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M <br />Housing Element <br />Considerable discussion took place regarding the lack of <br />affordable housing in this county. <br />Traffic Element <br />Director Davis noted that the Traffic Element prepared by <br />Wilbur Smith Associates normally would have cost $60,000-$70,000, <br />but because we dovetailed it with the DOT's Treasure Coast model <br />and used a DOT grant to get the consultant, the cost will be <br />approximately $4,000. Staff also did a lot of work in doing the <br />socio-economic data by traffic analysis zones. We still are not <br />completely happy with what the consultant did, and a lot of <br />changes are anticipated, mostly with regard to being more <br />explanatory and getting a little more detail into exact LOS <br />(Level of Service) numbers at various LOS categories. <br />Director Davis emphasized that this county is in a lot <br />better shape than most other counties. Given existing conditions <br />and circumstances, there are only a couple of areas where there <br />are existing deficiencies on the system and they are in the "C" <br />and "D" levels of service. <br />Commissioner Scurlock was concerned about the range of <br />impact when we talk about exceeding transportation levels in a <br />particular area. How far out does that impact go in terms of a <br />moratorium on building? <br />Director Keating explained that on most projects, it will be <br />that point where the project still represents 5% of the LOS _ <br />capacity of that part of the roadway. When staff sees that <br />capacities are beginning to exceed, that is when a project will <br />be structured. That is what we have tried to reflect in the <br />capital improvements part of the element, and that is one of the <br />things we want the consultant to work on a little bit more. Not <br />only do we need to show the capacity and existing and projected <br />volumes, but we are going to need to keep track of available <br />7 <br />AUG 190 <br />