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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -3- June 11, 2003 Variance Request for Dino's Gyros (continued) Mayor Gehrz opened the meeting to the audience for commentary. Mr. Thomas Lagason, Chairperson of the Planning Commission, asked if there are any concerns about the driveway location on the proposed plan. It was probably put there to add green space, but it puts the exit closer to the residents. Administrator Worthington explained traffic stacking room and said that if the driveway were located north of Parcel C, there would only be stacking room for one car length. It would drive traffic back into the neighborhood. What is being proposed is a marked improvement because it will provide enough stacking room to Snelling. Overall, the impact on the neighborhood will be an improvement. The changes made are based on the traffic study that was done in May. The two experts who did the traffic study believe this is an improvement. Mayor Gehrz said there is a stop sign with no right turn. People will be asked to make a left turn only. This will discourage people from turning right. Ms. Jeanette Pasek, 1526 Crawford, asked. if this would encourage people to use the alley. Administrator Worthington said the alley is a circuitous route. Making the alley one way was discussed but the garage openings vary. This can be explored with the task force that will be • created to study the traffic in that area. Ms. Ginny Blase, 1532 Crawford, said that people use the alley and it wasn't in the traffic study. Put some sort of a speed limit in place. People drive 30-40 miles per hour down the alley. Residents have to be careful when backing out into the alley. There should be a stop sign where the shopping exit intersects with the alley. She thanked Dino and his family for reconsidering the drive-through. Ms. Rachel Berger, 1516 Crawford, said that the stop sign with a no right turn is a good thing. Do you expect traffic from Larpenteur? Administrator Worthington said there will be some traffic that will head in that direction. The traffic study reflected traffic counts based upon a drive-through restaurant. The counts will be revised. People will use that route. Ms. Berger asked what the group would do with the study. Will it be enforced? Administrator Worthington said that a component in the study would be traffic enforcement. Council member Talbot said that people blow the light on Arona and Larpenteur. In any neighborhood, the people who are the least careful about stop signs are the residents. Ms. Berger said that people who aren't from the area are the ones roaring down the streets and the alley. If this is a problem for the neighborhood, what exactly can be done about it? Mayor Gehrz said that a traffic study is only going to work if people follow the study's recommendations. The City will commit staff time and resources. The task force will also include residents from other areas and members of the business community. People will need to come together for a number of meetings to look at issues and options. The task force will learn about what other communities are doing to address • traffic issues, and, at some point a traffic engineer will become involved. Any solution has impacts somewhere else. There will need to be processes to engage the broader neighborhood. 3