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Planning & Zoning Board <br />May 9, 2001 <br />Page 24 <br />• Ms. Sherman stated that is the current ordinance requirement but the level of park <br />dedication is set at whatever the ordinance requires at the time of final plat adoption. <br />• <br />Rochelle Miller, 7725 Marilyn Drive, stated the Roseville and Forest Lake sites are not <br />adjacent to residential areas. She stated her concern about traffic on Lake Drive and read <br />the April 14, 1999 letter from Anoka County Highway Engineer Jon Olson indicating the <br />proposed access does not support the proposed roadway system. She stated she spoke <br />with Mr. Olson who indicated their position has not changed since that time. Ms. Miller <br />stated the City has not requested resident input about what they want and she feels this <br />project is too large for the area. She stated they have prepared a petition from residents <br />who have been effected. <br />Janelle Janson, 7729 Carole Drive, presented a petition with 95% of the neighborhood <br />objecting due to traffic and Rice Creek Watershed District issues. She stated the pictures <br />are nice but she believes more information is needed. <br />Ms. Miller stated not many people are shopping at the Forest Lake Target Store and asked <br />if they are inundating the market to the point where it is saturated. She stated she found <br />the Roseville Target Store to be so large, it was impersonal. <br />Mr. Powell stated they have done a detailed study of Lake Drive and how it will function <br />with these developments and the County received the second draft of that study. He <br />stated they have requested County comments and found the road supports the additional <br />access and warrants other road improvements now. <br />Mr. Palmquist pointed out a connection point for Apollo Drive which has been eliminated <br />so traffic will not have access to 77th. <br />Chair Schaps asked if any Target Stores have closed in the last 20 years. Mr. Palmquist <br />stated he is not aware of any in the Twin Cities area and noted the complex calculations <br />they undertake prior to construction. <br />Deb Graf, 7757 Carole Drive, asked if that is the same study that said another bank is <br />needed. She asked if the roads will be finished before the Target Store opens. She <br />suggested that Target should meet the needs of the City, not the other way around and <br />urged the Board to not let this project rush through without the level of scrutiny that is <br />given to home developments. <br />Lil Johnson, 7728 Carole Drive, reviewed the questions asked of other applicants tonight <br />and stated she wants Target asked about where their semitrucks will be parked, how long <br />they will be running, hours of delivery, etc. She noted that Carole Drive is very quiet and <br />does not have lighting, which is what the residents like. Ms. Johnson expressed concern <br />that deliveries will be made during the evening hours and disrupt their neighborhood. <br />She stated she does not want to look at the back of a Target Store or at the debris from <br />this and the fast food uses. She also expressed concern about the impact of security for <br />the adjacent residential neighborhood, a concern which they currently do not have. Ms. <br />Johnson stated that she accepts the fact that she will have to drive to go shopping at a <br />