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From: Rachel Juba <br />To: Shayla Denaway; Bryan Bear <br />Cc: Rachel Leitz <br />Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] RE: Oneka Place Proposal <br />Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:18:52 AM <br />From: Ryan.Allshouse[maiIto: Rya n.Allshouse@target.com] <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 4:24 PM <br />To: Rachel Juba <RJuba@ci.hugo.mn.us> <br />Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Oneka Place Proposal <br />Hi Rachel, <br />Here are my comments for the Planning commission to consider during the hearing tomorrow, May <br />loth, regarding the Oneka Place Proposal. <br />• Long term plans should be developed to ensure safety and the roads can adequacy handle <br />the planned traffic that will be added to Heritage Parkway, Elmcrest Ave N, 159th St N, and <br />around the Elementary school. <br />o 159th St N doesn't seem to be created as a main artery for traffic to these <br />neighborhoods, but it ends up being the most convenient route from 61 for traffic <br />including visitors, school drop off and buses. As future developments are submitted <br />around Oneka Parkway there should be plans for more appropriate main entrances <br />into these neighborhoods. <br />o Elmcrest Ave N needs to be improve to support additional traffic and pedestrian <br />safety. <br />o All of the traffic would be funneled around the elementary school. Children up to .75 <br />miles from the Oneka Parkway and 159th St N intersection are not provided bus <br />transportation to the school. Additionally, during warmer weather, a significant <br />number of kids from the east side of Oneka Elementary walk and bike to school <br />leveraging the path down 159th St N. Maintaining a safe crossing point at the Oneka <br />Parkway and 159th St N intersection is critical. The addition of the stop signs has <br />helped this past year and other mitigations should be considered. <br />o If possible, limit the roads used for construction traffic to Heritage Parkway and Oneka <br />Parkway during development. <br />• It is wonderful that the developer has worked with the city to preserve the natural wooded <br />area on the east side of the property. There should be plans to balance the preservation of <br />the natural resources and providing open space for use by the residence surrounding the <br />area. Baseball fields with open grass space, basketball court, a pavilion, and playground <br />would be a great flexible use space. If it was easily accessible from the Farnham entrance the <br />surrounding residence would take advantage of it. The nearby Frog Hollow park is a heavily <br />used resource but geared to younger children. The addition of a larger use sport/open <br />space would be beneficial for the older elementary and middle school aged kids. This could <br />