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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 12, 2002 The applicant indicated the building proposed for a convenience store would be a large space and only four gas pumps were proposed. He indicated there would be low emphasis on the gas pump portion of the business and a larger emphasis on the convenience store portion, which would actually serve more as a grocery store than a convenience store. He felt this would be a convenient location for the local residents when needing to make last-minute trips to the store. The applicant stated the leasing agent had indicated convenience stores are a big pull and that this would be a prime location for this type of service. He added when the properties within the development were sold, the new homeowners were informed that this would be a commercial development and this information had been included in the brochure for the residential development. He indicated the other proposed use, a day care facility, is another big need. The applicant did not anticipate that this development would create any new traffic, rather he expected that the residents living in the area would be the prim atrons of these services. He felt that a convenience store with a gas station is needed in this area. Councilmember Dahl noted the letter from the Police Dep indicated the most obvious concern with this development minimize the risk of property and personal injury accide Birch Street and Ware Road a controlled intersection. reconstruction of Birch Street a number of resident co convenience store or gas station on this site. Councilmember Dahl noted the Planning an much larger than most convenience stores that this will actually be more of a groce likely help out a number of families i deal more traffic. She expressed c this site to drop off and pick up their idea but without controlled Street she was concern that the area were not being prepare stated she did not want any acci ded in the agenda packet the traffic and the only way to w - e to make the intersection of dicated during the discussions on the forward and stated they do not want a ng Board had indicated the proposed building was the applicant had stated this was due to the fact She acknowledged that the proposed day care will ding community, however, it will also add a great when parents will be making two trips each day to he agreed the construction of a sidewalk is a good are Road and Birch Street and Highway 49 and Birch pm'nt was moving forward too quickly. She felt the roads in to accommodate the traffic generated by this development. She is to occur because of this fact. Councilmember Dahl stated she was not opposed to the development, however, she would like safety to be addressed first. She noted the Planning and Zoning Board had suggested that a stop sign be added and questioned whether this would be possible. She noted the speed limit on Birch Street is 50 miles per hour and traffic travels very fast on this road. Community Development Director stated the intersection of Ware Road and Birch Street could be controlled with either four-way stop signs or traffic signals. He anticipated that traffic signals would likely be the preferred method of traffic control, however, he indicated at this point the intersection does not justify traffic signals. He stated Anoka County has been asked to evaluate this intersection within their Capital Improvement Program. 21