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AUG Vie` 550 negotiations on another matter and that this road now will be joining with that cut. Mr. Boling referred to the charts and explained a couple of options. He advised that Jim Davis favors the northerly access. Commissioner Bowman questioned the large amount of impervious surface, and Mr. Boling advised that a lot of that area probably will be marl, which is less impervious than asphalt. Darrell McQueen of McQueen & Associates, engineers on the project, explained that the two acres of impervious surface is the combined amount for this site and the River Club site. Commissioner Bowman also noted that it has significant hardwood areas, and emphasized that they are supposed to leave 27 trees. Mr. McQueen explained that they took a survey of the actual trees growing in there and counted 32 oaks of substantial size of 30 to 48 inches. Twenty-seven of those have been retained on that site, plus another cluster closer to the river. The site plan has been laid out in an effort to save the trees. Mr. McQueen pointed ou� the entrance into the office park and explained the alternative of putting the entrance into the maintenance facility. He understood that it would be up to Jim Davis to decide whether or not that would be a right turn in and right turn out. Commissioner Eggert asked what the northerly driveway would do to those trees, and Mr. McQueen believed they have enough room in there to work around the trees. They have talked with Mr. Davis about increasing that 25 ft. buffer along the Boulevard.to 35 feet. In addition, they have taken one phase off of that building from what was previously submitted. Commissioner Scurlock preferred the other entrance, but agreed that it is a traffic engineering design matter. Mr. McQueen felt that they could live with either entrance. Commissioner Bowman was concerned about the soil, sand and rock storage section on that corner, and hoped it would be 28