PL PACKET 09252017 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 28 , 2017 Page 13 for adults and children be incorporated into the plan, that there are no construction vehicles or 1 equipment be allowed on Minneapolis streets, and that construction hours adhere to M inneapolis 2 ordinance. 3 4 Ms. Robin Rovick, 3000 Croft Drive, stated she came to the meeting with an open mind. She 5 works for an engineering firm and her husband is a civil engineer. She explained the two issues 6 that come up are the visual and look of the project and the density. She stated the density in the 7 metro area was not driven by the needs of the population but, rather, developers want to 8 maximize profits. She stated renters are not seeking smaller units as previously mentioned, that’s 9 all they can afford. She felt this piece of property has been watched by developers for many 10 years, noting t he infrastructure costs spread across a higher number of units would benefit the 11 renters which is also untrue according to Ms. Rovick. She believed the increased density only 12 benefits the developer as they walk away with more money but 1,000 additional cars will make 13 an imp act. Ms. Rovick stated other residents will not drive to the development to use the park 14 space within the development and they probably could not find a place to park. 15 16 Mr. Bill V olana, 3501 Coolidge, commented on water conservation. He quoted information from 17 the Met Council regarding the aquifer and asked about the water pumps and will the 20% 18 increase in population have water. He commented on how sewage will be handled. 19 20 Ms. Rachel Bode, 2722 Stinson Parkway, commented she is happy with the groups that worked 21 hard to see that affordable housing would be part of the project. She is disheartened to learn that 22 the settlement has conditions relating to the approval of the higher density requested. She would 23 like to see the residents of Lowry Grove remain in the City but does not feel it is right for The 24 Village to bully the City with the conditions of the settlement. She is thankful the voices of the 25 neighbors are being heard and asked the Commission to follow the recommendations of the staff. 26 She objects to the developer’s request to increase density. She stated the plan should be revised 27 to address the concerns of the residents and suggested some commercial space be added to the 28 development. 29 30 Ms. Nancy Robinett, 3408 31st Avenue NE, addressed the issue of CPG and The Village LLC. 31 She commented on the settlement contingent on density and stated s he thought this settlement 32 was confidential and Lowry Grove residents were under a gag order, which is why none of them 33 spoke this evening. 34 35 Ms. Leah Roddy, 3913 Penrod Lane, stated the submitted plans and drastic change in density 36 will affect the community. She stated there are many parks within the City and t he “selling” of 37 the park within the develo pment is not working. She agreed there should be another traffic study, 38 noting there is not adequate classroom space so there will be a referendum vote in September. 39 She stated she will be voting in favor. She loves living in St. Anthony but thinks this is a terrible 40 plan. 41 42 Ms. Mel Chaput, 3537 Coolidge St NE, stated she has been working with Lowry Grove residents 43 for a year, there are still several that are homeless, and there are children going hungry every 44 day. She believes the biggest priority should be helping the residents of Lowry Grove , noting 45 none of the residents can afford to live in the new development. 46 13