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Mounds View City Council February 11, 2019 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller explained the next Five Cities Mayor’s Meeting will be held on Monday, March 1 <br />11th at 3:30 p.m. at Shoreview City Hall. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Mayor Mueller reported Minnesota Women in Government met on Friday, February 8th at the 4 <br />League of Minnesota Cities. 5 <br /> 6 <br /> B. Reports of Staff. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Finance Director Beer stated the Finance Department was preparing for the final audit which 9 <br />would be completed in two weeks. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Community Development Director Sevald reported on Monday, February 4th the Council 12 <br />reviewed two different sketch plans. He commented further on these sketch plans which were 13 <br />for Long Lake Woods and Crossroad Pointe. He requested the Council provide staff with 14 <br />direction on Crossroad Pointe with respect to Greenfield Avenue. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Council Member Gunn stated the Council decided not take additional public comment regarding 17 <br />this matter since only three members were in attendance at the February 4th worksession meeting. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Mayor Mueller asked how staff believed traffic would flow in and out of the Crossroad Pointe 20 <br />property. Community Development Director Sevald stated this would be difficult to tell and 21 <br />would be determined in the future based on driver behavior. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Council Member Meehlhause commented on the route he took to and from work for years. He 24 <br />stated he believed the City would not be able to determine how traffic would flow in and out of 25 <br />Crossroad Pointe but rather this would be determined by the future tenants based on where they 26 <br />had to commute to work. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Council Member Bergeron stated he was in favor of the hammerhead cul-de-sac on Greenfield 29 <br />Avenue. He commented further on the amount of traffic that would be flowing onto Greenfield 30 <br />Avenue if this roadway were to remain open. He was of the opinion Greenfield Avenue was not 31 <br />constructed to manage this high level of traffic. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Council Member Hull questioned if the City could plow a hammerhead cul-de-sac. Public 34 <br />Works Director Peterson indicated if the roadway were to remain open, it would be difficult to 35 <br />determine who was responsible for the plowing. He reported a normal cul-de-sac would be a 36 <br />better option and noted the Public Works Department could successfully plow a hammerhead 37 <br />cul-de-sac. He supported the Council pursuing a hammerhead cul-de-sac for Greenfield Avenue. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Council Member Hull stated he was leaning towards a connection. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Meehlhause commented he could go either way on this matter. He commented 42 <br />further on how the developer had shifted the apartment building on the property. He noted staff 43 <br />had provided the Council with a market study and reported there was a need for market rate 44 <br />apartments in the community. 45