of the delays a rc denoted as ;d,. I $ r $ 16 }. Each de la y 1' a~'oci ated \\ ith a t ime sta mp . denoted as : /,. I $ r $ 16 }. First. by detec t ing the (nontri\ in I) increase of de lay s. tho:: 16 meo~ureme nt s ca n be bnlken int o lt)llr group s: {a. h}. (c, d. c, f.' g}. {h. i. i}. lk. I. 111. 11. o, f':. In the figure. s ,. e, denot es the startin g time and endi ng ti me of a cycle. respectively. whic h mi'ly be defi ned as th e middl.:: point o t't\\O co nscc uti v..: time stamps (one in each cycl c) or ad j ustabl e on th\: ba sis of' th e cal c ulat c·d average cycle lengt h inf(Jrnwtion (refer t<> t he 1ntcr>cction del ay es t imat ion (IDE) algor ithm in th e next s ub ~.::c t io n l. Second. wi t hin each cycle , a n attempt is made to fit thL' mcaslli'L'tncn ts by using PW L cur ves. Figun; 2 shows the three t ypi cal de lay patt e rn s lo r normal and o\·e rsaturati on co ndi- t ions. ma rked as I. 2. and J. Cun·e l i ~ for nolmal cond it ion:.. in '' hi l'lt del<l) reduces li nea rly unti l it reac hes /C ro . Thcret'orc. t he dcla~ c un e eonsiqs o ft \\ 0lin es. one wit h a nega t ive slope and th.: other \\ uh a /ero ~lo p e (constant). Cunes 2 and 3 ar.: for oversa lli - rati 0n cond it i01K C:unc 2 is a single line I\ ith a ncga ti\C ~lope r.:p- n:~.:n t i ng dela y reductio n (0\cr tim e) fo r the fir~t cycle o f th e Olt:r~a tura lion. in wh ic h th e m in imum de lay is po~iti\e . Curve 3 r.:prc ~c nt 5 the delay reduct ion patte rn caused by both cycl.:s of the 01 er-;at ur ation. which contain s at le ast two line5 and may or may not rc:1ch ;cro dday in the e nd (depending o n whct.hcr oversa turati o n d isa ppc:trs in t he 5.:co nd cyc le ). In sum ma ry. alth ough Ih.: shape of'the delay c un e within a cyc k may \ary de p end ing o n actual traffic condi tion s. the fundamental patt ern o f t he c urvt' c an be identi fi ed as tht• three ca ses in Fi gure~ fo r lhll'lmtl :md m e rsatu ration cond it ions. Furthermore. th e number o f mcasu remcnt s in one cyclc tend s to be small. Fo r ex ample . con- >i d er a thrt·e -l:1nc artcri;tl intersecti o n with a tota l traffic vol ume o f 1.800 vt"hi cles pcr hou r ( ve h/h). A ssum~;: the c yc le length is I mi n, \\'h ieh wi ll re:.u lt in about 30 ( 1.800'60) measure ment s und e r a l 0 (1 '\'" pcnetratinn rate. In r.:alit y. si ne .: th e pe net ra tion rat .: i. mo st li kd) much smaller thun I 00%. the number of mea smcm.:nt s \\'i th a cyck 11 ill not c~ccc d one or two dozen. T he refor.:, although mo r.: :1d\anccd li n in g techni ques ma y b.: applied, instead a si mpli sti c method b<hc d on lca~t-sq uares fitting is prop osed in this pap.:r. The ka,t-squarcs method start s wit h attempting to tit the mca:.u re- mcnh wi th m o ne cycle by usi ng two straight lines. Thi s is done by enum erat ing a ll p0s~iblc g rouping scenari os of th e measu rem ent s. D t~n o t t· id,. r e R } th e se t o f measureme nt s sort ed by their time ,~amps ;t,. r e R:. where IR I denotes the to tal number ofmeasu rt•- Jlll'nh. T h i:. set of measure me nt s ma y then be d ivi ded into two group> by brcaki ng the se t atm = 3 .... ·. I Rl -1. where 111 is the stn rt - ing. ind ci\ of the ~eco nd g roup. For each 111, fitt ing ca n b.:: solved by usi n g a com·e ., quadratic program . To see thi s. it is assumed the objc ctil'c o t'l i t ting is to red uce th e deviat ion of model -predict ed and actuall y measu red delays. mo re spe cil1cally the mean square e1-ror (i'v i SC) of' the predic ted dc la ys. It is further a ssume d the li rst line can be repr.:s.:ntcd as d= a ,H h 1 and t he second line a s d= a ;l 1 I>,, He r.: a,. 1>1 an:: p:1 rameter' fo r the first line. and a ;. h 2 are p<tram et..:r, lo r th..: ,.;cond I Ill.:: all need to be e st imated . The qua dratic probl.:m ca n tlll'n he limnu la t.:d as fo llows: (3) such that a, [(1 -e)t ,._, + 81 ,.] + b, = aj(l -e)t m-1 + 81 '" ]+ b, (4) 113 In th e above mode l. the objective in Equat io n 3 is the ,umm a twn o f MS E of' the t \\'o groups. T he fi r,t g r\lup eon tai 1h data poi nh l .... , 111 -l, and the second group conta ins data poin t' m , .... IRI. It is assumed m is gi\·e n. and u 11, + />1 is the pretlict..:d del ay at 1 using th e fir st line w ho se actual dela y i-; d lo r an y I $ i :s; m -l. Simila r ly. a;l, h : is fo r the delay prcthcted by the :-ccomll in.:. The Lquatwn 4 con:.train t i, requi red b.:c:tuse the l \\'0 li nes ha\ c' to intc rs.::ct at the boundary of the tw o group\. Here it is assu metlth..: b\Hntd ary is at 0 $ !:J $ I from 1,.1 \I it h respect to th e d i t'l i.:renc..: bet\\'een 1,,. and 1 .. 1. A:-a s pcci:tl case. if the boundary i,; at th.: middle poi nt of 1 ,, and 1,, 1• then (I , 1 + /,.,)/2. Th e above Il1(>d.:l h;J s o1II y four l'ariahlc~ and is convex a nd quadratic. \\'hi ch can be 'Ohcd \-t.~r y e fficien tl y by usin g standa rd qu adratic program so l ve r~. T h.: quad ratic nwdcl !Equation, 3 and 4) ''ill be -;ohcd ti)r an y 3 $ m :s; IRI-I , re:.ult ing in I Rl-3 soh c:.. The m1nimum obiecti\ c val ue of all so lves is d enoted a~ f,. Th .: \~due !'or f ; is co mpared\\ ith the o bj ec ti ve \:tlue of fitt ing all mea~u remc n h b~-u~lllg om· line. d enot.:d a sk Iff:<;;. the two-line flttlll g ~~ acc e pt .:d: oth cn ._ i,c_ the o ne-li ne fittin g is accept ed . lft\\O-Iine fitting 1'\ act·ep ted . the algo- rithm \\ill further te st if the duration of ei th er grou p I> la rg .:r th an a th reshold. If yes. the ab ove p rocess i~ repeated on the group. Irying to fi t the group with two ne\\ lin es. Th b proces:-repeat~ itself unt il cith.:r all groups are representL·d as a singk line tH·the duration of' the gro up is below th e threshold. The e,timati n n algc>ri thm i, sum mar i/c·d as follows. whi ch is deno ted as th e ID E a lgo rit hm. IDE Algorithm Step I . Initi alization. C'oll.::ct VT L truvcltirn.: data and pn><:.:s-; them to obtai n inte rsec ti on delays . Se t two thr.::;.h~)ld:-. th , and th 2. St.:p 2. Cycle break ing. Sca n all th..: tklay measurements and dct.:ct if th e dela y inc reas.: from one measure ment tu the next one excee ds th 1• If yes. brea k the cycl e at th e ~cct)nd mcasurcm.::nt. T his step \\'i ll p roduce gro ups o r delay measur.:ments. Step3. Cuncfitting\\'i thina cyl'le.D.:note (d,l. !1 ,:.'v're Rail the meas urement s in a gi ".:n eye le. Ste p J .l. So lve th e cO Jl\'CX quad ra t ic prog r;un (Equations 3 and 4) for all 3 $ 111 $ IRI-I. Here e = 0 .5 i, used. that i,_ the bounda ry is at the m iddl e pom t. D.: no te th e minimum o b ject i\.: value am ong all I Rl-3 soh es <t ~ f.. Step 3 .2. Solve the least-Sl]Ua rcs fitt ing pro ble m by using a si ngle line ;tnd de note it:. obje cti1 e \aim~ a s;;. S tep 3.3. If/>{;. filth.: de lay patt .:r n by usin g the si ngle line . Otherwise. reprc scnt th c d.:la y cur ve by usi ng tw o linL'S. If the duration o f eit her line is larger tha n th ,. se t :rt, J. {t,:. '<fr e I? a s the measuremen ts col-responding to th is line and go to S tep 3.1. Go to Step 4 i f Step 3 i~ done tor all cycles. Step 4. Cycle length adju stm ent (fC.)r prct imcd Lll' actuated coo rd i- na ted signals). Calc ulat e the a\<.:rage cycle leng th b~ d i\ iding th c total time period by th e nu mber of' cycles tkt.:ct.:d. l si ng this a\ cr- age cycle le ngth. adJUSt th e bou nda rie s or eac h cycle (1.e .. the \aluc~ o r 8) so that each cycle leng th is as cl\lse <1 ~ po -;siblc to th ~ ob tai ned average cyek len gth . S tep 5. Stop wi th an opt imized del ay pattern cur\ e . In the IDE algor ithm , th , is the thres hol d for the iner.:a:..: of delay:. to detect the start of a nel\ cycle. while th , is t h..: thre:-hold of tlw tim e window to break mcasuremcnb wit h in a group int o possibly mo re cycles. The value o f t h1 'houl d be .::xac tly th e d urat io n of the: red t im.: in ideal situ at ions. In rcaliry. due to tr :l\ ..:I time \ ariations 114 across ind11 idu al q:hi cks an d more im po rt antly th e fac t that onl y 'am p le~ arc a1 a li able . one can set th , = a ,R, where R is th e duration of t he red tune and rt, i~ a ~.:oe ffi cie nt. Similarl y. th! can be sd ected a' th e ey e!.: lengt h in ideal cases. In practice, one ca n set tlh = a..R. 11 he r<.' C i, th..: C) clc length and a~ is a nother coenlcicnt. The sel.:c- twns ofr1.1 and a. ma y bc loca t io n speci fic a nd nc..:d li nther inves ti- g;ttioih. In thi ' pap..:r, th 1 an d th ! ;nc set as 15 and 35 s, res pect ive ly. Step 4 ~~a fl n..:-tun in g st cp fo r pre llm..:d or ac tuat ed coordinat ed s ig- nal>. For thc:.c type s of signals. cycle length s are usuall y co nstants. Th..: ;n-cragc cyck length 1·ia th e first three ste ps can hopd'ully pro- ' 1d e an ind ica ti o n oJ' w hat the lixed cycle length m ig ht be . Th is information ~.:an thl·n be used to adj ust boundaries (i.e., 8 ) of ead1 cycle ;o th at th<' cycle leng th is cl ose to the a1 -er age length . The ab~)l e d isc u ~'ion s ~ill)\\ tha t in order to approp ri ate ly estimate the del ay cur1 cs a t lea s t two measurements per cyck ar c needed for norma l condit io n'\. For o1·crsaturation conditions. thi s nu m ber wi ll be at ka~t li.n1r . If th e cycl e lengt h is I m in. the re quired mi n imum '\am pl e rate '' 120 vch h for normal conditi o ns and 240 1 e h 'h fo r o~t:r~atura uon cond ition,. I f a two-lane arte r ia l s tree t 11 ith a tra ffi c 10lum.: l)f'I .:!OO 1·eh 'h is considered. t h i~ impl ie, a minimum p.:ne- trauon rate of I O'!o fo r norma l condition s and :!O"·o for over,atma- IIO n cond itions . It is IHmh noting tlta t th (: IDC algo rithm on ly uses mea -,ur.:d t ra1 el times as inpu t, wi thout assuming kn owledge of s ig- nal t iming parameters or traffic vol um e informati on. Th is is a fu n- damental di ffen:ncc bc tll'.:en ID E and pre vi ou s models based on de t<:ch.>r dat a. Te st of the Algorithm in Microsimulation The pcrf(mnance of th e IDE a lgori thm is assessed by us ing a si mu- la tion model dc1 eloped in P aramic~ (I R). The Jcli -lllm move m.::nt of a partle ul ar intcrs..:ction ll'ith a free -flow tra1-cl t ime o f 26.69 ~is con,idc re d . Thc ,imu lat ion wa s run for I h . Figure 3a depic ts the ,nnulat..:d tra1 l'l times between tw o VT Ls deployed up stn:am and down,trcam of the i nt cr~ceti on for all ve hicles maki ng le ti tum -.. The tra1 l'i ti m e~ look pu re ly ra ndom at fir s t glance. Fo r comparison pur- po,c s. the dmat1on" o f red times for this lell turn arc dis played as t he hrn'I/Ol11al bar' a t the bo llom of Figure 3a. These durat ions arc "ground-tnith" and ar.:: obta ined direct ly from the s imulat ion model. Th..: ID E algori thm 11a s app lie d on the si nm lated tra vel tim es; the iden tifi..:d delay pa ttcms arc s ho wn in Figu re 3h. In thi s figure , the c ur,·.;, arc actually for travel time pattern s. wh ich is exact ly the same as the delay pa tt ern s (wi th a constant diffe rence). The es tima ted pat- tern s matc h \l.!l'Y \\ell wi th the mea sured travel tim es (rt•pre sc nted as as tcrb ks in F igu r..: 3 ): th e c;;timation e rr ors. that is. ll,-d, art• indi - l'atl·d by plu s si gns . ll crc d , is the es ll mated del ay. It is easy to . cc tha t mo~t e>tim atio n t·rrors are close to zero. implying th at the .:s ti- mation qu a lity is high. To fu11hcr qua n tify th e e,t imat ion qualit y. a qu;II ity measure IS defined tha t is the pe rce nt age or estima tes with e rror-, no mort.: than 15% of the measured travel t imes. Denote thi s quali ty mea~urc a' a. 11 hi ch ca n be defin.:d as follow~: a= Pro b (l d,-d,, :5 0 . I s) d,+ffit (5) H.:rl' f'fn denotes the free-fl o\\' tra1 l'ltimc. Note that nit is add ed to th..: d..:nominator of the rig ht ~id e of Equa tion 5 si nce d, m ay be ;cro. In thi ' ,ens,;. Equat ion 5 is act ua ll y the error d efined for travel tn m·s. Clea rly. th..: esti mati o n qu;tli ty beco mes hi gher lo r larger a. In thi s c>.arnp k, ex = 99 .32 %. which indi cates thai th e ID E algor ithm 11 ork~ ll'ell l(>r ,;,tinwti ng lklay patte rn s. Notice th at during thi s T ransportatlon Research Record 2130 1-h ,imulation. bot h no rmal co ndit ion, and O\ cr,1turati on condi- tion s occ ur (Figure 3h). T he ~e condi tions ar..: 1 crili..:d in the actual s im ulat ions. Ab:o. by com paring tht.: dela y pallcrm. 11 ith the grou nd - truth red times on th e bott o m of th e figure. it can be furt her 1crifie d th..: pattern s arc associ ated wit h ~ig na l timi ng pro per!). Th e gl)()d p<!r fon nance o f the I DE al gori thm in the ab''' c example is largely due to the I~Ic t t ho t ;Il l 1chil'ic tra1 cltimcs arc a''lllncd lob..: known. In other 11md s. the penc tratiPn r;He is I ()()•>.;,, Th.: 1~.:x t ques - tion to ask is: How wi ll p.:n etr at io n inllucncc the ~.:s t ima ti~H1 quality '' To answe r thi s qu estion , th e me as url'd tra vel times for a g i1 ·..:n p..:nc - tration ra te p arc randoml y sam pl ed . and the >am p led mn t.:l tim..:-; arc used to esti ma te de lay pattern ~. For thi, pu rplbC. it is <l':.illn..:d th..: probab ili ty ofscl.:cti ng a particular measurt'n i..:nl i, !'· Tht.: s:unpling results in two sets: th e first set contains t r:11 ·eltim..:' that 11-..:r..: ~ekct e d. and the second set co n,ists of alltnbelcctcd 11'<11 cl tim..:s. The fir~ I >et is used to estima te delay pall.:rn!> 1 ia the IDE algorithm : t he ,;ccond set is used for test ing the est ima tion quali ty. Figu re 4a depic ts th e impact s o !' penetrati on rate> on th e e~tima ti on quality: the penet rati on rat e b 1 ari..:d f'n,m 6~ ,, Ill I 00 '' ,, uSing 2"'o a s th.: inc remen t. For .:ach pene tra tion rate. th e r:mdom sampli ng pro - cedu re 11·as nm 50 time s. Eac h ti me. t h..: sampled tr;11 d time' 11-:re use d to estimate del ay pattern s. and the uns..:kc tcd tra1 cl t i m e~ liTre used to tes t the est im ation qua li ty . tha t 1 ~. to ~.:omput~.: a . Th..: plu s signs in Figure 4u represe nt the ex ·~ and th e 'olid line i' th e :11..:rage o f the 50 run s. For com parison purpose-;. the ..:s tim at 1on \\a~ abo c;Ii- c ul a tcd by pur.: li n.:ar interpo lati on. T hat i'. fo r l':tdl >am p ling run . th e sampl ed travel time> art.: treated "' g rid . Th e un se il'ctc:d tr:m::l times cant he n be est imated by assumi ng tra wl t imes cha nge linearly between any two adjacent Iran· I tim es. Thi s lin ~.:a r interpolation rcp- re sl·nts a na i1 e approach to c sti ma t..: tra,·..:l time> ba sed on .;:unpk-d 011<:>. ln Figlll't.: 4a. dots repr ese nt fl.'s 1()1' eac h 'am pii ng run under a gil· en pe netrati on rate. and the da sh,•d line is th e a1 cragc ac ross all 50 run s. both for th..: linear interpol at io n approac h. At lea st for thi, pa rticu lar exa mple ( Figurl' 4 ). if th..: p<·netration rate is kss than 20 %.the li near int erpola t ion approa..:h is 'uperio r w the ID E algo rithm . Howc1 cr. "" the p..:ne t rat io n rate in c rca ~e'>. the IDE algo rithm becomes more t:i'fective in e'timati ng delay patterns. lf the penetra tion rate exceeds 40"·u. this d iiTcrc n.:c is larger than I 0%,, indic ating th at th e ID E a lgo rithm is s ign i fi cant !} h..:llcr than the li near interpo la tion approach. Suc h a tn:nd remai n' pretty ~.:o n ~ta nt as th e penetrat io n rat e inc re ases li.mhcr. The tim in g of th e i nterse c tion s igna l phas..:~ 11·a ~ ..:sti mat cd by us ing the procedure outl int'd above . Thi s wa, con d u~.:t ed by ll>ing penetra ti on rat es ran gi ng from 25 % to I 00 °,.,. Figure 4h de pic ts th e es t imated signal pha ses. with the solid hor itlllllal ba rs repr..:s .:nti ng th e duratio n of red tim es . On the to p of th e fi g m t.:. th .: ground -truth signa l ph::ts..:s !'rom the si mu lation are also s hm\ n lo r C<'mparison purp osl'S. The sol id 1 ert icallines illu st rate tht: '!art u fr.:d time from the g rou nd-tru th signa l pha ses. and th e 1 en ical dash ed li nes indi cate the end of red tim.;s . At hi g h p..:ne tra tio n rate> (>60%). the e,timat.:d ph ases arc c lose to the true pha se~. in tcrnh or both durati o n o f cycles (or r..:d times ) and th e actua l tim ing. Thl' re,ulb. IH>II en:r. dc tcnorate quick ly as the penetra ti on rat..: be comes <,ma ll..:r . RESULTS OF FIELD EXPERIMENTS The PWL intersection del ay model a nd thl' est im at ion :Il go rit hm \\'ere tested by usi ng da ta fro m a lleld ex penmen!. Th e test si te is th t.: intersect ion of San Pa blo A•cnuc :md Solann /\\enue in A lba ny. Califo rnia (Figur.:: 5a). D:lla were obta in..:d fro m Ill '<> s et s <>f wire- less trai'fic sensors in sta lle d up s tream a nd d ow ns tr eam of th e sub - Ban , H erTmg. Hao, and Bayen 180 160 140 (i) 120 '0 c 0 (.) ! 100 Ql E f= 80 a; > ~ 60 1- 40 20 (i) '0 c 180 160 140 8 120 Ql .e Ql ~ 100 a; > ~ 1-80 60 + . + t. .. -t + + ..... .. ... ++ t t- -t .. .. .,. I • ~ ...... . ~: "' .. .. ... ~ • • .,. :< ... • • '*' .. i • .,. • + * + + ·' t ... *~ . ~ • •• .., ;; +~ ~-• • • 40 !-. ,. + 'l .;. : t-1: + + ++ * "''-+ '! ~· + + ~~---·-··-,.·---------..--·----·---·-----· } I • ~~ 16:00 :00 16 :30:00 Time of Day Over- saturation (a) 16 :00 :00 Time of Day (b) FIGURE 3 Microsimulation results for simulation data for !al travel times and lbl intersec tion delay patterns . 115 jcct imc rscc tion. The raw data collected fro m th ose se nsors com ain t ra rt ic llow and ve hicle sig natures. A rei dcnt ificaiion al gorithm was applied to match ,·chicles. Tra veltime~ be tween t he t wo sets of de tector<. "ere th e n obtained from the matched ve hicle s. For detailed descripti ons of the te s t si te and th..: ve hi cle n:iden t ificat ion al go rithm . "::c Kw o ng et al. ( /..?). In thi s article. tra,·cltim c~ fr o m mat ched ve hicles arc used directly. In part ic u lar. the Jaw L'<'ntnin trav el times of 140 ve hi cles for a 30-min period (I :00 t<' I :3 0 p.m. l . Tra ,·cl t ime data arc s ho" n as a~t erisk~ 111 Figure 5/>. The IDE algori t hm dc'>c r ibcd abo'c is applied to th e tr:l\ .:I t ime s in Figure 5h. T he estimated delay patte rn ..:unc is ,;ho\\ n a, thin solid li nes. The plus signs repre sent est imat ion error-; I bet\\ c.:n 116 100 90 80 70 ~ 0 60 ~ e w 50 QJ .::!: -ro Qi 40 a:: 30 20 • + -;+ 4- 10 0 0 10 100 90 80 ~ e._ QJ -ro a:: 70 c: .Q ~ 60 Qi c: QJ CL 50 40 30 Transportation Research Record 2130 ·~···.,,,!·I:!Il + ;!: .. ·m-_ 't t + ; t *' 1 • It i t + ~ I -!-, ·ti ••, ,t++ -=*·;·· ... ~ r trl .··. ·: --· = ·,..: I ; • • + • 20 30 15:45:00 • 1" •• + • 40 50 60 Penetration Ra te(%) (a) 16:00:00 Time of Day (b) •• -+· 70 80 90 100 16:15:00 FIGURE 4 Test results using microsimulation data : Ia! impact of penetration rate on delay pattern estimation quality and !bl estimated signal phases . Ban . Hernng. Hao. and Bayen 117 \ \ \ \ (a) 150 Delayed during C,. C2 and C3 Delayed duri ng C2 and C3 Over-,' Delayed during C 3 saturation ~ 100 c 8 <ll $ Q) E i= Qi > ~ 50 0 '', '' ' \ \ \ ' ' \ ' \ \ I ' ' ' ' , , ' , ' , ' I ' I ' 13:10:00 Time of D ay lb) 13:20:00 FIG URE 5 Fie ld experiment: !sl test site and !bl estimated delay pattern and signal phases. !S ource for (a): maps .google .com.l a~tcrisks and the delay pall em ). For th is data SCI. ne arly 88% o f 1 chicles wi II ha1.: an csti mation aror of lcs~ than 15% i f th e esti- mated dela} pauern is used . T his ill ustrat.;, th a t the d elay palle rn 15 a f~t irly good c s t im:nion to the ground-truth tra1 el times. T hree cycle '>. C,. C~. :111d C. during w h ic h o vc rsaturat io n hap pe ne d arc fu rt her hi ghlighted in th e figure . ln fact. ovc rsaturation occurre d during bo t h C, and C~ :-t s nwrkcd. During C all qucu.:s 11·cr..: cl eared up. As a result , th..: delay pa tt .:rn fo r C cons1s ts of th ree li ne segment s as indicated. In part ic ular. t he firs t lin..: '>t'gmL'llt rep - resents delay~ caused by all th ree cyc le-;. t he s ..:Cl>nd lin..: segme nt r..:prcs.:nts delays caused by C ) and C. a nd the t lmd lim· i' fo r d elay~ ca used by C, only. 118 TABLE 1 Es t ima t ed Sig nal Phase Pa r ameters Cycl~ L~n gr h R,·d lime True Cyc k D ~vi ati on Index (,) (>} Length lo) ('!•;,) <J.t .'I l OS -13.4 2 •lS 59 l OS -9.<1 l)() 61 lOS -11.5 -+ 1~3 79 lOS 13.5 XI 52 1118 -2 5.~ (\ I I-+ 75 108 5.') 7 97 59 108 -10.2 ~ 1.~4 8~ 108 ~4 .0 9 117 71 108 X.4 Ill 79 50 lOS -26.9 !I Ill 70 108 2.4 12 1.2 0 63 1118 11.5 13 106 74 108 -1..5 14 107 J4 lO S -0.9 15 10 7 79 lOS -0.9 It\ 107 T2 108 -0.7 T he <>ig na l ph a'c c<,ti mat io n p ro cedur e described a bove was a lso a pp lied to this da ta se t. A s th is intersect ion is actuat ed in coordinatio n "ith a cyc le length or I OR s. S te p 4 of th e IDE al gor ithm is ap pli.:d. T hl' aw ra ge cycl e le ngth gene ra ted by the I D E algo ri th m t> I Oo s. 1\'hic h is very c lose to th e tru e cycle le ngth. indi cat ing that at lc<t s t the cyck-break ingalgori thm works fin e. T he estimate d p h a~es (red tim es) are sho\\n in Figur.: )/> "ith thic k horizo nt al bars. Table I lists the cycle length , an d durat io ns of re d ti mes as well as th e de,·iatio n (in pe rcent) bet\\'een th e es tima ted cycle le ngth s and the tru e cycle length. Most o f the e~tima t<!d cycle lengths { 13 o ut or 16. or R I %) are wi thin 15''.;, o f the tru .: cycl e le ngth. Th e wors t ca se is an und e restimate of nea rly 27%. whik the bes t case i ~ an un de restim ate o f on ly 0 . 7%. T his ,h o w~ t hat the I DE a lgorithm pro posed in thi s pape r works 1:1irl y well for the fi d d expe r ime nt da ta. Th e es tima tion algorit h m ~ work we ll mainly because the ,·c hic le rei de ntifi cat ion a lgo rilhm can matc h 45% to 65~'<• of total \e h 1 clo.:~ (/2). t ha t is. th e pe ne tra ti on rate of the data \Ct i' 45"·o to ()5" o. As di~c u s~e d abO\ e. such high pe netra tion can gcn.:rate a r<!aso nablc estima tio n o f delay patl e rn s an d s igna l ph as e s. CONCLUS IONS AND FUTURE PLAN T he a uth or;, pro posed in th is arti c le a two -ste p a lgo rith m to estim ate a rt eri al signali/.cd in t e r~cc t ion de lay patt ern s und er both norm al and O\ c r .. a turat io n .:o ndit ions. Firs t . by im c~ti g a ti n g th e q ueue-formi ng :md d ischarg in g process at s igna lized intersectio n>, it w a s sh0 \\11 th<tt int e rsec t io n del<tys can be re prcsemed as PWL cun es. In par- l lwlar. after the star1 of th e red t im e . th e re is a lw ays a s ig nifi can t 111e rc ase in the delay patt e rn . Th is un iq ue fe a ture hel p s to detec t the q ar t o f a cyc le." hic h in turn make s it possi bl e to break po te nt ia lly larg;; da ta sam ples (i.e., measured tra\·e l t ime s) into grou ps ro ug hly cq ui\alcnt to ~igna l cycles. A lras t -s quare~-hasc d linea r tilling algo- n th m was dc,·dopcd to c~tim at e the del ay pallern w ith in a cyc le . It 1\':l'; s hO\\'Jl tha t the lc<bt-sq uares mdhod can be com crted to s oh e m ult ip le co m c.~ and q uadra tiC prog ram s eac h wit h o n ly fo ur vari- abl.:,. The refore the proposed delay patte rn eo timat io n algorit hm i' polynom ia l in ti me and can be imp leme nt e d in rea l-tim e a pp l ic a- T ranspor tatmn Research Record 2130 tions . The mode l and al gorithm we re tested by usi ng m t..:w s.:o pir traffi c s imula tio n data and ll.:ld ,;;o_per imcnt d ata . T he: re,ults ilhh- lratcd that the IDE algo rithm i> prom isi ng" h..:nthe pc:net rati,>n rate is rel ati ve ly h igh (e.g., la rger tha n ~0 %). The proposed mod.:! and algo ri thm o nl) r..:q uir..: sarnpkd tra\ l.'i time~ ob tai ned be tween con.,ecutive loca t ion~ in arterial ~trcc t ~. T h1' h in eontra;t to mo;t pre\ iou~ m tersection del a} or tra\ t•l t ime mod- els that a. su mc at len~t ~;ig n al timi ng param eters an d dctc-c tc•r da ta. A> a result. the int ers ec tion d elav mode l and algori thm ha \.:: the p ot~n t ial to he a pplie d in large-sc ak an ..:rial lll't\\ nrk s . ..:spec ially if imcgrat cd \\'i th t he VT L tec hnique des1g ned li>r GPS-.:quipped ..:e l- lu la r phones. The work pr-.:scn ted in th is art ic le i' on !) the Ji r,t ~ll~Jl in d e\'elop ing a rt e r ial dela y mode b. Some fut ure n:s..:a rch th rcc t1on' ca n be >tnn ma ri zed as fo li O\\ s: I. Only norm al a nd O\C r,atura ti on cond itin ns \H're c:o n ~i d erc d in thi s art icl e . T he auth ors an.: now \\'O rki ng on <.:haract..:ri/1ng dl.'la) pa tl e m s un.k r other t raffic cond itio ns . 2. The le as t-sq uares bas ed ID E algor ithm con si de rs o nly th t· two most si gnifi c ant fe at ure s o r int e rsection (kl ays an d curre nt !~·" orks we ll fo r rcl ati,·eiy h ig h penetra tion ra tes. T he al gorithm need .; Ill he re fi ned by exploring mon: charac teristics o f :t rtcri:tl tranic: nm,. traf- lk signal sy~;t erm, and delay p allern~. 3. T he model and a lgo rithm \\ere tested by usi ng mic:ros imul at io n and data fro m a fiel d <:>-pen men!. A ser ie s o ffi dd c:>-p..:rimt'rll s i-. .:u r- ren tly under wa y to collec t arte rial tra vel t imes that \\'ill be u,ed to tc;.t the pro pos ed model. Result s \\'ill be rep orted in 'ubs.:q u<:nt art ie it's. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS T he autho rs appreci ate the d ts cu ssion s w ith <tnd ~u p po rt obtamed from n;searche rs at tlw okia Pa lo A lto R e~c;~rc:h Lab . e~p<:cially Qu inn .la cobinson. The au thor> a lso appreci ate l'r:t \ in Va raiya at the Un ive rsit y ofCa l ifornia. 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R cd,·r. t :>ing ~·l it:r<bCOptc Siouulatimo tn Evaluate Potential Intelligent I ran;portation S~>tcm Str at.:gk' l lllkr 'onr~cun~nt Cl)ngc:-.tinn . In li·wl\ptu·ttnitm I<C\'f..df'c ·h Rcc·urd .lnurnctl "I the li"ansportatirm II, <c'aH·II /JoarJ So. I i/8f>. 'I r;on,portation R c"·arch l3oanl of the· i'\ational Actdcmtc,. \\'a,hm<!lllll. D.C.. ~0114. pp. 7h ~-l . Tne H,ghwayCapac!tyand Oua',·yof Serv1ce Co:r7l,/C~P sporsor· d pu. ·.'.:;at!0/1 of C. liS paper • • • • • • • • .... I . Introduction .... 2 . Re ques ts for Traffic Signals ,.. 3. Traffic Studies o .... I . O verv iew o .... 2. Condition Diagram o ..,. 3. Location Map and Ph oto gra ph s o .... 4 . Accident (Crash) lnfonnati o n o ..,. 5. Vehicle and Pe d es trian Traffic Counts o .... 6 . Approach Speeds o .... 7. Traffic Survey Count Analysis o ,.. 8. Intersecti on Delay Study • +Introduction • +Tim e of Study • +Equipment • +Form • +P roced ure • +Stu dy Res ults ..,. 4 . Operational Considerations ..,. 5. Traffic Signal Projects .... A. Fo nns ..,. B. Determination o f eed fo r Traffi c Control a t School Cross ings Anchor: #i 1 002518 Section 8: Intersection Delay Study Anchor: #i 1 002523 Introduction To meet the requirements for Warrant 10, "Peak Hour Delay," a delay study must be performed at the subject intersection. Typically, an intersection delay study is conducted at intersections or major driveways where congestion problems exist. This study is considered as a detailed investigation of the stopped-time delay conditions at an intersection being evaluated for signalization. Anchor: #il002533 Time of Study The intersection delay study should be performed during periods of congestion. Typically, the peak delay occurs during the peak hour, which can be identified from the traffic counts. The peak delay may occur during the major street's peak hour or during the minor street's peak hour, so care should be taken when determining the study time period. In some cases, both time periods need to be studied to determine the peak delay hour. It may be desirable to start the delay study 30 minutes before the beginning of the peak hour and end it 30 minutes afterwards to ensure that the peak dela y is recorded. Anchor: #i 1002543 Equipment Unless the district has a delay meter, the intersection delay data is usually collected manually. In most cases, one observer is required for each intersection approach being evaluated. In some cases, traffic volumes are too heavy for one person to handle alone, and a second observer is used. Each observer needs • a stop watch or wristwatch with a second hand • a clipboard and paper to record the delay data. Anchor: #i 1 002568 Form The Intersection Delay Study Field Sheet can be used to record the data. A sample of the form is provided in Appendix A of this manual. This sample form may be photocopied as necessary. Copies may also be obtained from the Traffic Operations Division. In the on- line version of this manual, an MS Word version of this form may be opened and printed out by clicking on the following file name: TFF-JDS. Anchor: #i 1002578 Procedure Performing a delay study involves counting the vehicles stopped in the intersection approach at successive intervals. Selecting the Interval. The typical duration for the interval is 15 seconds. Other values can be selected; however, if a larger interval is selected, the amount of overestimation of delay increases. Conversely, if a smaller interval is selected, the amount of overestimation of delay is lower, but the amount of data collected increases. So the 15 second interval represents a good compromise. Preparing th e Form. Before the start of the study, the identifying information is entered in the appropriate places on the Intersection Delay Study Form. The first column is completed to indicate the starting times in minutes for the indicated succession of sampling intervals. Counting and Recording. When the starting time arrives, the observer counts and records the number of vehicles stopped on the approach for each observation time indicated. As a vehicle arrives, it is recorded on the "Total Number of Vehicles" section in the column corresponding to the 15 second interval when the vehicle arrived . For example, if a vehicle arrived at 8:00.08 am, it is recorded in the column "+ 0 sec." If this same vehicle is still waiting at the stop line at 8:00.15 am, it is recorded in the column "+ 15 sec." Thus , a vehicle is counted more than once in the delay determination if it is stopped during more than one sampling time. A separate tabulation of the approach volume is made for each time period by classifying vehicles as stopped or not stopping. (Note: the vehicles not stopping column is typically used for a delay study of an existing signalized intersection .) The number of stopping vehicles is always equal to or less than the total number of vehicles stopped on the approach for a specific time interval, because vehicles can be delayed for more than one sampling period. Anchor: #i 1 002608 Study Results Each vehicle counted in the delay study is assumed to be stopped for the duration of the selected interval (typically 15 seconds). Each column is added up in each of the subtotal blocks, and the total is recorded in the "Total " block. The total number of vehicles delayed is then multiplied by the interval (15 seconds) to get total vehicle-seconds of delay. Then the highest four consecutive 15 minute time periods are added together. This sum is then divided by 3600 to convert the value to vehicle-hours of delay. The result is then used to determine if Warrant 10 , "Peak Hour Delay," is met 00 ~ • ...-4 +-' Q) Q) =s \0 ,.....,..-4 ~ • ...-4 0 u C\1 ~ ::s rS ~ ~ 0 0 0\ ~ u ...c= +-' 0 t: en 0\ o ~ ::s 9 z M <l> bJJ 7 ~ ::S rn ~ 0 < ~ ~ ~ <~ ~ 0 V) -c -o c ~ Q) ·-0 ~ LL. ~ .c. ..j...J ·-~ ~ ~ Q) 1-E ·-I-~ ~ res (]) ~ ..j...J .I::. 0 c 1-. . • • . • 0 c -o s.... ~ . . . !- QJ on ~ ·-I- ~ QJ I-..c ......, '--~ '--c (]) ~ ...c I- • 6.5 Process for Estimating Mixed-Use Trip Generation • The recommended procedure for estimating internal trip capture and trip generation for a mixed-use development is a series of nine steps: Step 1: Determine whether methodology is appropriate for study site. Step 2: Estimate person trip generation for individual on-site land uses. Step 3: Estimate proximity between on -site land use pairs . Step 4: Estimate unconstrained internal person trip capture rates with proximity adjustment. Step s: Estimate unconstrained demand between on -site land use pairs. Step 6 : Estimate balanced demand between on-site land use pairs. Step 7: Estimate total internal person trips between on-site land use pairs. Step 8: Estimate total external person trips for each land use. Step g: Calculate overall internal captur e and total external vehicle trip generation. DENY THE CURRENT APPLICATION & REVIEW THE SPECIFIC PLAN • Levels of Service (LOS) • Level of service (LOS) is a qualitative measure used to relate the quality of traffic service. LOS is used to analyze highways by categorizing traffic flow and assigning quality levels of traffic based on performance measure like speed, density,etc. DENY THE CURRENT APPLICAT ION & REVIEW THE SPECIFIC PLAN D's or F's in a class room or on our st reets are not co nsid e red acceptable ..... . D: approaching unstable flow. Speeds slightly decrease as traffic volume slightly increase. Freedom to maneuver within the traffic stream is much more limited and driver comfort levels decrease. Vehicles are spaced about 160 ft(som) or 8 car len£ths. Minor incidents are e"l>ected to create delays. ExampTes are a bus:y shopping comdor in the middle of a weekday, or a functional urban highway during commuting hours. It is a common goal for urban streets during peak hours, as attaining LOS C would require prohibitive cost and societal impact in bypass roads and lane additions. E: unstable flow, operating at ca_pacity. Flow becomes irregular and speed varies rapidly because there are virtually no usable gaps to maneuver m the traffic stre am and speeds rarely reach the posted limit. Vehicle spacing is about 6 car lengths, but speeds are still at or above so mifh(8o km/h). Any disruption to traffic flow, such as merging ramptraffic or lane changes, will create a shock wave affecting traffic upstream. Any incident will create serious delays . Drive rs' level of comfort become poor.W This is a common standard in larger urban areas, where some roadway congestion is inevitable. F : forced or breakdown flow. Every vehicle moves in lockstep with the vehicle in front of it, with frequent slowing required. Travel time cannot be pre dicted, with generally more demand than ca pacity. A road in a constant tratfir jam IS at this LOS, because LOS is an average or typical service rather than a constant state. For example, a highway might be at LOS D for the AM p eak hour, but have traffic consistent with LOS C some days, LOS E or F others, and come to a halt once every fe w we eks . Key Intersection Grades after additional information requested by Council Tra ng TuNguyen Decemoer ~. 2014 Pag es or 10 December 20 14 TA BLE B: NOitTH 40 FUTUIU! YlAJt LOS SUMMARY wmt NIW/CHANG!D POTtNT1AI. PIIOJICTS ._ ...... with ....... '""'' ~ --···,.:~ 2 W•nchester BouleY•rd and K...,... AM JU c 323 c-!2.1 C-661 I 679 DrMI PM 41.0 0 450 0 "56 D 151.5 f 167S )4 Bascom Avenue and Camden AM 49.7 D 50.0 0 49.9 D BH F 838 Avenut> PM 50.1 0 509 0 510 0 561 •• !>116 SR 17 Northbound ~ and AM 910 F 41111 r .. , F ,.,9 F lRl )(j CarncMn A~ Oab Rolli PM 101 l 10.3 l 10.3 l 141.9 F 1422 SR 17 Southbound Ramps and s.n AM 109 1 F 1090 f 1090 F 2413 f 24U 31 TornM E ~swav PM 62.1 E 627 E 627 [ 1167 F 1169 loWttxt ondtctr!H o chotlgo tn LOS ~>oftol-·~"'tile Tl'o w tht ,......_., ~ ~ "'tllto --m ~ I 670 I F 169.0 • F 138 , I• !18 9 I• f 1"1' f F 141.2 , f 241J F 170 ' For "ljjiiO>zod oniPRO<tioM, delay c.._,"'-<...,.. tnt~ ~-·c-ol doloy _...t •n -"' po<-uinrlolf'd _,.-""*-In t to. 2000 H(t.l, wuh odJ<t>iod JOiv<olion ~-to-S..~ O.a Caunly~ lor"""""-' 1-- 2 LOS • lew! ol-.. LOS colwlaliont conductHIItlng IN TIIAFFlX 80 low! ol ....... ~ ~ fi'ICia9o . Sou<c.-'""'e.-... 20 1~ Delays at Los Gatos Boulevard & Lark Avenue Intersection dated & recent (objective data) I ·~ luNgu)tn llt<...C.. 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IH F ~· 0 "" Mldl.lrl<A-PM f«~---~.-. .. ----------·----.... --.... .,140l ... ~tolJI-IIow-10rt41<1 s-O..C...,~ .. ..-...- LOS •Lt.olcl""i<ILOSaiMoll:n<~ .... tllt iiAIIIIIUIMi al.,b...,_,..__ . .... ftlit .. hm. ,.;)4 . • 8/5/2016 8:30am • Los Gatos Blvd/Lark Ave • 60 degrees, no beach or school traffic • Delay range during 30 minute gathering at the left turn lane with NO project was 80-95 seconds (v. 71 seconds) Traffic Mitigation by the developer for the cu rrent application includes a multi modal bike bath across Hi ghway 17 Additi o nal Pr o jects Scope and Impact Studied v. Actual STUDIED • Good Samaritan ER Expansion • 2425 Samaritan Dr o Expand ER by 14,796 sf o Add 9 hospital beds Samaritan Court Medical Office 50 Samaritan Court o 64,500 sf of medical office building ACTUAL Per the Samaritan Medical Center Master Plan 0 Full build out; demolition of all exi sting med i cal offi ce buildings for Samaritan Drive and Samaritan Court (13 Acres) 0 Net increase of 364,726 sf or medical space *** 0 *** slightly less than commercia l space allowed by the Specific Plan DENY THE CURRENT APPLICATION & REVIEW THE SPECIFIC PLAN Please consider this staggering statistic (based on projections, not objective data.) Projected Trip Generation for the North 40 project 0 An additional15,000- 16,000 daily trips Projected Trip Generation Samaritan Master Plan 0 An additional14,000 new daily vehicle trips 0 834am/1,398pm DENY THE CURRENT APPLICATION & REVIEW THE SPECIFIC PLAN The residents of this town emphatically support you & our staff & commissioners for the recommendation to deny the current application for these & other findings. We respectfully request you include in your motion a review of the Specific Plan specific language as to timeliness of traffic and all other studies & alternative projects so that the next applicant will understand what we already do & was stated in the 4th Vision Statement: "The North 40 will minimize or mitigate impacts on town infrastructure, schools & other community services." STAY STRONG, IT MIGHT TAKE LONG OUR TOWN IS WORTH THE EFFORT & WORTH THE FIGHT This is the 1st application under a specific plan that took years to develop for an Orchard that has been here longer than most in these chambers. What this Town approves, will be there FOREVER. Let's do it Right. From: Valerie Kelly [mailto:lgkc ll vs(dmc .com ] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 11:16 AM To: BSpector; m snvo c(uJ osgatosca.gov ; rren ic (a ,losl!ato sca.gov ; Steven Leonardis; miensci]p)n-;gatosca.go,·; Joel Paulson; Sally Zamowitz; Planning Cc: Mami Moseley; dsparrcrG D.communitv-ncw~lli!P-Cr<.;.com ; lcttcrs<iuncrcurvncws.com Subject: North 40 Development Objection Dear Los Gatos Town Leaders: I am forwarding this message along with the original message I sent back in March (below), which I submitted too late for consideration. After attending the meeting and reading material s about the North 40 Development, I am sending this letter to s upport the Planning Commission's denial of the North 40 Development Plan (Plan) and urge the Town Council to similarly deny the Plan for the following reasons: 1) The Plan does not "look and feel like Los Gatos." As a long time re si dent, I am cannot reference any other development in the area of Saratoga-MonteSereno-Los Gatos (or even Campbell for that matter) that looks or feels like the current proposed plan in scale or density. And, I cannot reference any residential developments that mimic the massive industrial style. The Plan "looks and feels " like high density apartment developments in San Jose. 2) We live in a low density community which i s characterized by an abundance of single story ranch style homes and larger lots. The Plan does not shadow si milar existing density and building heights considering the acreage to be developed -all in the same area -and it does not have s imilar ranch style characteristics. 3) The tall story poles covering the (less than entirety of) property show that the development does not embrace hillside views, trees and open space. Although there may be other taller commercial building in town, they are not side-by-side and collected in low acreage area that so pervasively blocks hill side v iews. 4) The development does not have the open space to incorporate the s ite 's current orchard characteristics. Tree selection and a market should not be allowed to meet the specific plan requirements. 6) The Plan cannot possibly minimize or mitigate impacts on infrastructure with its current densit y and scale. The reference to bike access unrealistic and, frankly, disingenuous. The area surrounding the proposed development site is already gridlocked at commute times . When thinking of thi s summer's beach traffic and the gridlock created by it, the result will be that vehicular traffic will be forced find a way around that area during peak commute hours, which could prove deadly for people needing emergency services. There simply is no reasonabl e mitigation. And, with Lo s Gatos High School's incoming Freshman class estimated at close to 600 students, approving a plan without carefully and throughly considering the impact on the school s is reprehensi ble and amounts to blatant disregard for student education and safety. 7) Phase I and Phase II story poles should be required before any development can begin -the size and s cale of the entire s ite to be developed mus t be considered before any building begins. Although your decision may deny Grosvenor's Board of Directors and shareholders the profit anticipated when the property was considered for development by them, this multi-national corporation s hould not be abl e to capitalize on thi s development at an expen se to be born b y the town of Los Gatos and its res idents for many, many years to come. Grosvenor took that calculated risk when it chose to try to develop a large high density development in a small town like Los Gatos. I expect your town counsel staffhas advised you s imilarly; however, although Grosvenor has (directly or indirectly) threatened liti gat ion over thi s development, please do not allow your team and this community to be bullied. Grosvenor will have t o thoughtfully consider ri s ks inherent in litigation and the associated drag on pro fit s from thi s developm ent before deciding to proceed, which i s not a deci s ion that will be taken li ghtl y even by such a large corporate entity. A gain , I beg of your team to please ens ure that Grosvenor does not capitalize on this development at the expen se of the town's character and its' residents -to allow it to happen would be a monumental blow to o ur community . I trul y appreciate the time and effort and thoughtful consideration of the N orth 40 Developme nt that your team has invested to date. Thank you! Val Ke ll y Begin forwarded message: From: Valerie K e lly <lgkdlv<>(!"une.com> Subject: North 40 Development Ridiculous! Date: March 30, 20 16 at 6:40:04 PM PDT T o: lcttcrs((~rcurvnews.com Hi: I received a message that you needed full name, address and phone number a nd any affiliation for letter below. My name is Val Kell y, 21 Fi llmer Avenue, Los Gatos , CA 95030, 408-499-5989, no a ffiliation . Thank you! Val Beg in forwarded message: From: Valerie K e ll y <lgkcll vs((.(m e .co m> Subject: North 40 Development Ridiculous! Date: March 30,2016 at 3:56:51 PM PDT To: mmoselev(a Josgatosca .gov, dspa r rcr(a.;commun i tv-ncwspapers.com , lcttcr::-.(tDmercuryncw".com Hi Ms. Moseley: I have been a home owner in Los Gatos for 12 years and was a resident of Saratoga previously (since 1979). I grew up here and returned after law school. I have seen the town and area grow over many years and understand that growth is necessary and s timulated by our ever more populated valley. I understand that the North 40 will be developed. However, the story poles of the North 40 are a visual abomination. I cannot speak to the other development features, but cannot imagine the impact on traffic and the environment. I am not only writing this message, but attending the meeting this evening. I am a working mom and do not have time to participate in town issues, as a general rule. However, I making the time to attend tonight's meeting and send thi s message because I v iew this development as a critical issue and I feel compelled to learn more and provide input to ensure that a respons ible decision is made about the development of Los Gatos . See you there! Best, Val Kelly From: Markene Smith [mail to:marken e(u{co mcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 11:27 AM To: BSpector; Marico Sayoc; Marcia Jensen; Steven Leonardis; Rob Rennie Cc: North40 Comment Subject: North 40 Application and Map Dear Los Gatos Town Council , Please uphold the Planning Committee's recommendation, and adopt a resolution to deny the N40 developer's Architecture and Site and Vesting Tentative Map applications. The developer's Application and Map do not comply with objective standards contained in the North 40 Specific Plan, including Land Use and Development Standards. • Maximum Density Capacity o The number and distribution are not consistent with the Specific Plan, which envisions housing units to be: • Distributed throughout the 44-acre site • At a minimum, distributed throughout the 33 acres controlled by applicants • Protected from freeway views, noise and fumes by 1 00-foot barrier of large shade trees along the Lark A venue on-ramp and SR. • Smaller size units • One-story units, to accommodate downsi z in g seniors • Affordable units di stributed throughout the project • Lowest-income residents should not be ghettoi z ed in the air-space of a high-end specialty marketplace • Development Standards o Story poles and netting demonstrate massive, homogenous structures that are out of scale with surrounding neighborhoods o Heights, rooflines and bulk tower above SR 17 and Lark A venue o Buildings obscure views of trees and hill sides o Looks grossly out of proportion to existing terrain and structure s o Application and Map fail to provide necessary large-tree barriers along SR 17 o Other Los Gatos I SR 17 on/off ramps feature dense plantings of large pine trees to buffer freeway sounds, smells, and fumes. • Vesting Tentative Map o Unsafe placement of buildings 24 and 25. Dwelling units are next to gas station, with no ingress and egress to Los Gatos Boulevard o Unsafe placement of buildings 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 28 , and 29. Documented health ri sks have gotten worse, not better, since 2015 , and cannot b e mitigated by residential air filters. (See N40 Specific Plan EIR, Figure 15 , "Health Risks") o Large pine trees should be planted in pl ace of the structures depicted on the Map. o Due to location and size of this development, streets should be public, not pri vate. a Map should include 13.5 acres of Open Space, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency: • What i s Open Space/G r een Space? Open s p ace is an y open pi ece efland that is undeveloped (has no buildings o r other built s tructures) and is accessibl e to the publi c. Open sp ace can includ e: Gree n s pace (land that is partl y o r compl ete l y co vered w ith grass, trees, shrubs . or other vegetation). Green sp ace includes parks, community gard ens, a nd cemeteries. School ya rd s Pl aygro und s Publi c s eating ar eas Public plazas Vacant lots Open s pace provide s recreati o n al areas for r es idents a nd helps to enhance the beaut y and e nvironmental qua lity of nei ghborhoods. But wi th thi s broad range of recreational s ites comes a n equ a ll y broad r an ge of environmental iss ues . Just as in a ny other l and uses, the way parks arc m anaged can have goo d or b ad environmental impact s, from pesticide runoff , s ilt at ion fr om overused hiking an d lo gging tra il s, and des tru ction of h ab itat. Lac k of community and public access to safe open and g reen space is a criti cal area of concern for urban res id e nt s. -Env ironmenta l Protection Agenc y Thank you! Markene Smith 201 Drakes Bay Av enue Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 356-2613 From: Avery Kaufman <averv.kaufmanQ/)gmail.com> Date: August 9, 2016 at 11:32: II AM PDT To: <bs pcctor(2dosgatoscu.go v>, <msavoc@losgutoscu.e:ov>, <mj~n scn(u;I osgatosca.go\·>, <rrennic(i:d (lsgatosca.gov>, <slconardisCa!lose:atosca.e:ov> Cc: <jpau lson(ct lose:atosca.e:ov> Subject: NO on North 40 as proposed Hello, Pls take the planning commiss ion recommendation and vote NO on proposed North 40. The current plans have too many large scale homes and not enough green s p ace , traffic abatement plans or look and feel oflos gatos. This development as is w ill be only beneficial to the developers and not to Los Gatos citi zens. There needs to be less units, more parking, green space and a real plan for conversion into the community. Thank you, A very Kaufinan & Richard Borenstein 125 Worcester Loop LG From: Joan Langholff [mailto:joanlangholff@yahoo.com ] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 12:43 PM To: Laurel Prevetti; BSpector; Marcia Jensen; Steven Leonardis; Marice Sayee; Rob Rennie; Robert Schultz Cc: North40 Question Subject: North 40 Concern: Emergency Vehicle access to Hospital Because of the already backed up traffic on Lark Ave. & Los Gatos Blvd: What provision is going to be made for emergency vehicles trying to get to Good Samaritan Hospital from Lark & Los Gatos Blvd. ? We have ambulance/fire/police emergency vehicles using these roads dozens of times per day (we hear the sirens all the time -day & night). How are you going to address life & death issues that may be impacted because emergency vehicles and personnel are NOT able to get to the nearest ER? From: Bonnie Payne [mailto:bonnieapayne@comcast.net) Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 1:02 PM To: BSpector Cc: Joel Paulson Subject : North 40 Dear Mayor Spector, I want to register my opposition to the current proposed development for the North 40. Far from the vi sion for the North 40, this proposal in no way reflects the current ambiance of Los Gatos. I am having a really hard time understanding how it could meet the parameters outlined in the Specific Plan, even if so me of these have been dictated by the state. Fir st, the architecture does not reflect that of Los Gatos. Second, they have crammed the ma ximum po ssib le res idences into one portion of the property, without taking into account the stated necessity that the entire property be considered by any developer. Third , the traffic study is surely flawed, since Los Gatos residents are currently having a difficult time even driving around town on weekend s. (I avoid our downtown, and I'm told by merchants that busines s is off because of impossible traffic going through town.) The current proposal overstresses our school district. It also does not reflect the "ag rarian " history of the property. And it is ugly. Thi s proposal should be rejected! Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Bonnie Payne Resident since 1973. From: Bev Christensen [mailto:chrisbev4@gmail.com ] Sent: Tue sday, August 09, 2016 11:03 AM To : BSpector Cc: Joel Paulson Subject : Deny north 40 Please deny current north 40 plan. Thank you for listening. Have lived in Los Gatos for 25 years and know that it is not in our best interest. Thank you again for all you do B Christensen. Sent from my iPhone From: Sent: To: Subject: Hello , Carla Mason <ca rla .d.mason@gma il.com > Tue sday, August 09, 2016 1:04 PM BSpector; msayoc@losgatos.ca.gov; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; Joel Paulson; Planning; Sally Zarnowitz NO on North 40!!!! Please follow the Los Gatos Specific Plan . Do not allow the developer to put a "city" in Los Gatos. The existing proposal would completely change the look and feel of Los Gatos, not to mention the MAJOR TRAFF IC impact, over crowding of our SCHOOLS, and destruction of our DOWNTOWN!!! Please vote NO on this plan. Thank you, Carla Mason Los Gatos resident 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Graves, David <david.graves@hpe.com > Tuesday, August 09, 2016 1:08 PM BSpector; Marico Sayoc; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; Joel Paulson ; Planning; Sally Zarnowitz Please Deny the North 40 Application If implemented, the North 40 plan will enrich only the developer. Residents throughout the area will suffer. I urge you to deny the application. Best Regards, David Graves From: Sent: To: Subject: jplg159@juno.co m Tue sday, August 09, 2016 1:54 PM Joe l Paulson ; Planning ; Sal ly Zarnowitz NORTH 40 As long time residents of Lo s Gatos, We are asking you to not let the NORTH 40 development go through, you've already denied it, if it does go through it will create more gridlock, not to mention crime. This little TOWN cannot handl e the increased traffic and peopl e. Plus, we are sti ll in a drou g ht mode and more people mea ns more water usage . PLEASE SAY No to the NORTH 40! J and P VanUnen From: Cherie Rose [mailto:cher ie @cheriero secollection.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 09 , 2016 3:34 PM To: Joel Paulson ; Steven Leonardis; Rob Rennie; BSpector; Marcia Jensen ; maricosa yoc @ya hoo .com Subject: North 40 Importance: High Dear Planning Department and Town Council - I am the owner of the Cherie Rose Collection and am writing to oppose the North 40 development. I am a Los Gatos residence , have raised my children in Los Gatos public schools, and have been developing and growing my family retail home furnishing store on North Santa Cruz Ave for the la st 20 years. My business is a survivor of the worst economic downturn ever experienced in my lifetime and I am very proud of that fact. It is one thing to experience a slow in business becau se of a national historic downturn, it is quite another when an international company is allowed to build in our community and steal business from those of us that have given our lives to create a beautiful downtown environment. Throughout our country, downtowns are being decimated by these giant corporations trying to create their own version of "downtown". We need to preserve and honor the integrity of our downtown, the town of Los Gatos .. the heart and soul of our community. I urge you to please vote NO and save our downtown! 40 ~. Santa Cruz A'..:. Sui te C Los (iatos. Ca. 95 030 ! -lO X) 395-544 5 ~ll1rc !40X) 4J~-6024 cell ~ ~ CHtRl P.(]Sf CiEl fCillH W'-' \\'.c h(-rieroscco llcction.com From: Kyra Kazantzis [I!Jai_l!nj_< vTa K({i.Ja" fn_!!n datinn .or g ] Sent: Tue sday, August 09, 2016 4 :33 PM To: BSpector; Marico Sayoc; Marc ia Jense n; Steven Leonardis ; Rob Rennie Cc: Joe l Paul son; Town Manager; Attorney Subject: Comment letter regarding North Forty Phase 1 Applicatio n August 9 , 2016 Los Gatos Town Council 110 E. Main Street Lo s Gatos, CA 95030 Sent via email Dear Mayo r Specter, Vice-Mayor Sayoc, and Town Council Memb e rs Jen sen, Leonardis, and Rennie: RE: August 9 , 2016: Town Council Meeting on North 40 Phase 1 Application Through our five programs, the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, a non-profit legal services organization, serves a wide range of Silicon Valley residents , including people living with physical and mental disabilities, low-income families, and young adults aging out of the foster care system. Many of our clients are homeless, have been homel ess, or are at risk of becoming homeless due to housing instability. We see daily the effects of the housing crisis in our clients' lives and are acutely aware of the need for more affordable housing options in our community. The well-known shortfall of affordable and even market-rate h ou sing is one of the primary drivers of the housing affordability crisis. Accordingly, we support efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing units and housing units in general , especially in a high opportunity area like Los Gatos. I regret that I am unable to attend the Town Council meeting to express these co mments. However, I write to strongly urge the Town Council to grant approval to the North Forty Phase l (Project) application. The Project will create an estimated 320 new homes, including 50 affordable homes for seniors, that will serve to partially address Los Gatos' severe housing needs. All California communities need to take action to meet the regional housing needs. In the previous Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle (2007 to 20 14), the Town permitted a total of228 units, representing 41 % of its share of housing. The North 40 Project--the culmination of many years of planning, countless opportunities to seek input, and careful review and thoughtful feedback from many stakeholders-will enable the Town to meet 43 % (270 homes out of 619 homes required) of its share of housing growth for the current RH N A cycle (20 15 to 2022). While this action will enable the Town to meet its goals for market-rate housing, the 50 senior units represent only a small percentage of the affordable homes needed, so more work must be invested to plan for and develop new homes for lower-and moderate-income families who work and live in our community. We also write to express concern about the extensive public and official comments expressed during hearings on the North Forth Specific Plan that indicated an intention to discourage families with children from res idin g in the North Forty development. W e tru st that you are aware that fed er a l and state fair hou si ng laws forbid l oca l governments from taking actions tha t wo uld di scriminate aga in st families with children. We encourage yo u no t to make any d ecisions about the North Forty that are intended to or have the effect of making North Forty hous in g unavailable to families with children. Thank you for your consideration. Please contact me with any questions that you might have about these comments. Sincerely, Kyra Kazantzis I Directing Attorney Fair Housing Law ProJect I Public Interest La"" Firm kyrak@la wfo undati on.o rg I p 408 .280.2401 I f 408.293.0106 ~ Law Fou ndatto n o; Sl t..co l\; Vi\Lll Advancing .Ju~tkc in S ilicon Valle) 152 North T hird Stree t, 3'd Floo r San Jo se , Califo rni a 95 11 2 www.lawfounda ti o n .org I' 1 I \ t -I -II II( I ,, • l..'l 1.. .. 1-~·... • • l tt ··• II. From: Sent: To: Subject: Phil Hill <philonedtech@gmail.com > Tuesday, August 09, 2016 5:03 PM North40 Comment North 40 -We do not need this size development in Los Gatos As a citizen, I am opposed to the North 40 plans. The town cannot handle the traffic and additional people. We do not need a bunch of duplicate retail space when Saratoga (near Campbell) and Oakridge and Valley Faire are so close by. Please preserve thi s community without adding this mi staken plan. 1 From: !.!OIJnan.cl :.n i~L.;_l(:,gmail.com [mailto:£_!mnaJ).dav id.c.u,,gmail.co m] On Behalf Of David Gom1an Sent: Tuesday, August 09,2016 5:11PM To: Council Cc: Mami Moseley Subject: Please deny North 40 A&S and VTM applications. Objective s upporting points hi ghlighted below. Town Council Members, We are writing this le tter to ask that you support the Planning Cornn1ission recommendatio n to adopt a resolution denying th e Architecture and Site a nd Vesting T e ntative Map applications for the North 40. We understand that thi s is both an emotional topic for residents as well as a legal process in which there are needs to be met and constraints to work within. As such, we offer the following pers pective a s residents of North Lo s Gatos living in the recent construction zone of significant deve lopments. We also offer objective points per the North 40 Specific Pla n which support a decis ion to deny the application. The property is pri vat e and owners should be a ll owed to develop their property within reason. However, operating on their b ehalf, developers have attempted to bully our town with impl ied threat s of State non- compliance if th e ir proposal s are rejected as well as overt threats to sue. Let them. The courts aren 't where they or the family are go ing to gain s upport or profit. The project will not stop, no r should it given the ab ilit y to m eet some long tenn town need s with thi s development. We only ask that yo u prevent the side of town we call home from becoming the des ignated development zone with phases 2 & 3 undefined and still to come. P lease preserve the quality of life that attracted us to Lo s Gatos. W e purchased our home in 201 1 and have witnessed the Netflix campus go through simila r developer- driven d e bate and exceptions to inc rease its footprint, hei g ht and u ser density. Now the North 40 application proposes to add another dense use of space in the same travel corridor. Lark Ave ha s phys ical limitations; Hwy 17 a nd Lark a re known traffic bottlenecks (as seen every cornn1ute and with recent beac h traffic actions). When we drive to or from our end of Los Gatos we used to see trees a nd tree b e lts. Now we see concrete , g la ss-sid e d office buildings and the threat represe nted by o ra nge netting d raped a long 17. As om inou s as that is, we 're reminded of the story pole s rai sed for th e initial Nettli x phase re presenting 2 buildings at the back of the lot. Once a ll4 buildings were approved with only those story poles, they were quickly built and the story po les for the 2 front buildings overlooking W inchester were then rai sed. Was seein g the phase 1 story poles representati ve of the impact or s ho uld res ide nts ha ve seen a ll 4 ? Are Lark District story poles a lo ne s uffi c ient for resi dents to ga uge the total North 4 0 impact , o r should we see the entire North 40 plan? Some of you j o ined Town Council on the b ack end of that process and have been dea ling with d evelo pment fallout s ince. We ask that you look forward and manage our growth responsibly by not g iv in g in to the press ure to approve as-is and instead dri ve for a total plan levera gi ng th e whole North 40 and di spersing the hou s ing density responsibly throu ghout the town rather than a ll o n the 50% of the North 40 s itting figuratively in our schools and phys icall y on th e comer of Lo s Gatos Blvd. & Lark. Thank you for your service on th e Council, David & Evelyn Gorman 1476 1 GolfLinks Drive P o int s from the N<'![J h 40 Sp..::ci fie Pl an s uppo rting re jection of the application: 2.7.3b (Residential Units): "There shall be a max imum of270 residential units. This is a maximum, not a goal, and in cludes the affordable ho using units required a nd th e existing units. " • rhe maxi mum became t h~ goal o f the developers. The resulta nt 320 res idential un ih rcf'crcnced in the :-:;wffrc port for 8 4116 Council exceeds t he ma'< a l lowed in t he -;pecific plan. /\b ~l .tlwugh StalTnotc~ the density bonus docs not counttcw:ard th e 270 m;1x. the Sp~eific Pl an doc:-. -.tate thm th e 270 is inclu~i\c of'ba ~c and bonus. Council is wit hin rights to intcrrrct the 270 a s t h<..t number rninu~ bonus h cing the real density max imum. 4.1.c2 (Traffic): "Minimize traffic impa cts through site design, multim odal opportunities, land uses, the intens ity of d evelopm ent, access, and street and intersection improve ments. " • All units arc includcd in Pha-;c I develo pment so t he Lark Di~trict bear~ the entire re;.;idcnti:d burden. Thi~ bu rden will b e fe lt by th e Lark entrance and th~rc is nom<H·e room to add roads. T raflic l ight '\ d o not remove cars or widen a bridge. 6.2 (Phasing): "Critical roadway improvem ents necessary to provide access into th e Specific Plan A r ea will be co nstructed in each phase of development. " • Once Phase 1 rcce i \'CS the entire North 40 rcsid~nt i al unit burden a nd existing road\Yays arc packed heyond capacity, \\'hat mitigation will be possible in th e o t her 2 di ~t r ict phases'? Do cs Ph a~~ I become the beginn ing a nd end of the development . or docs it become a precedent a lim\ ing fwt her pha-;e deve lo pment '·by ri g ht .. '1 • S ince the total North 4() max o f 270 unit s is bein g met (exceeded) by th e current pro posal the total nu mber ()f unit s can be s p read across nil 3 di s t ricts. Instead, th e developer chooses to put th em a l l in the Los Gato.;; sc hool d is trict (pha s~ 1 Lark Di s tr ic t ) to make th~m most a tt rac ti' ~ ;m d mos t \aluablc. -,h is i ~ in contrast to ih c t0\\11 ne ed th e develop er says is hcing targeted to p rm ide housing fqr young profess io n als and seniors "·ho don 't need those schools. Fu rther po ints s upported by Staffs notes o n the 8/4 /1 6 Town Coun c il minutes: 1. Applicant is requesting an exception to the requirement to di s tribute B e low Market Price (BMP) units thro ug hout the d evelo pme nt. Ins tead , they propose to pack them into a s ing le building , h ave des i gned them as smaller than m a rket rate units , are reques ting a heig ht exception for tha t building, a nd are calling them a ll "senior" hou s in g. a. T he sta ndard max heigh t is 35 feet. They get t o go to 45 feet for mixe d-incom e ho u s ing. Instead , they propose to gam e th e system by p acking seni o r s into a si ngle building a nd reques t a n exception to make it 53 feet. b. Are seniors selling their Los Gatos homes a nd wanting t o stay in t own really looki ng for below-size apartments or i s thi s an excuse to offer bigger ho mes for fa milies througho ut the development and segregate low income residents to a single apartment building? 2. The Town Council certified a Program EIR for the North 40 Spec ifi c Plan o n January 20, 20 15 (Resolution 20 15-002) a. C onditions have changed so Council can make an objective conclusion that further analysis is necessary. The tra ffic impac ts of the 4 Nettlix buildings and add iti on of a n ew tenant in former Netfli x space (Roku) ar e now u sing the roads, creating the new condition that did not exist in January 20 15 . 3. Applicant has r equested repeated Story Pol e exceptions and has worked to minimize the time they a r e up. T hi s is a s ign that they a re aware of how much the real "look a nd feel " deviates fro m th e norm they will be compared to. 4 . Rental units are part of the pro posal. Is the Los Gatos pla n calling fo r m ore re nt a l units? From: E.J . Fournier [mailto:cjfourni er8 @ gmail.com ] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 5:57PM To: Council Subject: North 40 Hi, I am a resident of Los Gatos and am writing to express my disapproval of the North 40 project as I understand it to be currently proposed. As I understand the current proposal , the North 40 development will cau se at least three s ignificant probl ems: ( 1) Make traffic much worse in the area of Lark and Los Gatos Boulevard , an area that is already a high traffic zone: (2) Impact views and the overall look of the North 40 area in a way that is not in keeping with the character of Los Gatos ; and (3) Negatively impact the businesses in downtown Los Gatos, which are an essential part of the character and quality of live in the town. I would like to request that the Council act as necessary to stop or s ignificantly limit the development of the North 40 area. Thank you . I 1. ft'll'"lliLT 1 , Jni n,n • \\U1Uc I ,. < 1 'l C \ (J"O~U From: Sent: To: Subject: To Los Gatos Town Council Alice Hansen <erichansenll@comcast.net> Wednesday, August 10, 2016 10:53 AM North40 Comment Town Council Back 40 Back 40 Current plan will KILL DOWNTOWN AND IMPACT SCHOOLS. (This has happened in other jurisdictions-see Redwood City?) Learn from others and Please think carefully before approving this! Some planning commissioners fear lawsuits; however we live in a litigious world and can't live in fear. Our question is : Does this Los Gatos Town Council want to be remembered as the one that killed downtown? We urge you to think carefully before approving this. Thank you, Eric A Hansen MD Alice H Hansen 17611 Foster RD Los Gatos, CA 95030 408 -35 4-1831 Sent from my iPhone 1 Sylvie Roussel From: Sent: To: Subject: Council Members, John Ei chinger <John@ Ei chinge r.co m > Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11 :05 AM North40 Comment "Affordability" of the proposed North 40 Townhouses -NOT!!! Thank you for the opportunity to speak la st night, and thank you for your service to our great town. I would like to offer the f o llowing as a clarification of the numbers that I quoted in my comments and to repeat my sta tement that the proposed project will NOT be offering "affordable" housing . The developer has stated that the units they are proposing will be offered for sale in price range s from $900,000 to $1,500,000 . Following are the financial requirements to purcha se homes in tho se price ranges: $900,000 purchase price 20% down payment = $180,000 Loan prin cipal and interest at 3.75% = $3,334.43 per month Taxes (at 1.25% of purchase price): $1 1,250 annually $937.50 per month Insurance (estimate): $100 per month HOA fees (estim ate ): $200 per month Total PITI = $4,571.93 In order to obtain this jumbo loan with a 43 % DTI (debt to in come ratio mandated to lenders by the CFPB (Con sumer Fin ance Protection Burea u)) and assuming the borrower(s) ha s NO OTHER Monthly obligations, the borrower(s) w ou ld nee d a monthly income of $10,700 whi ch equates to an annual in come o f $128,000. If we were to ass ume a typical $300 monthly car payment and about $200 monthly credit ca rd debt the borrower(s) would need a monthly in co me of $11,800 which eq uates to an annual income of $141,600 $1,500,000 purchase price 20% down payment = $300,000 Loan prin cipal and interes t at 3.75% = $5,55 7.39 per month Taxes (at 1.25% of purcha se price): $18,750 annually $1,562 .50 per month Insuran ce (estimate): $100 per month HOA fees (e st imate): $200 per month Total PITI = $7,419.89 In order to obtain this jumbo loan w ith a 43% DTI (debt to income ratio mandated to lend er s by the CFPB (Consumer Finance Protection Bure au)) and assuming the borrower(s) ha s NO OTHER Monthly obligations, the borrower(s) would need a monthly in co m e of $17 ,300 which equates to an annual income of $207,600. If we w e re to ass um e a typical $3 00 monthly car paym ent and about $200 monthly credit card debt the borrower(s) would need a monthly income of $18,500 which equates to an annual in co m e of $222,000 1 As I stated last night, this is NOT affordable housing. If the town/developer is thinking that this project will satisfy any California mandated requirement for affordable housing, then I feel that it will significantly fall short of any standard necessary. Some links for Staff to report on: ht t p:/fwww.hcd.ca.gov/housing-po licy -development /hous i ng-resource-center/reports /st ate /incn ote .ht ml http://www.hcd.ca.gov/housing-policy -development/housing-resource-center/reports/state/inc 2 k16.pdf http://www.hcd.ca.gov/housing-policy-development/housi ng-resource -c enter/plan/he/ca plan law affd h sg0506.pdf co ... ty l tiCOtM N um !ler of P..,..ons "' HOIU.oe hold C*g<>ry 1 2 3 4 s 6 7 s S..tlfa Clot <~ Co u"l i' (.,.,, .. t·-t, (Qt.• ZJ.!<(J 2 "~"'0 3 01 ~1 :.Jsc-o 11;200 18'.0' :!';~1 'U t50 I -1-P<<~o)t"> 'IJ-1 (I l ''-I (r.;•'u: 3!' lrc:J d~f;S/'1 sn ~;.o S58CQ 60300 ~7 5' 'j'l]l)) i37~0 rn~s \f~:<1Jar l lrc~e·,.,e -·t'-I "'•CCf1!t) 5!i-tCIQ &7 9 :0 }1)1,00 8~9 0C 9 11>50 S3 1 S. !':'SlStJ 111050 '--$107.100 Median l r.:ome J4'1 cO a~r o '3(.400 107100 ll:.t.:.O 1:4 1 :..::: :!:!00 1 4 11~0 MoC)o-r :st e 1:-co ;-.e .!1;,>9c.f.l 1 028~'0 11',1;:1.) 118.SUO 13&.~00 149 Ct'i: ::SO)~ l u9WO As I stated last night, despite whatever deal the developer has made with LGUSD, there is NO other land in Los Gatos available for a suitable school, and busing children to Lexington from the North 40 is somewhat unconscionable. This development should have a mandatory set-aside of 6 acres for a future school as Roy Moses suggested in his comments. I missed saying last night that it is a huge oversight to approve any "Phase 1" without first seeing what the developer will propose for "Phase 2". These 40 acres should be considered as a whole, not piecemealed which will only help the developer to maximize profits at the expense of the town. As I have stated before, a boxer needs to not only analyze the left jab coming at him, but needs to also be defensively aware of the right hook that is on its way. Let's have the town see the full plans, not only half of it. We all would like to see what is behind the curtain. The Specific Plan was developed for the whole site, not phases. This project, as proposed, will add to the profitability of a multi-national corporation, pad the pocket of the 66th riche st man on the planet, and negatively impact our town forever. While the owners of the property certainly have the right to develop it, they cannot be allowed to negatively impact all the citizens in Los Gatos. Plea se let me know if I can be of any assistance to answer any questions. Thank you again for your serv ice! John John Eich inger, CEO 1 Br oker Victoria Capital Mortgage Company Victoria Properties 455 Los Gatos, Blvd ., Su ite 100 Lo s Gatos, CA 95032 408 -391 -6550 1wtw Vt<tQr.!_aCap:taiMo rtQ.il.!l.e..cn m BRE : 01360756 NMLS : 364 036 fe ~~l '" }J' ~~ ._, .I ' J.,. ~ ~ V6JV16 VI(TOI'U A <"..oA I"'TAL}IIORTGAGC co. 2 From: Brianna Chenevey [ma ilto:bri a nna.chenevc v(r.u .!.mail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 10,2016 11:56 AM To: Planning Subject: North 40 Development Dear Planning Commission, I have been a resident of Los Gatos for 30 years. I went to Van Meter Elementary School , Fisher Middle School, and Los Gatos High School. 1 have attended the meetings regarding the North 40 development and am e-mailing you to ask that you deny the current application. Based on the information shared at the meetings, the drawings for the Phase 1 proposal show boxy, massive, industrial style buildings that have nothing in common with the look and feel of Los Gatos. I, as well as 90% of the community, disagree with the look and layout of the propo sed development. Furthermore, I teach in the Cambrian School District and use Los Gatos Blvd. and Bascom Avenue on a daily basis to get to work. The proposed development would increase the already heavy traffic and congestion. The schools, streets, and other services would be adversely affected. Lastly, the specfic plan states that the development should "address the towns unmet needs", however, only 49 very low income senior apartments are provided. Also, the developer includes all 320 units in the first 20 of the 44 acres. All of these homes would be within the Los Gatos School District, and based on the information provided at the meeting last night, purchasing a home would require, on average, a $160,000 salary. The proposal does not fulfill the necessary requirements that the town has mandated through its specific plan. Pleas e provide Los Gatos with what the community wants and needs . Thank you, Brianna Chenevey From: Kent Goheen [mai l to:kc nt.go heen(ii:uma il.com ] Sent: Wednesday, August 10 ,2016 3:47PM To: BSpector; BSpector; Marcia Jensen; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardi s Cc: Joel Paulson Subject: Deceptive N40 Story Poles As a res ult of last nights town council meeting, I drove by the N40 site to observe the questionable story poles. As reported, the tallest poles are very difficult to see as they are fitted with very narrow white tape. They're almost completely invisible from many perspectives. For the town management, the optics of this substitution from the required orange netting is terrible-one can easily conclude that this variance was allowed to assist the developer in minimiz ing the visual impact of the proposed buildings. I hope this is not the case and our elected town officials are truly representing the residents with fairness , balance and objectiv ity. I support the request made at the meeting to immediately replace the deceptive white tape with orange netting a s required so the town residents can actually see the impact of the project. They should be left in place until a decision is made as to how to correctly utilize this property. Please advise, Kent Goheen l 7200 Phillips Ave Los Gatos To: Town Council RECEIVED From: Angelia M. Doerner SaveOu rHood@ya hoo .com !\UG 1 0 2016 Date: August 10, 2016 TOWN OF LOS GATOS PLANN!~JS Dl'/lSlON I would like to offer my interpretation on the following questions and/or comments made by Council in connection with my presentation at the 080916 Public Hearing on the North 40. Mr. Rennie inquired regarding the height of the Grosvenor development portrayed on my last slide. • I am providing this link to the Grosvenor website concerning this development-I think you will appreciate reading the entire "posting". o http :1/www .grosvenor.com/news-views- research/news/2015/grosvenor%20americas%20receives%20unanimou s%20approval%20for/ • Not having access to plans, nor time to squander, to determine the precise calculations of what the units/acreage would be on the Edgemont Village Canada project, I used the following general computation . Regardless of the precision of this calculation, the Applicant is only allowed under the density bonus law (assuming they meet the affordable housing percentages set forth in such law) a total of 27 units/acre (20 density allowed + 35% bonus). Else, they are only allowed 20 "at- market" price units/acre . o The project yields 80 one and two -story townhomes and flats above retail on 2.1 acres. The residential units are on the second, third and "partial" fourth floors. Therefore, 80 units/acre /2 .5 floors= 32 units/floor. • Second Story= 32 units • Third Story= 32 units • Fourth "partial" story= 16 units • Consideration should also be given to the fact that the Grosvenor write-up regarding the project states that "Residents of the development will also benefit from an expansive landscaped courtyard which will include a variety of trees, a rock garden and an indoor-outdoor amenity space." Given Grosvenor's propensity to maximize utilization of every possible square foot of lot space, it is entirely conceivable that the partial fourth story is the referred-to "indoor-outdoor amenity space". • With that in mind, given the inclement conditions in Canada, I could imagine a wondrous rooftop garden with large sliding glass panels between the indoor and outdoor spaces-or better yet-a retractable roof like that made for many sunrooms or garden conservatories allowing year-round enjoyment to share with fellow residents, families and friends. • It couldn't be any more different than the rooftop amenities that will be provided to our lowest- income Seniors residing over the Market Hall-with no protection from scorching sun, thundering rain, and high-volume winds . Remember, those winds will be the same winds that precluded the Applicant from erecting story poles over 40' with the orange netting-requiring use of the small, almost transparent flags-due to the potential public health or safety problems should they topple over. What protection is afforded on the Market Hall rooftop that will preclude our aging, weight-losing (too poor to afford the food downstairs), frail and with potential balance and mobility issues from toppling over the edge? From: Angelia Doerner [mailto:saveourhooJ(u,.vahoo.com ] Sent: Thursday, August 11 ,2016 5:34AM To: Council ; BSpector; Marico Sayoc; Marcia Jensen ; Steven Leonardis ; Rob Rennie Cc: Laurel Prevetti; Planning Subject: Public Comment to Be Included in 081116 Desk Item -Replacement Units Please accept these attachments for inclusion in the Desk Item in connection with the 081116 Council meeting on the North 40. Thank you. Angelia Doerner Lin' Simply, Laugh Often Date : August 10, 2016 To: Town Council From: Angelia M. Doerner SaveOurHood@yahoo.com I would like to offer my interpretation on the following questions and/or comments made by Council in connection with my presentation at the 080916 Public Hearing on the North 40. Definition of "Low Income Households" I have included the schedule of "HCD 2016 Rent & Income Limits with HCD Occupancy Guidelines " for Santa Clara County in the same email communication as thi s letter. This Sch e dule is for your reference on this and other affordable housing cost m atters in connection with this Plan. These income levels were my reference points in discussions with existing residents. Critical Elements In Applying This Legal "Replacement Requirement" I offer the following comments relating to various questions of Staff regarding Section 6591S(c)(3}. The following di sc ussion follows my progression of thought to determine eligibility for a density bonus. Subparagraph A states: • "An applicant shall be ineligible for a density bonus or any other incentives or concessions under thi s se ction if... ................. , unless the proposed housing development replaces those units, AND either of the following applies: • (i) The proposed hou sing development, inclusive of the units replaced pursuant to this paragraph, conta i ns affordable units at the percentages set forth in subdivision (b). • (ii) Each unit in the development, exclusive of a manager's unit or units, is affordable to, and occupied by, either a lower or very low income household. • As to eligibility for the density bonus, the condition of either (i} OR (ii} is seco ndary to the condition of the replacement of units. In other words, if there are units meeting the criteria to be replaced by law, units in the development mu st first include those replacement units before further consideration of density eligibility. • For the sake of completing the argument, assuming all units requiring replacement by l aw ARE provided for in the proposed development, in conformance with the definition of suc h replacement units set forth in Subparagraph B, the following would apply. • Sub-subparagraph (ii) would not apply as not ALL units in the propose d developm ent will be in the "affordable " category. Sub-subparagraph (i) woud apply and st ates: "inclusive of the units replaced pursuant to this paragraph". o Regarding "inclusive"-the placement of the term "inclusive" can be easily misi nterpreted. I have found legal-oriented guides and/or articles that "includes the replacement units in the "base" on which the percentage of new affordable housing is to applied" in determining the density bonus as set forth in subdivision (b). Thi s is consistent with my comments la st ni ght regarding the intent ofthe law in response to a question from Councilman Leonardi s. o I am basing my position on the Bill Analysis of Assembly 2222 which amended Section 65915 to add the "replacement requirement" and can be found at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab 2201- 2250/ab 2222 cfa 20140506 131240 asm comm.html. According to the author, "Adequate and affordable housing is an issue of stat ewid e concern . Yet, the change made to the density bonus law by 58 1818 had the reverse effect and has resulted in fewer affordable units . Buildings that were built pre-5 8 1818 that are proposed to b e demolished and replaced may now qualify for a density bonus under the new 58 1818 structure. 58 1818 inadvertently created a loophole whereby developers that propose to demolish pre-58 1818 buildings are not required to begin the new project with the same number of affordable units. As a result, a new project may result in l ess affordable units than previously existed on the parcel. This bill addresses the loophole created by SB 1818 and ensures that affordable units are preserved when a development proposes to demolish a site and the new proposal is to replace the outdated structure with a new residential structure by ensuring that the project begins with the same number of affordable units. Additionally, this bill increases the classification of affordability from 30 years to 55 years. This change is consis tent with other s tate and local programs and ensures that affordable units remain affordable. AB 2222 will preserve and promote the supply of affordable units for years to come." • Argument s in support-None on file. • Argument s in opposition-None on file. • Double -referral -Thi s bill was heard by the Hou sing Community Development Committee on April 30, 2014, and passed with a 7 -0 vote . o Therefore, in my opinion, the 19 units existing on the subject property must be replaced and included (to the extent they meet the low-income household criteria) in the ba se on which the number of the new affordable housing units is applied to determine the perce ntage s se t forth in subdivi sion (b). o In the Current Plan, applying the percentage set forth in (b)(1)(B) of 5% for very low-income households on a maximum base (a ss uming 100% of the 19 existing units meets the low-income household criteria) of 256 (237 + 19) would require 13 VLI units, which the Plan surpasses at 30 (49 VLI units less the 19 "Replacement Units") -indicating the Applicant may still be eligible for the Den sity Bonus. However, that decision is conditional upon meeting the "Replacement Requirement" in the first place . • Referring to the intent of the law which i s to "e nsure that the project begins with the same number of affordable units ... " you mu st: o Determine, as of the Application Filing Dat e, how many of the existing, occupied (14) units meet the criteria of low-income hous ehold s, therefore requiring replacement, and at which levels of affordability. o Usi ng the same proportion of low-income households (and affordability catego ri es) determined fo r the occupi ed units, determine how many of the vacant (5) or demolished (O) units need to be replaced. • From a practicality standpoint, and before initiating any inve stigative process to determine the total number of required replacement units (which I believe exist), consideration sh ould first be given to whether ANY of the 49 proposed affordable units satisfy the criteria to be considered "Replacement Units". If not, such investigative procedures would be moot, as the Application does not comply with the law and, therefore, is ineligible for the density bonus and should be denied . • Section 65915{c}(3}(B) states "replace" shall mean ... equivalent size or type, or both, to be made available at affordable rent or affordable housing cost to, and occupied bv, persons and families in the same or lower income category as those households in occupancy. Condition to be Met Existing Units Meets Condition? Size Majority 750-850 SqFt; NO-Only One Bedroom; Est High of 1,140 SqFt apprx 550 SqFt --------------------0 R -------------------- Type : Detached/ Attached Detached Si ngle-Family NO-But Could be Achieved by Cottage Clusters Rental/For Sale Rentals YES ------------------AN 0 ------------------- Made Available To ..... Persons and Families NO-Seniors Only As shown above, the Application does not comply with the law and, therefore, is ineligible for the density bonus and should be denied. Income Levels of Current Occupants As a preface to my comments, everyone I talked with had no complaints about their relationships with their lessors. However, they are burdened by the everyday uncertainty of when they will be required to relocate and where they are to go. Most are on a month-to-month arrangement . The occupancy tenure of those with which I spoke directly ranges from 7 months to over 30 years . Only two of the six currently have an option available to them. The others, including families, have been searching for alternative housing at affordable levels-primarily in the areas of Los Banos , Morgan Hill, Gilroy, etc.,-without success. This information does not pertain directly to the matter at hand . However, I am attempting to convey the sensitivity in disclosing information that may create additional unwelcome anxiety or further disrupt their untenable residency status . My comments last night were intended to protect their privacy-as to identity as well as personal income levels. But, I feel confident that such will be shared with "whoever" if ensured of no reprisals in connection with their disclosures. The people who shared income information with me have incomes ranging from 40% to 80% AMI of the 2016 Santa Clara County Income Limits . There is one individual whose story I feel free to share with you-his name was Pete. Pete owned and lived at 16425 Bennett Way for over 60 years . In August 2011, at the age of 95-with failing health, living solely on social security (apprx $1,200/month; 18% sec AMI), and no savings for his imminent burial costs-he sold his property to Grosvenor for $950,000. Credit is given to Grosvenor as they did not displace him -rather (as the story goes) they allowed him to stay rent- free for a good period of time . Also (as the story goes) he lived longer than expected , so ended up having to pay rent ©. He passed away at the age of 100 in February 2016. At the date of the Application, 16425 Bennett Way was vacant. I wish he had stayed around 5 more weeks, so that his income level would be considered in the calculations when applying the provisions of this legal Replacement Requirement. I have obtained this information from his son who resides in Santa Cruz-he said I could share his contact information with you at your request . Efficiency 1BR . $89,950 $102,800 .. $82,445 $94,270 . $74,950 $85,700 . $59,400 $67,900 ... $46,920 $53,580 ... $43,010 $49,115 . $39,100 $44,650 ... $35,190 $40,185 ... $31,280 $35,720 ... $27,370 $31,255 . $23,450 $26,800 ... $19,550 $22,325 ... $15,640 $17,860 ... $1 1,730 $13,395 1 2 Santa Clara County Income and R e nt Limits Based on State HCD Hold Harm less Limits City o f San Jose Housing Department 2016 (rev 6/17/16) I HCD Rent & Income Lfmits with HCD Occupancy Guidelines I HCD Income Limits %of AMI Rent & 2BR 3BR 4BR 5BR 6BR 7BR Income L evel Efficiency $115,650 $128,500 $138,800 $149 050 $159 350 $169,600 120% $2 ,2 49 $106,040 $117,810 $127,215 $136,675 $146,080 $155,485 110% $2 ,0 61 $96 ,400 $107,100 $115,650 $124,250 $132 800 $141 ,350 100% $1,874 $76,400 $84,900 $91 ,650 $98,450 $105,250 $112,050 80% $1,485 $60,300 $66,960 $72,360 $77,700 $83,0 40 $88,440 60% $1,173 $55,275 $61,380 $66,330 $71,225 $76,120 $81,070 55% $1 ,075 $50,250 $55,800 $60,300 $64,750 $69,200 $73,700 50% $978 $45,225 $50.220 $54,270 $58,275 $62,280 $66,330 45% $880 $40,200 $44,640 $48,240 $51,800 $55,360 $58,960 40% $782 $35,175 $39,060 $42,210 $45,325 $48,440 $51 ,590 35% $684 $30150 $33 500 $36 200 $38 900 $41 550 $44 250 30% $586 $25,125 $27,900 $30,150 $32,3 75 $34,600 $36,850 25% $489 $20,100 $22,320 $24,120 $25,900 $27,6 80 $29 ,480 20% $391 $15,075 $16,740 $18,090 $19,425 $20,760 $22,110 15% $293 HCD Occupencv Guideline -Persons JH!r Unit 3 4 5 6 r 8 ------------ §J • Income limits provided by HCO =In come Li mits Imputed from 100% AMI i ncomes • Income Limits imputed from 50% AMI incomes I HCD Rent & Income Limits with TCAC Occupancy Guidelines .... I HCD Rent Limits 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR $2,570 $2,891 $3,213 $3,470 $2,357 $2,651 $2,945 $3,180 $2,1 43 $2,410 $2,678 $2,891 $1,698 $1,910 $2,1 23 $2,291 $1,340 $1 ,508 $1,674 $1,809 $1,228 $1,382 $1,535 $1,658 $1,116 $1 256 $1,395 $1 ,508 $1,005 $1,131 $1,256 $1 ,357 $893 $1,005 $1 ,116 $1 ,206 $781 $879 $977 $1,055 $670 $754 $838 $905 $558 $628 $698 $754 $447 $503 $558 $603 $335 $377 $419 $452 HCD Income Limits % of AMI Rent & HCD Rent Limits with TCAC Occupancy Guidelines-Income Level Efficiency 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR 5BR 6BR 7BR . $89 ,950 $96,375 $115,650 $133,650 $149 050 $164,475 $179,900 $195 325 120% .. $82 ,445 $88,358 $106,040 $122,513 $136,675 $1 50,788 $164,900 $179,050 110% . $74,950 $80,325 $96,400 $111,375 $124 250 $137,100 $149,950 $162,800 100% . $59 ,400 $63,650 $76,400 $88,275 $98,450 $108,650 $118850 $129 050 80% ... $46,920 $50,250 $60,300 $69,660 $77,700 $85,725 $93,750 $101,775 60% ... $43,010 $46,063 $55,275 $63,855 $71 ,225 $78,563 $85,900 $93,275 55% . $39,100 $41 ,875 $50,250 $58.050 $64,750 $71,425 $78,100 $84,800 50% ... $35,190 $37,688 $45,225 $52.245 $58,275 $64,2 88 $70,300 $76,325 4 5% ... $31,280 $33,500 $40,200 $46 ,440 $51 ,800 $57,150 $62,500 $67,850 40% ... $27 ,370 $29,313 $35,175 $40,635 $45,325 $49,988 $54.650 $59,350 35% . $23,450 $25,125 $30.150 $34,850 $38,900 $42,900 $46,900 $50,925 30% ... $19,550 $20,938 $25,125 $29,025 $32,375 $35,713 $39,050 $42,400 25% ... $15,640 $16,750 $20,100 $23.220 $25,900 $28,575 $31,250 $33,925 20% ... $11,730 $12,563 $15,075 $17,415 $19,425 $21,438 $23,45 0 $25,450 15% T Ac;/MT:;P occupancv Guideline -Persons par Unit 1 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 ~•In come limits provided by HCO • Income Limits imputed from 100% AMI incomes • Income Limits Imputed from 50% A MI in comes 2015 State income/Rent Limits Using Federal Program (TCAC) occupancy guidelines. Own ers may make an election to use the TCAC occupancy guidelines for an entire property. This is a one time election and may not later be reversed. Federal TCAC occupancy guidelines use 1.5 persons per bedroom whereas HCO occupancy guidelines assume 1 person plus 1 person per bedroom. Efficiency 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR $2,249 $2,409 $2,891 $3,341 $3,726 $2,061 $2,209 $2,651 $3,063 $3 417 $1 874 $2,008 $2,410 $2,784 $3,106 $1,485 $1 ,591 $1,910 $2,207 $2 461 $1 ,173 $1 ,256 $1 ,508 $1 ,7 42 $1,943 $1,075 $1,152 $1 ,382 $1 ,596 $1 ,781 $978 $1,047 $1 ,256 $1,451 $1 ,619 $880 $942 $1,131 $1,306 $1,457 $782 $838 $1 ,005 $1,161 $1,295 $684 $733 $879 $1 ,016 $1 ,133 $586 $628 $754 $871 $973 $489 $523 $628 $726 $809 $391 $419 $503 $581 $648 $293 $314 $377 $435 $486 From: Angelia Doerner [m a ilto:saveo urhooJ (~ya hoo.com ] Sent: Thursday, August 11 ,2016 5:47AM To: Council ; BSpector; Marico Sayoc; Marcia Jensen; Steven Leonardi s; Rob Rennie Cc: Laurel Prevetti ; Planning Subject: Unb elievable .... I cannot believe it ..... After the umpteen time s I have looked at the March I 0 , 2016 letter from Goldfarb , et al , concerning requested waivers and the section regarding their Proposed BMP Plan, please look at the page including their calculation of the Required BMP (comparing "three separate projects" to "one project"). Did anyone ever check their calculations? What do yo u get if yo u multiply 237 by 20%? And to think, they were asking for "future credit" b y pro viding more than the required number. ...... . Angelia Doerner Live Si mply, La ugh Often From: Leonard Pacheco [ma i lto:l eo pac95030 (l"u.~mai l.co m] Sent: Thursday, August 11,2016 9:28AM To: Cc: Joel Paulson Subject: N40 Hi Marcia, Following are my suggestions for N40 architecture: As the development of the North 40 moves toward final chapters, I strongly suggest that you raise the issue with the developer, of modifications to the proposed architectural design from potentially cold and unfriendly "urbanesque" steel and glass boxes to a collection of architecture that respects the past, present and future of the Yuki property. These remarks are primarily focused on the central retail/commercial/senior housing complex and are not intended to imply a total project redesign. This, by no means, implies rejecting contemporary design, but rather, incorporating contemporary design into the development that will bring the farm into the 21st century. How is this done? By de signing and detailing buildings that use elemental materials that weather over time, buildings that re spect the historic heritage of the site, and buildings that blend with adjacent buildings. I don't think this is at odds with the "look and feel " of Los Gatos. Thanks, Len From: Edward Morimoto [mailto:csm(d morimotoproperties.com] Sent: Thursday, August 11 ,2016 9 :34AM To: BSpector; Council; Town Manager Cc: Clerk; Laurel Prevetti; Joel Paulson Subject: Item for Town Council Special Meeting on August 11,2016 Dear Mayor Spector, members of the Los Gatos Town Council & key staff, A link to the attached San Jose Mercury article was posted in NextDoor this morning and I felt it is an important, real-world example that merits consideration as you eva lu ate the N40 application. Although the subject of the article is a Palo Alto resident, I think she is exactly the type of person who would benefit from the type of housing planned in the application and is facing exactly the housing issue I spoke of in my remarks Tuesday. I would ask you to think about her hou sing costs (share of$6200/rent paid with post-tax income) and its implications for their house- purchas ing capacity with its tax advantages (easily $5000+/mo for mortgage/taxes/insurance given tax-deductibility) versus the income/cost information discussed at the Tuesday hearing. Wouldn't we want someone like her and her husband to be able to take their first step into home- ownership here with the potential to upgrade to our traditional neighborhoods when their yet-to- be-born children are big enough to make a 2BR condo on the N40 a little too cozy? Wouldn 't we prefer that over having hers & her husband 's experience with Los Gatos limited to adding to traffic e very morning & evening as they commute to their Silicon Valley jobs via Highway 17? I respectfully ask this n ote and the attached article be included as a Desk Item for this evening 's hearing and to take this as a cautionary tale of the consequences of failing to broaden our view of housing and being open to a current idea of the "look & feel of Los Gatos." Regards , Edward Morimoto 460 Monterey Ave. Member of the Yuki Family I of 2 http://www .mercu ryne ws .corn/portlet/artic le/htm I/ fragment s / pri ... Palo Alto planning commissi o n e r quits over high h ousing cost By Richard Scheinin, rscheinin@bayareanewsgroup.com The Mercury News Posted:Wed Aug 10 13:37 :22 MDT 2016 PALO ALTO --You're a well-paid professional. You work in te ch . You've got it made . Not if you want to buy a house in Silicon Valley. On Wednesday, a planning commissioner here became the very public voice of the region's frustrations over spiraling housing costs when she published her resignation letter to the city of Palo Alto. It said that she and her husband are moving to Santa Cruz because --even with their combined incomes as a tech lawyer and software engineer--they can't afford to live in this upscale city. After five years of "trying to make it work in Palo Alto, my hu sband and I cannot see a way to stay in Palo Alto and raise a family here," Planning and Transportation Commissioner Kate Downing wrote in her public resignation letter. The letter makes personal what the numbers show: That rising rents and home prices of recent years have put the region beyond the reach of many, even some at the top of the heap --including in the lucrative tech industry that fuels the rush for housing. The average rent in Palo Alto was $3,463 in the second quarter of 2016, accordi ng to a report last month from Novato-based ReaiFacts . In June, the median price of a single-fami ly home was $1 .2 million in San Mateo County and $982,500 in Santa Clara County, according to the Corelogic real estate inform ation service . Downing , 31 , has a full-time job as senior corporate counsel to a tech company in Santa Clara . In an interview, she explained that her letter "is not supposed to be a sad story about me. I'm going to land on my feet. I'm extraordinarily lu cky and privileged. I'm going to be fine ." Rather, she characterized the letter as a warning call about economic trends and failed policies that are hurting Palo Alto and the region . "It's clear," sh e wrote, "that if professionals like me cannot raise a family here, then all of our teachers , first responders and service workers are in dire straits." Downing and her engineer husband, Steve Downing, 33, share a 2,300-sq uare-foot, four-bedroom hou se in Palo Alto's Ven tura neighborhood with another couple . The monthly rent is $6,200. "That's actually pretty cheap for here," she said in the interview. "We probably pay on the low end of what they could get for our home." Her letter calculated that if the couple "wanted to buy the same home and share it with children and not roommates , it would cost $2 .7 million , and our monthly payment would be $12,177 a month in mortgage, taxes and insurance. That's $146 ,127 per year --an entire professional's income before taxes . This is unaffordable even for an attorney and a software engineer." The Downings based those numbers on putting 20 percent down : "If you put down less than that, you're not going to get picked," she said . "Everyone knows how competitive it is in Palo Alto, with multiple offers on every house. Some of them are putting down all cash . They're coming in with just gigantic deposits." Downing's letter, a colleague said, is a timely commentary on Palo Alto's changing demographics: "All of us who are in ou r 20s and 30 and 40s --we're used to seeing people leave," said Elaine Uang, a co-founder with Downing of the community group Palo Alto Forward . 811111 6,9:04 AM 2 of 2 http://www .mercu rynews .co m/portlet/a rtic le/h tm 1/frag ments /pri ... "Yo u n ever know wh en yo ur friends are going to go because there aren 't the right housing options here for them to pursue th e next stage of life." A commissioner since Novem ber 2014 , Downing sa id in t he letter that the city has fa iled to move the dia l on hous ing . Stating that her own recommendations to the City Council have gone nowhere, she outlined some of the ways in which the housing s upply might be expanded in order to "make a dent in the jobs-housing imbalance that causes housing prices thro ughout the Bay Area to spiral out of control." She mentioned "small steps like allowing two floors of housing instead of one in mixed-used deve lopments," as well as legali zing duplexes, streaml ining restrictions on granny units and "e nfo rcing minimum-den si ty requirements" so that deve lopers wi ll "build apartments instead of penthouses." Housing should be allowed. she wrote, above s hop s and offices in si ngle-use areas like the Stanford Shopping Center. "Kate does a good job summarizing the challenges we're fa cing as a community," said Counci lman Cory Wolbach. "To say that Palo Alto has been slow to add housing is a very accurate statement. "There's nothin g shocking here," he added , in regard to Downing's letter. "Palo Alto certainly does not encourage high-density, s maller, more reasonably priced units. It's un fortunate but true." Palo Alto "is not the family-oriented commun ity it used to be," Downing sa id . In he r estimation , it's becoming a place for "jet-setting executives and investo rs" who have neither the time or inclin ation to he lp out with block parties or join Neighborhood Watch . "You ng people are not moving here anymore. It u sed to be a place of innova tion , where peop le c reated art and sculpture in their backyards or sta rted companies in their garages . Now, it's more for people who are CEOs and executive vice presidents ." Contact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069, read his stories at www.mercurynews.com/richard-scheinin and follow him at Twitter .com/ReaiEstateRag. Close Window Send To Printer 8/111 16,9:04 AM From: Sam Weidman [m ailto:sam weidman (a;s bcgl obal.nct] Sent: Thursday, August 11,2016 9:32AM To: BSpector; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; Marice Sayoc; Planning; Town Manager; Attorney Subject: Norht 40 Objective Standard Not Met PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS TONIGHT, 8/l l/2016 Dear Mayor Spector, Vice Mayor Sayoc , Council Members and Town Staff It is my opinion that an Objective Standard of the Site Specific Plan has not been met. In Chapter 3 Design Guidelines Residential, Page 3-24 a., it states "Provide each hou sehold with some fonn of useful private open space, such as a patio, porch, deck , balcony, yard , or shared entry porches or balconies." Aren't the rental units for the seniors considered hous eholds within the North 40? All of the other res idence households have some type of private open space such as a terrace or deck or backyard , including the manager of the senior units. The seniors onl y have a common open space. This objective standard has not been met. Respectfully, Sam and Lucille Weidman 2 15 Carl es ter Drive Lo s Gatos, CA 95032 From: Lee Quintana [mailto:le candpaul (g _.:nrthlink .net] Sent: Thursday, August 11 , 20 16 10:50 AM T o: Joe l Paulson; SaJly Zarnowitz Cc: Laurel Prevetti ; Robert Schu ltz Subject: North 40 Phase 1 Attached please find my comments to the Council NORTH40TREE fN FORM ATION (1) Phase I Information from Staff # of Protected Trees (2) 98(96) 98 (3) Prot ected Trees retained 10 9 (8 oaks + I cedar) Protected Trees removed 88(86) 86 Requi red Replacement Trees 147 -3 14 276 Inform ation from Applicant Required Replacement Trees for protected trees removed -based on canopy size 14 7-314 trees I ) 3 14-24·· box trees, or 2) 14 7 tree s : 80-24·· box trees & 28 -36 .. bo x trees 276 trees 248 -24" box trees and 28-36" box trees Trees Proposed Orchard trees: 350+/- Other trees: TOTAL 1,900+/- 0rchard trees: 500 +/-Other trees: 1.200-1.300 TOTAL I ,700-1,8 00 I. lnfonnation from Staff, Applican t an d Tree Report 2. Fruit/Nut Trees: Fruit and nut trees less than 18 in ches in diameter are not protected trees (Tree Protection Ordinance) 3. App licant ha s indicated that approximate ly 11 00 trees wo uld be removed , of whic h approximately 86 a re protected tree s under th e Town·s Tree Protec tion Ordinance Comments to Council 8/11 /2016 From Lee Quintana Town Council Phase 1 of the North 40 Specific Plan August 11, 2016 Town Council Hearing From Lee Quintana Mayor Spector and Council Members, Please consider the following suggestions and comments . SUGGESTIONS : Freeway buffer trees: • Phase 1 proposes planting Canary Island Pines, which is not a native, along Highway 17. Suggestion : Consider asking the Applicant to substitute a drought tolerant native species. Publicly Accessible Open Space~ • 1 .24 acres of publicly accessible open space is required for Phase 1 . • Phase 1 proposes a considerably higher area of accessible open space. • Condition of Approval 21.f requires a public access easement only for the Community Park. Suggestion : Amend Condition of Approval 21 .f to include all publicly accessible areas proposed by the Applicant that are not currently part of Condition of Approval 21.g. and reference a figure identifying those areas to be included in the Public Access Easement. Amend Condition of Approval 21.g . to include all publicly accessible spaces not included under Condition of Approval 21.f. (i.e. add pedestrian pathways) and reference a figure identifying all of these spaces. Alternatively combine Conditions of Approval 21 .f. and 21.g. into one condition. Add a Condition of Approval prohibiting fences around publicly accessible spaces Add a Condition of Approval requiring sign age to identifying areas available for public use . COMMENTS DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY AUGUST 9, 2016 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING: As I stated during at the Council Meeting on August 9th , there were many statements made during public testimony that I found questionable. I addressed a few during my testimony and I have included a few of the others below. Any responses from staff would be welcome . 1. Underground parking : • Several speakers commented Phase 1 did not take advantage of below grade parking. Comments to Council 8/11 /2016 From Lee Quintana Response : Sheet 3.6 of the Phase 1 plan set includes below grade level of the parking structure that is part of the multi-use building in the Transition District. The below grade level accommodates approximately 128 spaces . 2 . Cut and fill quantities: 2 • A statement was made that the elevation of the site is being raised between 2 to 5 feet which will require large quantities of fill being imported to the site. Response: Tentative Map Sheet 1.14 Preliminary Grading Plan shows the grading will require export rather than import. My understanding is the original application balanced the cut and fill. The export is the result of adding the below grade parking under the multi-use structure in the Transition District. 3 . Senior housing: Statements included: • The elevator location is not convenient and to far from the units. Response : (See Sheets 3 .6 and 3.7) • The elevators are centrally located and convenient to the community room, library, common open space and parking. • The longest distance between any unit and the elevator is approximately 150 feet. • This distance is considerably shorter than between individual units and the common areas or dinning room at the Meadows or the Terraces. • The Senior housing is placed over the garage structure Response: (See Sheets 3 .6 and 3 .7) • The units are located on the third and fourth floor of the multi-purpose building . Ten units on the third floor are located over the garage. The remainder of the units on the third floor are located over Market Hall . None of the units on the fourth floor are located over the garage . The common areas on the third floor separate the units from their parking area. 4 . Variation of height of buildings: • The buildings don 't vary in height. Response: • Sheet 6 .7 clearly shows variations in height along Los Gatos Blvd , Lark Avenue and within the interior of the Lark District around the Community Park. • The flyer that has been widely distributed throughout Los Gatos demonstrates the height variation even better than Sheet 6 .7 does. 5. Landscaping Plan/Trees • The landscaping plans show trees where they may conflict with site drainage and/or utilities . Response: • Council asked staff to identify locations where conflicts may exist. Comments to Council 8/11 /2016 From Lee Quintana ·The Town 's Tree Protection Ordinance requi res between 142 to 314 trees be planted based on the 86 "protected trees" removed by Phase 1 .1 • All native trees are being removed. Response: • Eight of the nine protected trees that are not proposed for removal are native live oak trees . • Also see the SUGGESTIONS section above . • Phase 1 Landscaping Plans proposes to plant at least 400% more trees than required by the Tree Protection Ordinance. • Therefore, even if staff identifies conflicts requiring removal of trees from the Landscaping Plans, it is highly unlikely that Phase 1 would fall below the Town 's replacement standards . 6 . Participation of the App licant in t he preparation of the Specific Plan: • The Applicant stated that he had participated in the Specific Plan process. • A speaker remarked that the applicant should have been allowed to influence the Specific Plan. • I stated that I participated the the process for the Specific Plan as a Town Res ident. Response: • I believe the speaker interpreted the Applicant 's statement to mean they had participated in the drafting of the Specific Plan as members of the Advisory Committee . • The Applicant was not a member of the Advisory Committee. • The Applicant, as well as others who attended the Committee meetings , were not part of the Committees discussion . Participation of non-members , including the Applicant, was limited to 3 minutes at the close of the meeting. Thank you for your consideration . Lee Quintana 5 Palm Ave. 1 See attached North 40 Tree Information Table 3 RECEIVED Donna Perry