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pairs would present and asked if the Councilman brought up <br />anything we may not have considered. - <br />Director Davis advised that the scrub habitat referred to is <br />not an undisturbed habitat. There is a railroad bed in the R/W, <br />and the actual physical railroad tracks used to traverse that <br />section of the R/W. In addition, the City's public works <br />compound is located there, and there already is development in <br />that area; It is not a pristine undisturbed area. <br />Commissioner Scurlock advised that the County's Land <br />Acquisition Committee had a presentation by some experts on that <br />type scrub property, and in order to have a sufficient amount of <br />property to be able to manage it, you cannot have just a few <br />acres; they suggested 75 acres at least. <br />Steve Godfrey of Kimley-Horn commented that although they <br />have not done an environmental study, and none is included in <br />their scope of work, they do have a staff biologist qualified in <br />this field so they asked him just to walk the corridor and give <br />an opinion on it. His opinion is that it does not have unique <br />environmental qualities; it is not pristine; and it would not be <br />what they would consider to be one of the more major concerns in <br />this evaluation. Mr. Godfrey also felt there was some confusion <br />regarding the one-way pairs creating a triangular intersection at <br />the school. Actually what would cause the triangle would be if <br />we have two 2 -way roads which would be a more complex situation. <br />Mr. Godfrey noted one preliminary recommendation they have <br />is that, if it hasn't been done, one thing that might be given <br />serious consideration is looking to the land owners that would be <br />affected by the one-way versus two-way operation to see if they <br />would be supportive with possible donations of property to <br />maintain the two-way operation. Very often the property owners <br />that realize the benefits of a certain type improvement are <br />willing to participate in some way. Mr. Godfrey also felt that a <br />more comprehensive picture of the total differential in cost <br />would help clarify all this, plus some details as to how <br />mitigation for the residential area would be done. Lastly, his <br />greatest concern is the issue of the railroad crossings. If, in <br />fact giving up the 2 railroad crossings for the one-way pairs is <br />something that is going to happen regardless, that is one <br />scenario. If, however, those remain and could become bargaining <br />agents for the future, then you have another scenario. <br />Commissioner Wheeler stated it is his understanding the <br />F.E.C. wants those two crossings whether we do the project or <br />not, and Director Davis confirmed that is what we have been told. <br />They have not gotten aggressive on that situation as yet, but we <br />15 POOK F,,vE 1i:fi� <br />NOV 2 6 1991 <br />