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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • May 23, 1995 Page 5 1 Enrooth indicated the last count done on Skycroft Drive generated 600 trips. He 2 indicated if there was a problem with people using Fordham Drive to cut through to 3 Apache Plaza, that was a separate issue to be addressed at another time. 4 Commissioner Horst reported this was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting 5 and they thought perhaps a stop sign could be installed at the new entrance and Fordham 6 Drive to slow traffic down in the area. 7 Ranallo indicated the policy for stop signs was left up to the neighborhood. If a 8 neighborhood is experiencing traffic problems, they come to the City and petition. A 9 traffic count is then performed for five to six days. The City confers with the 10 Metropolitan Council and the State of Minnesota and if traffic warrants, a stop sign is 11 installed. 12 Marks reported a phone call he had received from a resident who was concerned that 13 traffic going north on Silver Lake Road, turns by the bank and also cuts through the 14 parking lot, to avoid the stoplight when going onto Fordham Drive. 15 Mr. Birger Kylander, 4013 Fordham Drive, indicated he has been a resident of St. aAnthony since 1966. He stated he felt Bruce Nedegaard had the opportunity to purchase 17' this property at the same time as the Evergreen development. If this area would have 18 been developed then, a road could have been brought in through Evergreen. 19 Enrooth indicated this issue is being raised because the Schroeders needed a variance to 20 build on their lot. The City is not inclined to consider a variance, so a different angle was 21 attempted to best suit the needs of the entire area. The Schroeder's request is what started 22 this chain of events. He stated Mr. Nedegaard became involved indirectly. 23 Mr. Kylander asked why the other residents had not been informed of this. 24 Fleming indicated there were 300 people in attendance at the meeting in October of last 25 year when the Schroeders first approached the Planning Commission and it was 26 suggested other approaches be investigated. Since then, this issue has been discussed at 27 almost every Council meeting and has been in the paper numerous times. 28 Mr. Dageford asked if the members of the Council had driven around and looked at the 29 neighborhood. He asked if any of the members would like to be in his spot surrounded 30 by that many multiple dwellings. He stated the quality of life means something to the 31 people who live in this neighborhood. Enrooth stated if the property were zoned R-1, there would be more traffic as there would 4k be families dwelling there with children and probably multiple cars. The R-2 zoning will 34 most likely attract semi-retired or retired persons with possibly only one vehicle.