10-03-2022 Council Work Session Packet

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19 o Carl Street has also been used as a main walking and bike path since it is not a main thoroughfare and the traffic is limited. Additionally, there is a nature path used daily by Carl Street residents and residents from the surrounding developments. The residents are concerned that a street connection from the Robinson Sod Farm to Carl Street will destroy the nature path and traffic will endanger the humans and wildlife that utilize this area for recreation and habitat. Response: • The City of Lino Lakes requires that developers adhere to the local, state, and federal regulations related to water management. The project developer will need to obtain the necessary permits and approvals from these regulatory authorities prior to development of the site. • The Carl Street connection will be a policy decision from the City Council based on sound engineering judgment. The Carl Street connection has been identified as a through connection in several planning documents (2040 Comprehensive Plan Future Roadway System Figure 6-13, Lino Lakes 2030 Transportation Comprehensive Plan Future Roadway System Figure 6-12, 2001 Lino Lakes Transportation Plan) and right of way was platted from 4th Avenue to Sunset Avenue originally in 1977. 4.2.11 Steven Anderson – September 12, 2022 Comment. Steven states that he has concerns about the proposed development. These concerns include: • The proposed housing development will negatively impact local residents and their properties due to the drainage restructuring required for this housing proposal with buildings, paved streets, driveways, and patios. Without the water retention of the sod farm and increase runoff and potential for flooding, the project could conceivably change the flood status of the area, and threaten existing homes, buildings, and properties. • Strongly recommends that the sod farm become an extension of the Carlos Avery Wildlife area, or some other special green space or park because the proposed development will likely cause irreparable damage to wildlife in the area due to increase herbicide, pesticide, and salt runoff from the new development. • There is a current traffic problem that will evolve from the proposed project. Response: • The public drainage system and most of the private drainage system on site will remain the same. The proposed development is required to meet the stormwater runoff quality and quantity requirements of the City of Lino Lakes, Rice Creek Watershed District, and the MPCA National Pollutant Discharge and State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS). Therefore, the stormwater basins on site will be designed to meet these requirements. Additionally, since the site falls within the 100 year floodplain, the development is