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SCD05-003 Feb 17,2005 Page 3 of4 changes reauested bv the owner/develooer to the present Development Agreement, which are summarized as follows; . The applicant requests that payment of $50,000 for a traffic study not be required since the County has undertaken the construction of an overpass at Fairmont parkway and Powell Road, or in the alternative, that any payment for that purpose be made only if a building permit is granted for any area east of Powell Road, and an agreement with the City is reached concerning economic benefit and need for the study. . This agreement also contemplates that all trucks will enter and leave the site via SH146 and Wharton Weems Blvd. and no trucks will proceed north along Powell Road to Fairmont Parkway. These roadways will not be constructed as 4 lane right-of-ways. As, Harris County agreed to fund the overpass at Fairmont Parkway, this is simply one of many issues regarding traffic impacts of the proposed project. In addition, other traffic engineering studies need to be funded by the owner/developer. While, the City's Thoroughfare Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and TIRZ recommend 4-lane road for this area. The controlled traffic will be directed to State Highway 146 via Powell Road to Wharton Weems Blvd., both to be constructed as 4-lane roadways to Harris County Major Thoroughfare Standards. Site Rail Traffic - The Union Pacific Railroad Overpass construction project will start in May 2005. Construction will likely take approximately 12 months. It is likely that the overpass over the railroad tracks on Fairmont Parkway will be completed before the Texas Import/Export facility contributes significant traffic to the existing rail lines crossing Fairmont Parkway. Once constructed, there will, of course, be zero impact to vehicular traffic on Fairmont Parkway due to stopped trains, switching etc. The usual and customary delays to vehicular traffic on Fairmont Parkway due to the overpass construction should be expected. Utilities - The proposed waterline interconnect loop to be used for both fire suppression and potable water supply will likely have to continue the existing waterline on Powell Road south to the newly proposed intersection of Wharton Weems Blvd and Powell Road whereupon the waterline will turn east and run to SH 146. A set of bores will likely be needed to run the future waterline across SH 146 to connect to the existing 16" waterline on the east side of SH 146. It is expected that the waterline will continue south through the proposed intersection of Wharton Weems Blvd and Powell Road south to McCabe Road, thence east to SH 146. Again, a set of bores will likely be needed to take the future waterline across SH 146 to connect to the 16" waterline on the east side of SH 146. The Public Warks Department has assured us in the past that the City has ample water supply to accommodate the projected demands.