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Planning Commission Minutes — March 11, 2004 approach MN DOT for the light on 130th Street and Highway 61. Brett Tyren, 12821 Fondant Trail North, said that many residents were concerned about the speed and increased traffic in the development and suggested crosswalks be installed. Hoffbeck asked about MN DOT funding for the stoplight and questioned what type of study had been done. The Planner indicated that a traffic study had been done for MN DOT to consider, and the light was warranted but funding was not available. Bailly said she would like to see parking only on one side of Flay Avenue. Bailly was present at the Parks Commission meeting and said the Commission indicated they would talk to the Recreation Department about the scheduling of events at the park and they asked the residents to note when parking and traffic was at its worst. The Public Works Director indicated that he would visit the site as well. Kleissler said she felt the parking was a major concern and should be made a priority. Malaski also had issues with the parking as well as the proposed bump -out. The Planner reminded the Commission that the City could not make a developer responsible for a park on another development and that the soccer fields had been paid for by the White Bear Recreation Department. Rosenquist said he would like to see something different done with the bump -out to make it more maintainable and asked the engineer, Derrick Passe, to consider it. Passe indicated that he would work with the City to consider options. Hoffbeck said there should be effort to seek funding for the parking lot, and agreed with other Commission members that parking should be allowed only on one side of the street. She also said she felt the bump -out should be refined and the builder should be encouraged to protect adjoining property owners. Malaski asked if there was an escrow to ensure issues to adjacent properties were corrected. The Planner indicated that there was an escrow required as part of the development agreement and the City now had additional staffing to address these types of issues. McRoberts said he considered it a privilege to have the parks and soccer fields located in Hugo. He had concerns about the lack of an additional access and would like to see the bump -out eliminated. Mr. Tyren inquired what the legalities were if neighbors were to assist in creating a temporary parking lot. Schumann said materials could be donated but there would be liability issues with working on the site. Pratt indicated there were issues with the location of the proposed parking lots. The north lot was within a floodplain easement, and the south lot was 1-2 feet below street grade. Pratt suggested construction of a gravel parking area when the streets were being