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City of Mounds View Staff Report • November 5, 1997 Planning Commission Meeting Item No. 5b Staff Report No. PC97-2 Item Title/Subject: Summary of 10/28/97 Ring Road Community Meeting BACKGROUND The City held a community meeting on Tuesday October 28, 1997 to discuss the concept of a ring road and the development possibilities in the City Hall/community Center area. Bill Morrish from the University of Minnesota Design Center for American Urban Landscape presented the findings concerning the developoment of the Heart of Mounds View and the concept of a ring road. Following Mr. Morrish's presentation the floor was opened up to comments and questions from the approximately 55 citizens in attendance at the meeting. The following is a summary of the comments that were received: 1. Highway 10 right-of-way width is too wide. • 2. If the City is considering relocating or reorganizing the city hall/community center site, it should relocate the theatre site to the city hall site to preserve trees and wetlands. This could also minimize potential flooding in the adjacent neighborhood. 3. Wetlands need to be preserved and protected within the ring road study area. 4. There was a question about what the service nodes were which were identified on the plan, where they were located, and the impact they would have on adjacent residences. 5. The proposed plan for the city hall site would require relocation of a pumping station. 6. The plan would result in the loss of or further reduction of the softball and soccer fields on the city hall site. There is already a shortage of soccer fields in the city. 7. The proposed theatre and ring road proposals would isolate and adversely impact the Donatelles restaurant. 8. The ring road would be not benefit properties on the south side of Highway 10. The area is already developed. 9. The ring road would add to existing traffic problems south of Highwayl0. The amount, speed, and time of traffic on Mounds View Drive are problems which would get worse. The amount of traffic is a problem adjacent existing residential uses (Silver Lake Woods project). 10. The theatre project would add addtional late night traffic on Mounds View • Drive. Ingress and egress of the theatre must be addressed. Mounds View Drive should not be extended to the theatre project.