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Mounds View Planning Commission March 18, 1998 Regular Meeting Page 6 TOLD is recommending that funds be set aside in an escrow account to construct the traffic calming devices. Input from the Greenwood neighborhood residents will be encouraged. Associate Ericson requested that the Commission review the ordinance as it was drafted and review Resolution 536-98. Staff is looking for feedback in regards to needed changes and also, if it is possible for the Commission to indicate if they are leaning toward approving or denying the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning Request. Commissioner Miller suggested several grammatical changes, which Ericson said he would correct. She also questioned the reference to MnDOT's review of the process. It was suggested that MnDOT has not given a definitive answer to the intersection construction that would be part of this project. Chair Peterson made reference to text that referred to a sidewalk. "The City would require that a sidewalk would extend to the site from Long Lake Road", he suggested this section of the Resolution would be the place to amplify Ericson's earlier comments in regards to where a sidewalk will be built and who is going to cover the cost of the • sidewalk. Commissioner Stevenson asked if there were plans for a designated crosswalk from the Walgreen property to Mounds View Square. Commissioner Brasaemle said he would be very concerned about having a crosswalk mid-block. He said, "Paint on the street isn't going to cut it", referring to cars that are currently ignoring pedestrian-safety zones. Commissioner Stevenson stated that people go around the corner very fast at the intersection of Highway 10 and County Road I, making a crosswalk located there very dangerous. Chair Peterson opened the floor to the public for questions and comments. Carol Arel, 7750 Greenwood Drive, said she would not send her children down a sidewalk by themselves on County Road I to get to a Walgreen's store. She said, "A crosswalk is not going to make cars stop." Her opinion was stated in favor of having a sidewalk all the way to Long Lake Road. Gayla Keyes, 7730 Greenwood Drive, asked if the City had contacted an assessor to have an official evaluation of the impact that the Walgreen's Development would have on the • adjacent neighborhood.