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Page 4 May 11, 1998 Mounds View City Council D. Public Hearing and Second Reading of Municipal Code Changes Allowing a Festival in the Park Beer Garden: Ms. Cari Schmidt explained that the Festival Committee has expressed an interest in having a beer garden as part of the Festival in the Park Celebration. In order to allow for this, changes will need to be made to the city code. Ms. Schmidt briefly discussed the two changes. Mayor McCarty opened the Public Hearing at 7:10 p.m. There were no questions or comments in regard to this item, and Mayor McCarty closed the Public Hearing at 7:11 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Koopmeiners/Gunn to approve the second reading and the adoption Municipal Code Section 503.03, Subd. 4, and the changes to the Municipal Code Section 909.07, Subd. 11, and to waive the readings. ROLL CALL VOTE: Council member Koopmeiners aye Council member Gunn aye Council member Quick aye Council member Stigney aye Mayor McCarty aye Motion Carried (5 - 0) E. Update on discussing MnDOT concerning access to the proposed Theater Site. Mayor McCarty explained that he was directed by the City Council at the last meeting to work with city staff in trying to clarify the city's position with MnDOT and what they will require in terms of access to the theater site. Applications previous to Apri121 st included no outlets onto County Road H-2 or Long Lake Road. A clarification from MnDOT informed the city that this was not what they intended to state. They would require an opening on secondary roads in the City of Mounds View. Mayor McCarty presented a schematic of the collection streets in the City of Mounds View. MnDOT informed him that former county roads are arterial collector roads from Highway 10. It is their rules that a local rule of government compliments their state system with a local system as well. They have indicated that, regardless of any other misunderstandings, the city will be required to give at least one cut on these roads. At a work session on May 5th, the Council decided that if this were the requirements, they would seek an equal distribution to both County Road H-2 and Long Lake Road. After much discussion however, it was felt that the connection to Long Lake Road should be discounted, as there were concerns about congestion at that intersection and the unknowns about crossing wetland properties. The offer to the City of Mounds View at this time to further and complete this project, is afull-movement intersection on Highway 10 with a median break, a break on County Road H-2 about mid-way between Long Lake Road and Highway 10 that would bring the driveway out facing two homes that are owned by the property owner at this time. There will be no loss of buildings under this plan, and there is the possibility in the future that we may be able to further enhance access to the property by opening right-