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Mounds View City Council July 11, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 21 1 Council Member Thomas clarified that this is the same as the Spring Creek Regional Pond report 2 and Council is just accepting the document they are giving the Council. 3 4 Carol Mueller stated she is very concerned about the impact study not including the residential 5 streets. She stated that it is apparent that the feeling was that the main access roads would be 6 County J, Central Avenue, 35W and US Highway 10 noting that she believes the new employees 7 in town would use the inner streets including Silver Lake Road, Long Lake Road, and Red Oak 8 Drive. She stated that she is very concerned that they do not have the means to enforce and 9 control the speeds. She stated that people run stop signs as it is and with the potential for 10 additional 3000 to 6000 vehicles on their streets she believes this is something that definitely 11 should be reviewed and considered. She stated that she really hopes that with the improvements 12 the City is planning to do on County Road J that the City would consider repairing the potholes 13 and the existing roads. She asked that the City not narrow the roads and plan to do serious traffic 14 controls to make sure the streets are still safe for the pedestrian residents. 15 16 Director Ericson stated that Ms Mueller brings up some good points noting that the City did ask 17 RLK to examine the transportation impacts not only on a regional transportation basis but also 18 for the internal road system within Mounds View. He stated that given the proximity to 35W, 19 US Highway 10, Highway 65 and County Road J that it would be highly unlikely that there 20 would be any appreciable impact to the Mounds View roadways. He agreed that there could be 21 some people, who live in New Brighton or other surrounding areas, that could use internal street 22 systems but it would be unlikely that they would try to navigate through the residential areas 23 rather than utilize another easier traveled roadway. He stated that the bottom line with the RLK 24 memo, that was included in the Council packet that they believe that any local traffic would be 25 negligible adding that if there are concerns with a lot of traffic going into Mounds View that 26 maybe some of these people would stop at local businesses to make purchases. 27 28 Council Member Thomas noted Ms. Mueller’s comments stating that this is a problem the City 29 would have to address regardless. She assured Ms. Mueller that the Council has talked a lot 30 about the residential road problems noting that no matter what goes on with the improvements 31 for County Road J it is something the Council does have to review. 32 33 David Jahnke, 8428 Eastwood Road asked if the billboards should support a golf course or 34 should the golf course support itself. 35 36 Mayor Marty stated that if the golf course can’t support itself due to lawsuits and bonds the City 37 then has to find another way to finance it so that the residents aren’t taxed for it. 38 39 Mr. Jahnke stated that he does not personally believe that using the excuse that the City lost the 40 lawsuit that it should make a difference after ten years. He stated that every business experiences 41 bumps adding that his question was not answered. He asked if the City believes that billboards 42 should support a golf course. He stated that figures show that the golf course won’t support itself 43 without the billboards. 44 45