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Mounds View City Council 3uly 11, 2005 Regular Meefing Page 21 • Council Member Thomas clarified that this is the same as the Spring Creek Regional Pond report and Council is just accepting the document they are giving the Council. Carol Mueller stated she is very concerned about the impact study not including the residential streets. She stated that it is apparent that the feeling was that the main access roads would be County J, Central Avenue, 35W and US Highway 10 noting that she believes the new employees in town would use the inner streets including Silver Lake Road, Long Lake Road, and Red Oak Drive. She stated that she is very concerned that they do not have the means to enforce and control the speeds. She stated that people run stop signs as it is and with the potential for additional 3000 to 6000 vehicles on their streets she believes this is something that definitely should be reviewed and considered. She stated that she really hopes that with the improvements the City is planning to do on County Road J that the City would consider repairing the potholes and the existing roads. She asked that the City not narrow the roads and plan to do serious traffic controls to make sure the streets are still safe for the pedestrian residents. Director Ericson stated that Ms Mueller brings up some good points noting that the City did ask RLK to examine the transportation impacts not only on a regional transportation basis but also for the internal road system within Mounds View. He stated that given the proximity to 3 5 W, US Highway 10, Highway 65 and County Road J that it would be highly unlikely that there would be any appreciable impact to the Mounds View roadways. He agreed that there could be some people, who live in New Brighton or other surrounding areas, that could use internal street • systems but it would be unlikely that they would try to navigate through the residential areas rather than utilize another easier traveled roadway. He stated that the bottom line with the RLK memo, that was included in the Council packet that they believe that any local traffic would be negligible adding that if there are concerns with a lot of traffic going into Mounds View that maybe some of these people would stop at local businesses to make purchases. Council Member Thomas noted Ms. Mueller's comments stating that this is a problem the City would have to address regardless. She assured Ms. Mueller that the Council has talked a lot about the residential road problems noting that no matter what goes on with the improvements for County Road J it is something the Council does have to review. David Jahnke, 8428 Eastwood Road asked if the billboards should support a golf course or should the golf course support itself. Mayor Marty stated that if the golf course can't support itself due to lawsuits and bonds the City then has to find another way to finance it so that the residents aren't taxed for it. Mr. Jahnke stated that he does not personally believe that using the excuse that the City lost the lawsuit that it should make a difference after ten years. He stated that every business experiences bumps adding that his question was not answered. He asked if the Cits~ believes that billboards should support a golf course. He stated that figures show that the golf course won't support itself without the billboards.