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Mounds View Planning Commission March 19, 1997 <br /> Agenda Meeting Page 9 <br /> plans for Outlot A. Director Sheldon indicated that there has been some <br /> discussion of a restaurant at this site and added that the developer would need to <br /> amend their current proposal to add this use because it was not listed as a use in <br /> their current proposal. Ms. Olsen asked if any of the drainage system revisions <br /> would be made at any cost to Mounds View? Director Sheldon responded that the <br /> on-site drainage system would be built by the Developer at their expense. Ms. <br /> Olsen commented the staff report recommends against a residential development <br /> on this property because it would be walled off from the highway and no activity <br /> would be visible. She asked if the same thing would happen with the current <br /> theater proposal since the building was placed away from the highway. Ms. <br /> Sheldon responded if the theater proposal is built the property would not be walled <br /> and the building, and also the activity associated with the building, would be visible <br /> from Highway 10. Passersby could look into the site. Ms. Olsen was wondering if <br /> this development would become the focal point for Mounds View instead of Bel <br /> Rae as a community center. Ms. Sheldon indicated that this development could be <br /> an activity center but would not take away from having activities at City Hall or the <br /> Bel Rae. <br /> 4111 Michael Welsh, 5071 Irondale Road, expressed his concern for the traffic and his <br /> belief that vehicles would take County Road H2 to Long Lake Road to Highway 10 <br /> which would seem easier than trying to enter the line of traffic at some other point <br /> along Highway 10. Director Sheldon responded by saying that an individual may do <br /> that but that he may want to consider how many green lights that person would <br /> have to hit in order to make that route more efficient versus having to just make <br /> one u-turn at County Road H2. Mr. Welsh believes that the traffic study is too <br /> optimistic. Ms. Heuer commented that they did not assume that everyone who was <br /> leaving the theater, going to the northwest, would make a u-turn. They assumed <br /> that the majority of them would make a u-turn either at Edgewood or County Road <br /> H2 and also assumed that others would in fact turn right at County Road H2 and go <br /> back to Long Lake Road which is reflected in the Study. Mr. Welsh was concerned <br /> with the traffic congestion at specific movie times and expressed his concern with <br /> too many teenagers congregating at the site. Mr. Anthony explained that there is a <br /> national organization that publishes movie-going trends on an annual basis and the <br /> trend is that the percentage of movie goers among the older generation is <br /> increasing and added that this would be an entertainment facility intended to appeal <br /> to an entire family. He added that there would be staggered starting and ending <br /> times which makes better utilization of the concession area, restrooms and the <br /> parking lot and added, with the smaller auditoriums, the release is not as it would <br /> be with one large auditorium. <br /> • <br />