From: SAUNDERS JONES

Sent: Sun Jun 28 14:04:24 2020

To: Monroe, Staci

Cc: BDS Web mailbox

Subject: Alamo Manhattan Blocks LU 20-102914 DZM AD GW; PC#19-225732

Importance: Normal

Subject: Alamo Manhattan Blocks LU 20-102914 DZM AD GW; PC#19-225732

Attention Staci Monroe

We live at 3570 SW River Parkway. We have several concerns regarding the subject development plan. They include:

• * Increased traffic congestion due to the 40% (estimate) increase in residential units. Local streets and access to Macadam congestion, already a growing problem with OHSU expansion the addition of the Osprey, Ella and the new building coming soon on S. Moody between S. Lane & S. Abernathy, will be grid locked much of the day.
• * There are not enough parking spaces in the building plans to accommodate the residents. This exacerbates an already significant parking shortage of on street parking and affects local businesses negatively by further reducing customer parking options.
• * City design specifications call for tall buildings on the western blocks. Earlier design reviews with the committee initially recommended that Alamo move the tall buildings to the west, why is this recommendaton no longer a valid concern for the Committee?
• * Alamo is requesting numerous exceptions, in their design. How does the community or city benefit by approving any exceptions? If there are no tangible benefits to these exceptions why grant them to out of state investors over the considerations of the local community?

Saunders & Helen Jones

Unit 2101 The Meriwether