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Page 9 May 11, 1998 Mounds View City Council Dan Johnson, 7359 Park View Terrace, noted that within one block of the theater project, there are deaf and blind residents. With the steady increase in traffic on County Road H-2, he has concerns in the safety of these children and asked the Council to consider this when voting on this issue. Al Gregerson, 7366 Park View Terrace, asked where the cars exiting onto H-2 will go. Also, there will also be an increase in pedestrian traffic. If the stop sign remains at County Road H-2 and Long Lake and there are 50 cars turning onto Highway 10, it will cause a backup. He believes there will be a greater traffic impact than what is predicted. Tracy Swig, 5292 Edgewood Drive, stated she would like to invite the mayor to come to her home from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. and see the number of students walking along Edgewood. She believes these are safety concerns that the Council needs to look at. Kelly Rosenthal, 2425 Ridge Lane, stated prior to Thursday's meeting, the residents on her street were not informed of the meetings on this development. She stated she cannot understand how the traffic consultant estimated an additiona150 cars per hour on County Road H-2. Mr. Jopke explained that the traffic engineer predicted that the vast majority of the patrons will use the Highway 10 entrance. The peak hours are 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mayor McCarty noted that residents within a designated distance of the proposed development are notified in writing of the Public Hearings in regard to the project. Additionally, the Public Hearings are published in the local newspapers. Council member Stigney stated that he has taken the entire community into consideration in his stand on this issue. Additionally, he plans to listen to the residents, as he promised. The cost of the re-alignment of Edgewood should be covered by the developer. He would like the Council to consider a 50/50 split on the costs between the city and the developer. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn to Amend the motion to state that 50% of the cost of the re-alignment of Edgewood and the signalized intersection and associated costs be paid for by the developer. VOTE: 2 ayes 3 nays (McCarty/Koopmeiners/Quick) Motion Fails MOTION by Stigney to table any action on Resolution No. 5226 until after the pending petition is resolved. MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND. VOTE ON AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 5226: 4 ayes 1 nay (Stigney) Motion Carried Mayor McCarty recessed the meeting. The meeting was reconvened at 9:25 p.m. •