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SUMMARY OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF O'NEIL PROPERTY January 15, 1997, 7:00 PM Bel Rae - Community Center This was the second neighborhood meeting held on a development plan for the O'Neil property. (The first meeting was held on December 12, 1996.) The O'Neil property is 24 acres in size and is bounded by Highway 10, Long Lake Road and County Road H2. There is a sizeable wetland along the west side of the property. The main purpose of the meeting was for the developer to present a revised plan and explain how it addressed the citizen concerns voiced at the first meeting. The developer, Anthony Properties, was represented by Jay Anthony, Wendell Smith of W.R. Smith& Assoc, and John Pope of Pope Associates. The revised proposal shows a 16-screen movie theater and two one-story office buildings containing approximately 12,000 square feet each. A copy of the plan is included with this summary. The movie theater building has been moved from its original location against County Road H2 to approximately halfway between County Road H2 and Highway 10 on the east side of the wetland. The building does not encroach into the wetland. The office buildings have now been placed along the south edge of the property, along County Road H2. There is a 75 foot buffer between the edge of the pavement on County Road H2 and the office buildings. The developer intends to leave the existing trees in this • buffer area. They are also proposing to build a fence along the south side in between the office buildings and to the edges of the development, to screen the development from view from County Road H2. The revisions made by the developer were intended to orient the development toward Highway 10 and provide a buffer for the residential neighborhood to the south. The developer has obtained approval from the Minnesota Department of Transportation(MnDOT)to have a driveway onto Highway 10 approximately halfway between Long Lake Road and County Road H2. At this time, the entrance would be right-in, right-out, meaning there would be no break in the median on Highway 10. One of the two driveways onto County Road H2 was eliminated, and the remaining driveway was moved to the east end of the property. The developer thought it would be possible to eliminate the driveway on County Road H2, if he could obtain approval from MnDOT for a median break and full intersection on Highway 10. Approximately 150 people were in attendance at the meeting. There was general recognition that at some point in the future the property would be developed. Most of the people who spoke were opposed to this project. Two people who spoke indicated that they were favorable. The concerns and objections raised by the residents included: • proposal was not consistent with the City's comprehensive plan • proposal did not fit with the residents' view that Mounds View is a bedroom community • possible negative impact on the wetland and the water table • suitability of the soils for development • amount of water runoff which would occur, and whether storm drains were adequate IP • amount of traffic and traffic congestion on Highway 10, County Road H2 and Long Lake Road and at intersections; project would add to existing problems • anticipated problems with cut-through traffic; speeding through the neighborhood