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Mounds View City Council November 14, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 3 Teresa Leary, 5250 O’Connell Drive, explained her neighbor told her about the public hearing. She understood the request before the Council was to amend the official zoning map through a rezoning of the property at Woodale Drive. She reported she has lived in her home for the past 37 years. She commented on how her neighbors would be impacted by the proposed rezoning and apartment complex. She commented on the numerous apartment buildings located along the Mounds View Boulevard corridor and requested the Council not support the proposed apartment structure that would be located in her backyard. She discussed the amount of traffic that uses Woodale Drive and noted she believed the new development would adversely impact local businesses and existing homeowners. She invited the Council to visit her house in order to see the traffic in her neighborhood. Cynthia Camarillo, 5299 Greenfield Avenue, stated she was concerned with the fact there was no daycare in Mounds View to support the proposed additional apartment units. She reported Mounds View does not have a big job base and she believed the City could not support additional residents. She explained there was poor public transportation which would be needed for the proposed low income housing units. She noted Gray Stone Flats was not full. She believed the City did not need additional multi-family housing, but suggested if the project were to move forward that another site be considered, such as the movie theater property or Mermaid site. Kim Donley, 5210 O’Connell Drive, pointed out that her property value would go down because she would now have a five story building in her backyard. She explained she was a property tax payer in the community and she wanted her property value protected. She suggested the developer pursue townhomes on the proposed property. Grant Bilski, 5219 O’Connell Drive, explained he was concerned with the speed at which this project was moving forward. He questioned why this project was being rushed through by the Council. He discussed how this project would impact the City if TIF were offered. Pat Leary, 5250 O’Connell Drive, encouraged the City to not approve yet another large apartment complex, especially at the entrance to the community. He commented on how difficult traffic in his neighborhood would be if another apartment complex were approved. He stated the schools were maxed out and the police department could not handle the additional work load. He was of the opinion the proposed development was a mistake for Mounds View. Alison Bagwill, 5260 Jeffery Drive, stated she has lived in this neighborhood for the past 20 years. She explained she has a son that attends Irondale High School and this school was full to capacity. She questioned how the school would handle additional students. She questioned what the City Council was trying to achieve and suggested this land be maintained for greenspace and that trees be preserved. She suggested the City consider another location for this project. Mark Dieter, 5219 Jeffery Drive, stated he has lived in his home since 2011. He explained his neighborhood has been ideal for raising his family. He explained he was a teacher at Mounds View High School and commented on how things were changing, not for the better. He recognized that low income housing was a good thing for the community, but he feared how the proposed development would impact the traffic in his neighborhood. He suggested another location be