08/19/2009 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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ti The Chairman clarified.Board oard concern that Mashpee Commons has a large credit with the Cape Cod Commission and that at the time mitigation is calculated there will be a fairly small debt to the community. Mashpee Commons would like a signal at East Steeple Street. There is an issue at the intersection at f onna's Lane connecting Commercial Street, as well as concerns for the rotary area. Mr. Storrs suggested there is some confusion regarding infrastructure and mitigation. In astructure are improvements that specifically benefit Mashpee Commons, such as the light at North Market Street. Mr. Cannon agreed that some of these concerns are considered to be infrastructure that will benefit the developer. Signals at East Steeple Street and lonna's Lane would benefit the developer and would be their financial responsibility. A round about at onna's Dane and Great beck Road South would benefit both.the development as well as the public as here would be safety and capacity improvements to two public streets. This matter would be negotiated between the developer, Town, and Cape Cod Commission, The Town Planner stated there i no safety concern; the thought was-to slow traffic down before entering the project. Mr. Cannon explained that the only restriction on monies held by the Commission is that said monies be spent on the impacted areas to benefit the Town. There is a requirement within the RPP that 25% of project traffic come to the development by some other means than a.single occupancy vehicle such as car pooling, walking, and bring. Office use can generally meet this trip reduction requirement, however retail usually does not. Other acceptable means are cash, land donations, bike paths, and contributions to public transit. The Commission holds this cash to be spent by the Town on non-motorized improvements. There is also a requirement that the developer:maintain any traffic signal(s)they provide to the Town. Safety issues can be negotiated separately. The Commission maintains three different Pools.of monies—trip reduction, congestion, and safety projects. Mr. Cannon feels strongly that am Board should be able to deny any-project that can be proven to.be unsafe or-that which causes a degradation of public safety. Mr. Cannon agreed with the Chairman that the Mashpee Rotary is an issue that will need to be addressed. The Commission has done some study in this regard with other projects. Dennis Blarirui stated that the Planning Board will be putting a great deal of faith into the Commission's recommendations with regard to traffic matters. The Town Planner suggested that ultimately there has to be a solution to traffic issues at the Rotary, and that financial issues be based on a long-term project.