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Mounds View City Council May 8, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 3 property was currently zoned B-3. He noted the uses that were allowed within the B-3 zoning 1 district. 2 3 Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 6:25 p.m. 4 5 Cat Mady, 8011 Groveland Road, stated there were 93 properties along Groveland Road, 6 including Groveland Court. She understood another 60 units were being proposed. She feared 7 traffic would become a major concern for Groveland Road. She recommended the property 8 remain zoned B-3. 9 10 Mayor Mueller understood the traffic concerns along Groveland Road noting she lived along this 11 roadway as well. She questioned if Ms. Mady’s concerns would remain the same if the 12 apartment complex were to exit and enter their site from Mounds View Boulevard. Ms. Mady 13 stated she would still have the same concerns because of the proposed density for this project. 14 15 Jonathan Thomas, 8040 Groveland Road, asked how many of the residents in attendance 16 received a public hearing notice from the City. He reported only half a dozen residents received 17 the mailing. It was his opinion a fire truck would not be able to enter and exit the apartment 18 complex safely from Groveland Road. He recommended the site not be zoned high density 19 residential. 20 21 Kathy Clark, 8045 Groveland Road, expressed concern with the delivery truck traffic on 22 Groveland Road. She recommended the apartment complex not have access to Groveland Road. 23 She recommended the property not be rezoned. 24 25 Andrea Shoop, 8330 Groveland Road, asked if the City Council had considered how Pinewood 26 Elementary would be impacted with 60 additional affordable housing units. 27 28 Mayor Mueller understood the Mounds View School District was one of the best in the State. 29 She knew Pinewood Elementary has offered some form of lunch subsidies since the 1970’s and 30 she recognized there were families in the community that needed these subsidies. She stated she 31 did not want to exclude anyone from sending their kids to this great school district. 32 33 Grace Thomas, 8040 Groveland Road, stated she did not receive a Public Hearing notice from 34 the City, which was strange because the proposed project would be in her backyard. She 35 discussed how property values would be impacted through the rezoning. She feared her property 36 value would be reduced if the rezoning were approved by the City Council. She explained she 37 had been a taxpaying resident of Mounds View since 1980. She encouraged the Council to hear 38 the concerns of her neighbors before making a decision to rezone this property. 39 40 Dave Ojay, 8041 Groveland Road, stated he has lived in his home since 1985. He discussed the 41 City’s notification requirements and expressed concern with the speed of traffic along Groveland 42 Road. He recommended the Council work to gain access to the proposed development off of 43 Mounds View Boulevard. 44 45