07-08-2024 - Council Meeting Minutes

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Mr. Muhammad said that when he moved to his house 17 years ago, he could close his eyes and make a left turn and go to the main street. Today, he has to stop for over five minutes to make a left turn. Hundreds of new homes have been built and still are being built. He stated that he doesn't have any right tostop it. Hestated that hehas never been to any City Council meeting, oropposed any project because he owns his house only not the whole city. He said when Madinah Lake is built and occupied most Lino Lakes residents may not even notice any traffic increases, becausemostpeople will go towards Lexington/|-35.So, there's going tobehardly any impact asfar as the traffic isconcerned. He said one of the most important things that no one has mentioned is the is the revenue that's going to come from property taxes 10the city. Mr. Muhammad stated that heknows the City Council will pass this moratorium tonight because itis pre-p|anned.But heurged each Council Member todosome soul searching and do the right thing for the city and not look for their prospects for the next election. Sam Bennett, 6842Lakeview Drivel Lino Lakes, stated that hewanted totalk about adifferent subject. He said that he felt like there's not e lot of small businesses, not nearly as many as he would like to see in the area. He believes that a lot of that is the result of the design of the city that we're building. He said obviously factors like VVa|rnart and Amazon did a lot to hurt srna|| businesses. But he feels like decisions that are made inrooms like this all across America are making sure that small businesses can never comeback. Mr. Bennett stated that current big business design is not intended for people to actually spend time there. |1is a model designed to get what you want and get out. He would much rather see something like the White Bear Lake business development with shops like, Cup and Cone. He said that he wants to see development but he wants to see it done right. He said that we should do a better job of promoting small businesses and ingrowth along the corridor. Counoi|member5toesz thanked Mr. Bennett for organizing the County Road 49dean-up. Mr. Bennett said that there is another clean-up being organized, sometime around the third weekend in September. FarooqRim/i,I271ll[th Avenue NW, Coon Rapids,, stated that every municipality, every county has an obligation tolook after the growth. And not only the growth, but make sure the growth iswell planned. It is important that the city considers all the infrastructure needs and everything else. But itcannot stop progress. Hehas seen city after city, including Coon Rapids, Maple Grove, Woodbury, and others that have benefited tremendously from growth. From well planned, well -orchestrated growth that has led to their tremendous increase in strength in their tax base. He said that he understands there have been concerns raised about small businesses, but small businesses don't thrive in a culture where there isn't a good and strong tax base. Mr. Rizvi stated that he supports the Madinah Lakes development for several reasons. Number one, it's not being promoted and, and pushed bya fly bynight group who just want tomake afast buck. They will not doanything to harm the Lino Lakes community and its beautiful city and surrounds. Hesaid e likes 10think ofthe City ofLino Lake asagarden. All they are saying is add some more flowers tothe garden. And everywhere that there has been growth in a well -planned manner, has resulted in positive growth. |1isthe way ofthe future. Mr. Rizvi recommend that the City Council not adopt the moratorium. He stated that he is not saying throw caution to the four winds and just let the development go crazy. This is not adevelopment that is going 1ogocrazy. It's well planned and iLis going tobeincompliance with all the city regulations