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Mounds View City Council November 28, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 10 Mayor Mueller indicated she was concerned about the number of exceptions within this PUD. She stated City Code would require this development to have 350 parking spaces and the developer was only proposing to have 198 spaces. She believed this was a major concern given the fact the site was estimated to have 340+ residents. She feared an undue burden would be placed on the neighborhood if traffic were to spill out from the apartment complex into the neighborhood. She believed the developer was trying to shoe-horn a large project onto a small lot. She understood that single family homes was not the right fit for this property, but nor did not believe this large of a project was the right fit for the property, especially given the traffic concerns surrounding this site. She reported the City of Arden Hills would be constructing a great deal of housing on their 327 acres of vacant land at some point in the near future. She stated she would hate to see Mound View using its last five acres of undeveloped land to put up another apartment building when the City already had over 30% of its population living in rental housing. She explained she appreciated the efforts of the developer, but noted she did not support this project. Council Member Meehlhause asked if staff had traffic count information for Woodale between Mound View Boulevard and Edgewood. City Administrator Zikmund stated staff has not put its counters out on this stretch of roadway. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented on the history of Woodale Drive noting that it used to be a State Aid roadway. He explained in 2016 the City was over its allotment for State Aid. For this reason, the City made a decision to pull this roadway out of the State Aid program. He indicated there were no recent traffic counts from the State for this roadway, which meant the last official counts would be from 2015. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Cermak. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 998, Amending the Official Zoning Map for 2310 Mounds View Boulevard, from R-1 Single Family Residential to PUD Planned Unit Development. Mayor Mueller encouraged the Council to consider if they need more information, such as a traffic study, before moving forward with this project. He invited the Council to visit this area of Mounds View and to visualize how a large apartment complex would impact these neighbors. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Table Action on Ordinance 998 to the December 12, 2022 City Council meeting. Community Development Director Sevald stated if the Council were to table action on the first reading of this ordinance to December, the remaining items for this project would not be considered until January of 2023. City Administrator Zikmund reported an action to table is non-debatable. Council Member Bergeron asked what would be gained or lost by tabling action on this item. City Attorney Riggs reported the City would lose time but noted the City could gain additional information, such as a traffic study. Council Member Meehlhause questioned if staff could have a traffic study completed by December