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• COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 8, 2001 She stated nearby Shadow Lake Ponds needed relief of traffic problems already, and creating more subdivisions before these problems were addressed was not the answer. City Engineer Powell clarified it was City Council's discretion whether water and sewer go west or north; this decision was not made by the developers. The City Council may pass as a condition to the application the water and sewer move north -south rather than east -west. He advised a north -south extension would impact the City's trunk fund. He advised the roads traveling east -west through the development could support the increase in traffic. He stated Staff would continue working with Anoka County on concerns regarding Old Birch Street. Mr. John Hill of Heritage Development of Minnesota submitted a re statement in writing to City Council. He stated he believed the new a between community concerns and the developers' needs. He stated met City standards, and the double frontage roads had been removed. of Minnesota met with the surrounding community to discuss continually recommended this development for approval. traffic report and his on was a compromise on had no variances, eritage Development He stated Staff has Councilmember Reinert stated the problem was not the pl created traffic problems. He read from Officer Rumpsa's me Powell. The Attorney for Heritage Development of Mi Hill was reviewed by the Planning and Zoni stated health and safety concerns had not this decision except that both access roads indicated a willingness to continue w property could not be considered a Council and their agenda. cation. He stated the location randum as supplied by City Engineer sota staid the police report as submitted by Mr. d w = k hen recommended both access roads. He made part of the official record surrounding port increased traffic. He stated the City has oka County. He stated the southern half of the cause of the potential of future involvement with Met Mike Prieve, 1047 Aspen L. ® Mr eve s off Killdeer Drive. His concerns centered on safety. It is his theory traffic will de : ' awa '� om Old Birch Road because of its safety issues and will instead use Killdee Mr. ' a ..e stated roads can be built for traffic but neighborhoods are not. He stated the stren d would be impacted by the increased traffic. He stated this application was not de in the long run and that City Council did not want to approve this application. He stated. ~ " elopment would continue because once roads are built they lead to continued development. Jeff Trettel, 6524 Killdeer Drive. Mr. Trettel stated concern for Old Birch Street and its lack of physical road surface to handle increased traffic. He stated examples of school buses stopping on the edge of the road because of the lack of road surface. He asked City Council to consider the future of Lino Lakes development with this vote. Mr. Greg Graves, 6532 Killdeer Drive. Mr. Graves stated in his opinion the developer was not taking into account the entire neighborhood. He stated City Attorney Hawkins dismissed as rhetoric previous public testimony on the previous application. He stated currently the neighborhood