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City Council Minutes <br />April 22, 1998 <br />• Pagel ~~ <br />Curt Padberg, 1944 Wildwood Court, Roseville, stated that he bought his home to be <br />near the University, knowing that there would be some University-related hassles. He <br />respects the concerns of the residents of University Grove and the Coffman <br />Condominiums, but asserted that it cannot be expected that the fields will stay the same <br />forever. Padberg believes that this facility is preferable to future potential uses. <br />Marian Watson, 2140 W. Hoyt Avenue, St. Paul, stated her belief that the University's <br />parking estimates are unrealistically low and that there will be extensive on-street <br />parking in the residential neighborhood if a stadium is built. She is also concerned about <br />the effect of a stadium on nearby property values. <br />Vernon Weckwerth, 1666 Coffman Street, also stated his belief that parking cannot be <br />accommodated for a stadium. He urged exploration of other sites for the facility, since <br />the 1996 Master Plan stated that the fields should be preserved for recreational use. He <br />specifically noted the University's logic for rejecting the site on sheep fields at the State <br />Fair. <br />Ted Kellogg, 1666 Coffman Street, urged the city council to establish a task force to <br />study this issue,, and urged the University to give the task force sufficient time to analyze <br />the issues. <br />• Mayor Gehrz explained to the city council that she had drafted six action items with <br />respect to this issue. Following discussion, Councilmember Kuettel moved the following: <br />To create a task force on the University of Minnesota Women's Intercollegiate Soccer <br />Stadium development made up of representatives from the University of Minnesota, the <br />city of Falcon Heights, the Grove neighborhood, the 1666 Coffman condominium <br />association and surrounding communities impacted by the facility. The council authorized <br />the mayor to appoint three representatives from the city. The task force is charged to <br />consider, but not be limited to, reviewing the following: <br />- parking <br />- pedestrian, and vehicular traffic flow <br />- noise from the site <br />- aesthetics from the site <br />- the long term suitability of the site for an intercollegiate women's soccer <br />facility <br />- the coordination of the facility and site with abutting uses including the <br />Gibbs schoolhouse and the greenhouse properties on the southwest comer <br />of Cleveland and Larpenteur <br />- the appropriateness of the mix of the land uses between the competitive <br />intercollegiate soccer activities with abutting residential properties <br />• <br />