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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d <br />A p r il 14 , 200 4 <br />Page 12 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />Bob Schack stated he represented the associ ation and indicated they had a concern about <br />the traffic and the one access in and out. He noted an average household would make 8 <br />trips in and out a day and with 70 homes, they were estimating that there would be over <br />500 cars coming in and out daily. He expres sed concern about the loss of the wetland <br />area. He asked where would they make up the wetland loss as required. He indicated <br />they had several homeowners on the east side of West Shadow Lake Road that had put in <br />the landscaping to keep water levels away fr om their homes and if some of the wetland <br />were filled in, there was a concern that it would cause additional flooding and wet <br />basements in their association. He noted th ere was a natural waterf low and he expressed <br />concern that their ponds would be affected by this development. <br /> <br />Steve Cavanagh, 6331 Deerwood Lane, stated tr affic was his number one concern. He <br />stated there were many children in the area and he was concerned for their safety. He <br />indicated this was not a safe area for traffic. He stated they did have water issues in their <br />basements. He asked what was the point of a Comprehensive Plan if they were not going <br />to follow it. <br /> <br />Mike Black of Royal Oaks Realty, 1000 Count y Road E, Shoreview, applicant, stated <br />they wanted to build an upscale single-fam ily neighborhood. He stated there would be no <br />variances requested. He stated in May he would have color drawings for the Board’s <br />review. He stated Rice Creek was currently reviewing their proposal. He stated they <br />would be filling less than one acre of the 11 acres of wetland on the site. He indicated he <br />was willing to review tonight whatever the Board wanted him to. Vice Chair Rafferty <br />stated because this would be continued to the next meeting, the Board would prefer to <br />hear everything at that time so all of the information did not need to be repeated. <br /> <br />Mr. Pogalz asked for further information about the connection to the strip to the north for <br />the next meeting. Mr. Black stated that wa s their only way out and they had looked at <br />other options. <br /> <br />Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to continue this item to the next meeting for further <br />information and was supported by Mr. Root. Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />F. Elect EDAC liaison <br /> <br />Staff stated the Economic Development A dvisory Committee (EDAC) is an advisory <br />body appointed by the City Council to a dvise the Council on economic development <br />matters. In the past, there have been liais ons among the different advisory boards, but <br />this has not been a particular ly formal system. EDAC has requested the P&Z to consider <br />if any P&Z members would like to act as a liaison to the EDAC. This would involve <br />attending occasional EDAC m eetings to exchange information on the status of <br />development policies, project, and other issues. There is no formal minimum <br />commitment, and the liaison could arrange his or her own schedule for attending <br />meetings or otherwise comm unicating on these topics. <br /> <br />Mr. Hyden stated he was inte rested in being the liaison. <br />