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Mounds View City Council August 28, 2017 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Celena Monn thanked the Council for honoring her application and for appointing her to the <br />Mounds View Planning Commission. She explained she has been a resident of Mounds View <br />for the past 19 years and was looking forward to being more involved in the community. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8811, <br />Authorizing the Appointment of Celena Monn to fill a Vacated Seat on the Planning <br />Commission. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />7. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />Betty Droel, 8080 Groveland Road, thanked the Council for their time. She stated her husband <br />built her home 40 years ago when Groveland Road was gravel. She explained she had a serious <br />interest in Mounds View and how Groveland Road would be accessed. She indicated she would <br />like to keep Groveland Road beautiful, peaceful and quiet. She recommended the new <br />development (Boulevard) use Mounds View Boulevard and not Groveland Road. <br /> <br />Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I, commented on the proposed MWF project. She understood <br />the developer was proposing 60 units, which would generate a large number of car trips. She <br />questioned where visitors would park when visiting this site. She estimated the apartment <br />complex could have up to 120 children and believed the site was not a great location for this <br />many children. <br /> <br />Mary Kay Walsh-Kaczmarek, 8345 Pleasant View Drive, stated she would like to see the City <br />maintain the mature trees on the proposed Boulevard development given the large number of <br />trees that have been lost in Mounds View due to disease or natural disasters. She explained the <br />City was losing its shade cover. She recommended the City complete its own traffic and <br />environmental impact study to gain further information on how this project will truly impact the <br />City. <br /> <br />Dennis Hammes, 5511 Quincy Street, stated he has been a resident of Mounds View for 22 years. <br />He expressed concern with how the proposed development would impact traffic in his <br />neighborhood. He commented on how traffic has increased in his neighborhood due to the <br />35W/County Road I ramp closings. He anticipated the new apartment complex would compound <br />this issue. <br /> <br />Tom Winiecki, 2748 Sherwood Road, expressed concern with the proposed apartment complex <br />and how it would increase traffic along Groveland Road and throughout his neighborhood. <br /> <br />Connie Hammes, 5511 Quincy Street, encouraged the Council to up the volume on the Council <br />mics for the recordings of the meetings for Cable. She expressed concern with the safety of kids <br />at the proposed apartment complex given the busy roadway it abutted. <br />