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Mounds View Planning Commission July 5, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 9 to see happen as far as redevelopment and safety issues. Ms. Hamline suggested the City can put in all the lights and sidewalks they want but that is not going to safely transport the people they are hoping to draw into Walgreens and Culver’s. This would include the senior citizens and kids who will walk there and cross that highway to get to the movie theater and the Community Center. They may have sidewalks on either side of the street, but they still have one big open highway that they need to cross. She stated it has not been crossed safely once, and questioned how many more times will it not be crossed safely if they continue to draw more cars and more businesses into the area without fully addressing the safety issue of that highway. Acting Chairperson Stevenson responded that safety is a real concern which they have discussed and they would not allow a development to go in without addressing how Highway 10 can be maintained more safely. Acting Chairperson Stevenson stated they would not want to see another accident happen and they will address it, to make sure the developer has that foremost issue in mind before they see development go through. Ms. Hamline stated she thinks safety going back and forth across that road needs to be addressed, which she has not heard much discussion about. Terry Moses, representative of Midland Videen, said he would like to add a little more comfort to any concerns about Walgreens. He explained Walgreens looks at a site based on the population in a one-mile radius; so some stores might be two miles apart. It is farther than that to Northtown and they are not worried at all about not having enough business. He stated they will be signing a 20-year lease with options to extend, so they will be occupying that building for at least 20 years. Mr. Moses stated they have done an extensive study of this site and board approval was very positive. In response to questions, Mr. Moses reviewed the Culver’s hours of operation, and advised they will employ approximately 25 full time employees with 10 to 14 being on duty at a time. Out of the roughly 75 Walgreens in the Twin Cities, he advised that only 10 are 24-hour operations and they are in high-density areas. It is not anticipated that this would be a 24-hour store. He reviewed the hours of operation and advised Walgreens will have 12 full time employees and 30 part time employees. It will generate 600 to 800 car trips per day, and because they like to be on well-traveled roads, a lot of the cars will be people passing by the site anyway. The drive-up window cannot be used for picking up anything other than prescriptions. He assured the Planning Commission they will do a very good job in landscaping and will meet the City's requirements. He noted the site plan with dimensions and two signage proposals, one was pylon and one was monument. Mr. Moses stated he believes the City indicated they prefer a monument sign and that was agreed with today. Mr. Moses presented the site plan, noting the locations of pathways, ponds, and parcels to be traded. Commissioner Kaden inquired if the three small detention areas were still necessary because of the larger pond.