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E 1 Ms. Chapin requested Commissioner Lichty leave the room so the speakers feel more 2 comfortable. Chair Gondorchin stated Commissioner Lichty will not need to leave the room 3 because no actions will be taken this evening. 4 5 Ms. Mary Jackson, 3605 371 Avenue, stated St. Anthony claims to be a walkable community but 6 she has looked at the City's planning process and various presentations and she has seen no 7 actions addressing ADA for pedestrian transportation. This is a serious matter as cities have been 8 "caught" by not having an ADA transition plan and adequate snow removal on City sidewalks. 9 She noted curb ramps, sidewalks, and pedestrian signals are not being constructed and there 10 needs to be an ADA transition plan in the Comprehensive Plan. There is no evidence of the Civil 11 Rights Act of 1964 Title VI and this is very serious so the City needs to look at this. Ms. Jackson 12 stated the civil rights of the population have not been honored, the Comprehensive Plan 13 documents need to be in other languages, and there is nothing in process to do this. These laws 14 are over 50 years old. 15 16 Ms. Roxy Lindsey, 2210 Stinson Boulevard, Minneapolis, stated her main concern is what all 17 this high- density housing is going to bring to St. Anthony and to Stinson Boulevard. She thinks 18 there will be safety concerns, there currently there are speeding issues, people that drive on the 19 parkway, and these problems are ongoing. 20 21 Ms. Patty LaBossiere, 2653 Stinson Boulevard, stated they are the only house on the corner 22 facing Stinson. She is concerned about increased traffic as there is an issue with fast traffic and 23 people running the stoplight. When there is a good rainfall, the roadway floods and the water is 24 up to her waist. She stated her basement has flooded out many times and development will create 25 more water problems. Because construction vehicles would be using Stinson Boulevard, she 26 asked if Stinson Boulevard will be repaired when damaged. She suggested the development 27 occur in the empty Walmart area. 28 29 Ms. Nina Guertin, 2653 Stinson Boulevard, confirmed they have water in their basement. She 30 stated most of the houses in her area are one -story houses and asked what the height will be of 31 the proposed buildings at the Gateway. She noted many residents play on the grass and have 32 gardens and if a large amount of shadowing occurs from the tall buildings, a shadowing study 33 should be done. They want to be good neighbors also. 34 35 Mr. Lowell Ludford, 2813 Townview Avenue NE, stated he is addressing the Commission on 36 behalf of the children. He has been reviewing the master plan and sees the plan calls for 2,000 37 people living on top of each other on 15 acres with no open space for the children to play. 38 Because of this, the children are going to play on 26`s Avenue and Stinson Boulevard. He stated 39 this is the responsibility of the Planning Commission to address matters such as this and they 40 need to consider there is no open space for children to play in the plan. 41 42 Mr. Bill Volna, 3501 Coolidge, provided a grocery list written when having coffee with some 43 friends. He read the items on the list and stated he feels he is in a vacuum as to what is going on. 44 When zoning changes occur, all should be involved. He noted those items he listed were school 45 crowding as there will be a potential for 2,000 people to be moving into 15 acres. He stated the 46 master plan shows roadways going between those 5 -story buildings and a ladder truck would be