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Mounds View City Council November 14, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 2 and questioned if the City needed another multi -family development. She feared how her 2 neighborhood would be impacted by an additional 600 residents on a small three acre lot. She 3 believed her quality of life would be adversely impacted by the proposed four-story building. She 4 encouraged the Council to protect her neighborhood and not approve the proposed project at 5 Woodale Drive. 6 7 Ron Bakke, 5250 Jeffrey, stated he has been a resident of Mounds View for the past 23 years. He 8 reported he did not see any benefit from the proposed apartment complex. He encouraged the 9 Council to consider how this monstrous building would impact the adjacent neighbors. He 10 indicated the traffic would be horrendous for the neighbors living along Woodale Drive. 11 12 Teresa Lexcen, 5229 Jeffery Drive, noted she was a 41 year resident of Mounds View. She 13 discussed how the proposed density on this corner lot was too much for the area. She indicated the 14 corner lot would have two large apartment buildings. She did not believe the proposed 15 development was appropriate given the fact this lot was at the entrance to the City of Mounds 16 View. She recommended a traffic study be completed for this project and asked why the Council 17 was willing to bend the rules for Reuter Walton Development. She questioned why the developer 18 has not held any neighborhood meetings. She believed the Council was not being transparent 19 regarding this project because there was two buildings proposed and not one. 20 21 Doug Donley, 5210 O'Connell, stated he had a large picture window on the back of his house and 22 he has enjoyed the view for years. He indicated he would lose the view from his home if the 23 apartment complex were approved. He explained he was not against development, but questioned 24 if this was the right place for the proposed density. He reported he was concerned about traffic and 25 wondered if the schools would be able to take a large number of new students. He stated the subject 26 property was currently zoned single family and he wanted to make sure that the City considered 27 how this project would impact the single family homeowners surrounding this site. He expressed 28 frustration with how the City has kept this project quiet and did not involve the neighbors in the 29 discussions with the developer. 30 31 Brian Kaden, 7675 Spring Lake Road, commented on the safety concerns he had regarding the 32 intersection of Spring Lake Road and County Road I. He explained his son was almost hit by a car 33 this morning. He requested the Council reconsider the stop signs at this intersection for safety 34 purposes and asked that "Bus Stop Ahead" signs also be installed. 35 36 Mayor Mueller stated she would follow up with Mr. Kaden after this meeting to address his 37 concerns. 38 39 James Range, 5200 Greenfield Avenue, reported he served in Vietnam and noted all he got out of 40 it was being looked down on. He understood the school just finished up a large addition and 41 explained the site did not have enough parking. He commented on how student parking was 42 impacting his neighborhood. He encouraged the Council to consider how this project would 43 adversely impact the neighborhood and to not offer their support. 44 45 Teresa Leary, 5250 O'Connell Drive, explained her neighbor told her about the public hearing. 46 She understood the request before the Council was to amend the official zoning map through a