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i' • <br />August 1, 2016 <br />Ii»Z�1T�31'�� <br />1 CITY "r I.INQ LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE August 1, 2016 <br />5 TIME STARTED 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED 10:00 P.M. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Kusterman, <br />8 Maher, Manthey and Mayor Reinert <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT None <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development <br />13 Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; Public Safety Director John <br />14 Swenson; Deputy Public Safety Director (Police) Kelly McCarthy; Public Services <br />15 Director Rick DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />16 <br />17 1. St. Clair Estates Residential Subdivision, City Planner Larsen noted that this project <br />18 includes 354ots. The council has had some review of the proposal to date and she will <br />19 update that information. A PowerPoint was reviewed that included the following: <br />20 - Background on the size and location of the proposed project; <br />21 - Neighborhood map indicating location (really the final development in this area); <br />22 - Revised preliminary plat (indicating access to Enid Trail, sidewalks/pedestrian <br />23 trail); <br />24 - The city's Comprehensive Plan (development is consistent); <br />25 - Gross density is 1.15 units; net is 2.42 units per acre, within existing city <br />26 guidelines; <br />27 - Density comparison shows this is not more dense than surrounding developments; <br />28 - Transportation planning; concern has been heard about increased traffic so <br />29 therefore a revised traffic study was done; results of revised study were reviewed and are <br />30 within norms; <br />31 - Level of street service would not be degraded and streets can absorb the additional <br />32 traffic; <br />33 - Police radar and speed data were reviewed and results presented indicating speeds <br />34 are currently below the current speed limit of the roadway; <br />35 - CSAH 34 Corridor Study was done in 2011 that analyzed Birch Street for future <br />36 decisions in the area and it did include consideration of development of this subdivision <br />37 and not having full access to Birch Street (Council Member Rafferty noted that the plan <br />38 was presented as very long term; Council Member Kusterman remarked that a four -lane <br />39 Birch Street would never be desirable to him; Council Member Manthey asked if there <br />40 are other streets with 950 trips per day and staff said no); <br />41 - Anoka County Highway Department comments; the county will be evaluating <br />42 Birch from Ware Road to West Shadow Lake Drive and they will be looking at <br />43 connecting the new street to Birch Street and, as a result, staff is moving the cul-de-sac <br />44 bulb of the street to the east to allow for that if a connection becomes feasible; <br />45 - Zoning has been reviewed and the development conforms; <br />1 <br />