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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 27, 2022 Tom Mallet, 122 Twin Lake Boulevard, stated that he feels the Council already has made a decision, but wants the Council to take a step back and listen to the neighborhood. He bought his house for the peace and quiet and now there will be 250 people there, and he has concerns with the rise in crime rates and the lower income people that will be living there. Miller stated she has concerns about the mailed notices that neighbors said they'have not received. The Community Development Director stated the notices were mailed to a much larger area than required, and she has the list of addresses where all of the notices were mailed. The City Administrator noted that public hearing notices are mailed first-class postage. Miller asked if staff or Council were presented with the petition. The City Administrator stated that the petition has not been given to the City. Fischer stated that he has had a lot of contacts and conversations with residents about this, and has received some positive comments from people that live in the neighborhood. He noted they do not love the apartment building, but they love the amenities that are coming with it, like the road improvements and the sidewalk. He explained that he voted against the rezoning change in December because he felt it happened too quickly, but has since become more comfortable with the development since the site plan has been adjusted based on comments, and he is more comfortable with the funding sources. He noted the developer has a good reputation with several other similar projects in the metro area. He stated he personally does not see a reason to stand in the way of this. Keis stated he has also heard some positive comments about the project. The City Administrator explained that the Twin Lake Boulevard road improvement would be assessed the same way as any other road improvement. He noted it has taken four years to plan because it is a joint project with the City of Vadnais Heights. He stated the City of Little Canada has received grant funds to help fund the cost of the sidewalk. Torkelson clarified that the new sidewalk would be placed within existing city right-of-way, and no additional property would be taken. McGraw asked the City Administrator how this project would help the city. The City Administrator explained that it will be an investment in the community, and the housing growth will help the city retain money that is paid out to other communities through Fiscal Disparities. There were no further comments from the public. Upon motion by Keis, seconded by Fischer, the public hearing was closed. Keis introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2 022-4-58 — APPR O VE THE RESOL UTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE GUIDED LAND USE ON THE LITTLE CANADA 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF TWO PARCELS ON TWINLAKE BOULEVARD, PID 313022310001 AND 313022310002, FR OM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND A UTHORIZE SUBMISSION OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 2