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January 23, 1978 Page 5 that the City and the developer had met with Mn /DOT to work out the street plan to coordinate the Northcrest property and District 2 for development, and that the original street plan basically considered the Northcrest Property and left the southeast corner unserviced and in general was not a good street plan for the rest of the district. The City had Midwest Planning do a study of the area bounded by 35W, County Road H and County Road H2 and Highway 10, in terms of Highway 10 use in it's present state and after New 10 has been developed. The initial median cut that was proposed for the development on Highway 10 has now been moved to a more centralized location between County Roads H and H2, which lines the roads up better. Councilmember Baumgartner asked if the other property owners had been notified of the meeting. Administrator Achen replied that official notice had been sent of the meeting but that they might not be aware of the changes that had been made in the road plan. Councilmember Baumgartner-stated that from day one, the Planning Commission has not wanted a through street to go out of the development onto County Road H2, below the multiple family area, and that they had voted 4 -3 to accept the road plan for Quincy. Mr. Beim stated that the application for the project had been submitted to the City over one year ago and that their main concern now was to avoid any more delays in the project. Councilmember Rowley pointed out that the Council has the option to put stop signs and weight restrictions on the road to prevent truck traffic from going through. She also stated that she felt the residents should be informed of the proposed road. Administrator Achen stated that there were four issues to be considered, the street plan, the zoning, the actual road alignment and the timing of public improvements. Mr. Beim stated that he had met with Mr. Herbst and Mr. Weiss, the other two property owners some time ago and that they had been in agreement with the proposed plan. Councilmember Ziebarth stated that if Quincy did not go through, there would still be curb cuts for the apartments. He also questioned that if Quincy did go through, the the apartment people could be routed out onto Quincy, then H2, rather than directly onto H2. Administrator Achen replied that it would be better to have them exit onto Quincy rather than H2. He also pointed out that if the Council approves the preliminary plat and the rezoning of the property to the basic uses, the imple- mentation of the final plat would still be a ways off. Mayor Pickar suggested that the preliminary plat and zoning could be approved as submitted but that access for Quincy onto H2 be denied at this time. Councilmember Rowley stated that she did not feel that just two entrances into the development, from Highway 10, would be wise as emergency vehicles would be very limited in their access to the area. Mayor Pickar questioned at what point the residents could provide their input on the development. Administrator Achen replied that a public hearing could be set for the public improvements and all the people could be called in.