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LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT POLICE DIVISION TO: Katie Larson, City Planner FROM: William Owens, Captain DATE: June 5, 2024 RE: Madinah Lakes – Concept Plan Review City Planner Larson, I’ve received the concept plans for the Madinah Lakes project and have the following recommendations from the police division: 1.Traffic study on Main Street and Sunset Ave to better understand impacts of the development. a.The addition of 434 residential units will increase the amount of vehicular traffic in the area on a regular basis. Also, the addition of commercial buildings within the development will likely increase the amount of vehicular traffic, not only from residents, but also visitors. One of the commercial buildings is a religious service building and will likely draw an increase in vehicular traffic during service times. A traffic study will help us better understand anticipated increases in vehicular traffic in the area and specific times of any influ x in traffic volumes. With this knowledge we can better make recommendations for road improvements and speed limit considerations to accommodate the increase in vehicular traffic and leverage road design to mitigate crashes and traffic safety related injuries. 2.Establish a direct connection to the development from the southeast. a.The concept plans don’t include any direct access to the development from the east or the southeast. This has the potential to delay a police response to any emergency within the development, but specifically the southeast portion. A direct connection to Century Trail from 4th Ave could be accomplished by connecting Carl Street. Additionally, a direct access to the southeast portion of the development from Carl Street should be considered for a more expedited response to the homes there in the event of a police emergency Attachment 11: Police Division Memo dated June 5, 2024