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<br />· Sensitive Receptors and COVID 19. The memorandum did not include sensitive <br />receptors or impacts of COVID 19 to the parking study. For example, the Bancroft <br />Avenue Baptist Church is located across from 1388 Bancroft and pre-COVID 19 (and <br />likely post COVID 19) church members rely on street parking to attend church <br />functions—the parking demand is significant and noticeable to the local community. In <br />addition, the ample parking at 1388 Bancroft and the very little street parking has been <br />a critical mitigation during the typical pre-COVID 19 student drop-offs and pick-ups for <br />Bancroft Middle School. When 1388 Bancroft is developed, there will be significant <br />impacts to traffic in Bancroft Avenue, especially during student drop-offs and pick-ups <br />for Bancroft Middle School, and future church functions. <br /> <br />· Long-term Planning. The memorandum did not consider the City’s long-term outlook <br />for the local streets or development trends observed to date. Specifically, on Joaquin <br />Avenue residents have observed that many of the single-family residents have <br />constructed or are in the process of constructing in-law units to accommodate a second <br />family and this type of densification has significantly impacted available street parking. <br />Local residents have also noticed that young adults are moving back with their parents <br />due to lack of affordable housing, this trend has also impacted available parking, so <br />much that the majority of homes in Joaquin Avenue have at least three vehicles per <br />household. The memorandum needs to consider current and future housing <br />densification when reporting key findings. <br /> <br />If you have questions on my comments, please feel contact me at emilianoesparza@gmail.com. <br /> <br />Best Regards, <br />Emiliano Esparza, P.E. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />581