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Council Minutes -12- June 24, 2024 <br /> <br />fueled by bias. All the City Council would have to do is publicly condemn the people who have <br />made those vicious statements that are in the packet that has been submitted for <br />documentation this evening. <br />Abdul Basit, 12457 National Street, Blaine, stated that he lives along the border of Lino Lakes <br />where the project is proposed. He discussed the diversity of the community now and in the <br />future. He referenced that staff had indicated the water level was fine for development and <br />therefore questioned why a moratorium would be needed to study that as development will <br />not occur overnight. He referenced that the City Attorney said that a moratorium was not <br />legally required. He expressed his support for the project and opposition to the moratorium. <br />Jaylani Hussein, CAIR-MN Executive Director, 2511 East Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, questioned <br />why this particular area is being discussed for a moratorium. He noted that in the past two <br />development project processes a Master Plan and AUAR were not required. He noted that the <br />discussion of a moratorium came up after the developer presented their plans. He said the City <br />Attorney has confirmed that a moratorium is not required to prepare a Master Plan or AUAR. <br />He believes it is unfair to impose a moratorium. He noted that the City has reports completed <br />for water, traffic and environmental considerations. <br />Aaron Nash, 87 Lilac Street, Lino Lakes, stated that he is in favor of the moratorium. He <br />provided an overview of the 2040 lawsuit, an article in Minnesota Lawyer magazine from June <br />2022. A lack of coordination between the Met Council and the city to plan infrastructure more <br />cohesively with density was at the core of the lawsuit. This is why we need this interim <br />ordinance to do Master Planning, because everyone keeps focusing on the actual development <br />of the housing development. But this has to do with infrastructure. It is not the responsibility of <br />the developer, to deal with infrastructure. That's what we have counties, we have cities, it is <br />their job to figure out what we need, and then tell the developer, you're going to pay for this, <br />this road needs to be this big, etc. <br />Bonnie Herman 7859 Loise Lane, Lino Lakes, stated that she supports the moratorium, because <br />she loves our way of life. She stated that she supports the moratorium because she is old <br />enough to live in that senior facility if it goes in with the Pulte development, but she wants <br />space and wildlife. <br />Patti Miller 476 Lois Lane, Lino Lakes, said that she has lived there since it was a dirt road. She <br />said she has watched a lot of changes in the city. She asked that the Council take the time <br />provided with the moratorium and make a plan. She highlighted current traffic issues. She said <br />that she believes we need to take serious look at the traffic patterns as well as the water usage <br />and all the other infrastructure issues. She stated that she is supporting the moratorium just for <br />the planning. She said that she would like to hope that during that planning, any developers <br />interested can be part of it so that we make a good plan that everybody likes <br />Ashley Johnson, 7839 Lois Lane, Lino Lakes, said that three years ago, she was at a Council <br />meeting, speaking regarding the speeding that was occurring in her neighborhood. She asked <br />today that the Council vote in favor of the moratorium. She cited safety, law enforcement and <br />emergency services impacts. She stated that adding more people without planning isn’t right.