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Mounds View City Council May 22, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 4 2 Rene Johnson, 7385 Pleasant View Drive, requested the Council address a Charter issue. She 3 explained when she was notified about her street there was 100% participation in a petition and 4 according to the Charter a special meeting should be held, a ruling is given and the petitioners can 5 challenge this in court and the Council has to abide by the court ruling. She reported because the 6 City does not assess for streets, the residents were not allowed to go through this process. In 7 addition, she asked that staff post meeting meetings to the City website. 9 Kathy Lee, 7719 Woodlawn Drive, expressed concern regarding the value of keeping greenspaces 10 in cities. She reported greenspace was a valuable benefit to the community and helped protect air 11 quality. In addition, there were huge benefits to having greenspace for both mental and physical 12 health. She reported wildlife also needed a place to live and this wetland has been their home. She 13 discussed how the proposed development would add another 150 cars into a very small area. This 14 would create more pollution and noise pollution. She reported if there was very little buildable 15 area left in Mounds View, she questioned why the City wanted to over populate this one area. She 16 believed the City needed more retail space or shops along with invaluable greenspace. She stated 17 the movement to increase greener cities was increasing worldwide. She encouraged the City to 18 reconsider the Arden Park plans and to take into consideration the thoughts and concerns being 19 voiced by the Mounds View residents. 20 21 Irena Sablak, 8466 Long Lake Road, spoke to the Council regarding the Arden Park project stating 22 she would like this project stopped. She reported the Council was elected by the residents of 23 Mounds View to represent the public. She noted the majority of Mounds View residents were 24 against the proposal. She discussed how this project was creating great stress for many residents. 25 She stated she wanted her children and her grandchildren to enjoy Mounds View as it is now. She 26 did not want to the wellbeing of this peaceful town to be lost because of this development. She 27 urged the City Council to not compromise on this project, but rather to hear the voices of the 28 public. 29 30 Dennis From, 7840 Bona Road, stated he grew up in the inner city in Chicago and he has been in 31 Mounds View since 1996. He explained he loved this town and liked the amenities within the 32 community. He stated he was afraid the yard waste site would go away and the City would build 33 more housing on this location. He reported Mounds View had nice homes on larger lots and not 34 shoebox style homes on tiny lots. He feared who would be able to live in the yard homes when 35 they had no garages or yards. He encouraged the City to reconsider what the motive was behind 36 the Arden Park development. He stated the residents of Mounds View do not support it. 37 38 Lily , resident of Mounds View, stated the City wants to not only build homes in 39 the back of her home, but all of her neighbor's homes as well. She did not believe this was a fair 40 decision and encouraged the Council to listen to what people had to say. She did not agree with 41 getting rid of all of the forest and indicated her neighbors felt the same way. She understood the 42 City wanted to develop its own land to make money, but she reminded the Council that a decision 43 to remove the forest would be permanent. She stated the wildlife would be lost in the community 44 and she loved seeing deer, rabbits, birds and squirrels. While she was only a kid, she wanted to 45 have a life filled with happy experiences in her backyard. She discussed the memories she has