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Mounds View Planning Commission June 7, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 6 creating additional storm water holding ponds so that it could accommodate some additional storm water that is currently going untreated into the Highway 10 storm sewer system. He added that this would allow for the possibility of reducing, if not eliminating, the potential for downstream flooding. Planning Associate Ericson indicated the storm sewer located under Edgewood Drive and County Road H2 was not sized accordingly for the amount of flow it takes in, and therefore, during heavy rainstorms, there is some backing up of storm water . He stated that it was hoped that all of the storm water coming down Edgewood Drive could be diverted into the new storm water holding pond, which would have an overflow that would allow it to come back out if necessary. He pointed out that the larger, perhaps two-acre, storm water holding pond would be beneficial in terms of the City’s Local Water Management Plan, and the recharge of the system. Planning Associate Ericson stated that there are two sign easements on the proposed site. He indicated that in his understanding, the billboard on one of the sites was by permanent lease arrangement, and would remain on the property unless the lease was purchased from the leaseholder. He stated that Midland Videen representative, Terry Moses, could further address this matter. He explained that the other sign easement is adjacent to the intersection of old Edgewood Drive and Highway 10, and was dedicated to the previous owners of the Community Center, the Bel Rae Ballroom. He stated that the City Attorney was researching this lease document to determine if the City purchased that sign easement in conjunction with the purchase of the Bel Rae Ballroom, in which case, this might involve a simple process of vacating that easement area. He explained that if the sign easement did not transfer with the property during this transaction, the City might have to condemn it. The applicant is requesting that part of this area be utilized for signage for the Culver’s Restaurant, which would not have Highway 10 frontage, and may not have sufficient visibility from the roadway. Planning Associate Ericson stated that further information regarding the ownership of the sign easement would be available at the next meeting of the Planning Commission, at which time, the applicant would bring forward the Preliminary Plat and the final site plan, which would specify all of the dimensions, as well as any other information the Commission feels is necessary. He explained that the site plan would indicate the proposed trailways on the Midland Videen site and along Highway 10, as well as extension of the existing sidewalk along Edgewood Drive to Highway 10. He stated that the photometric analysis would also be presented at the next meeting, and if there were any recommendations pertaining to the landscape plan or other issues, those matters would be brought before the Commission at that time. He indicated this was a public hearing, and that staff sent out literally hundreds of notifications, due to the size of the subject development area. Dave Kepler, 5314 St. Stephen Street inquired why the City needed the proposed development. He stated that there was a Walgreens Drugstore four miles away in Northtown, and another in Lexington. He stated that he did not wish to see this area developed, and he did not see the need to continue developing every piece of undeveloped land. He indicated he has lived in Mounds View for 12 years, and has walked through the proposed site, where there are deer. He pointed