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Page 11 <br />September 14, 1998 <br />Mounds View City Council <br />for the costs associated with solving future traffic problems brought on by the Theater opening in <br />Mounds View. <br />Mr. Smith stated that if he had the project to do over again he would not bring the project to <br />Mounds View. Mr. Stigney's attempts to derail the project at the last minute are unfair, <br />unprofessional and are coming to the point of being illegal. <br />Stigney stated he has made his opinions on traffic known since the project was first brought to <br />the City. <br />Mayor McCarty stated the problem that he sees with the amendment is that it is based on one <br />person's (Mr. Stigney) fears, conjectures and guesses as to what might happen with the City's <br />traffic. The City has hired experts to analyze the project, which included and unsignalized <br />intersection, the traffic study indicated there would be no traffic problems. <br />Stigney reiterated, regardless of what the traffic control experts stated, the Developer should be <br />responsible for paying for addition traffic control costs that are required to deal with the Theater <br />traffic. He added, "The amendment doesn't have anything to do with fear. It has to do with <br />logic, simple as that." <br />Cam Obert, 831 S Greenwood Drive, stated the Theater Project was going to generate a great <br />deal of tax revenue for the City. The thought of having to provide some type of traffic control <br />support while the Theater is opening is a relatively small amount of money compared to the taxes <br />that would be generated by the project. He suggested to Mr. Stigney that it is time to move on <br />and stop "splitting hairs". <br />Stigney reiterated his stance of having the Developer being responsible for the traffic control <br />costs that are related to the Theater. <br />Rob Marty expressed his concern in regards to the traffic that will be generated by the Theater <br />Project. <br />Julie Olsen expressed her continuing dissatisfaction with the way the City has included the <br />citizens of Mounds View in the development of the Theater Project. <br />Whiting reminded the Council that the purpose of the Agreement is not necessarily to deal with <br />traffic. The traffic issue came up as a side issue at the September 8, 1998 City Council work <br />. session. Anthony Properties has committed to work with the City to solve these problems. What <br />has to be accomplished tonight is to sign an agreement that commits the developer to pay for the <br />