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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—April 25, 2011 20 8.C. Planning Case 11-006 — Fox Ridge Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Preliminary Plat(continued) - Attorney Filla stated the Council would need to decide if they prefer the dual cul-de-sac option or the through street for Keithson Drive. The proposed motion for approval of the preliminary plat assumes a through street for Keithson Drive. Councilmember Werner stated he would be in favor of the dual cul-de-sac. This is a compromise between the residents and the developer that creates a win-win for them. MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to Approve Planning Case 11-006 for a Preliminary Plat at 4500 Snelling Avenue North to Subdivide the Parcel into 39 Lots, Based on the Findines of Fact and Submitted Plans as Amended by the Conditions of Approval in the April 25 2011,Report to the City Council. - Councilmember Holden stated proper due diligence has not been performed on the dual cul-de- sac option and she did not feel the Council could vote for this option not knowing the full impacts. Once the preliminary plat is approved, the City will not be able to make additional - recommendations because the next step would be to approve the final plat, which will be based on the recommendations given by the Planning Commission and City Staff. MOTION: Councilmember Werner moved and Councilmember Tamble seconded a motion to Amend the Preliminary Plat to Add the Dual Cul-De-Sac as Proposed by Pulte Group and Not Make Keithson Drive a Throullh Street. Mayor Grant clarified if this amendment were passed, the adjustment would need to be made to all the recommendations and documents. Councilmember Werner stated the residents are really against a through-street on Keithson Drive. He stated he understood the concerns presented by Staff but he felt the priority should be given to the residents of the established neighborhood. The developer is not losing any lots with the dual cul-de-sac versus the through street option. Councilmember Holden stated Keithson Drive residents are fighting for the neighborhood but as a community leader she needs to look at the City as a whole. Not all of the neighborhoods being affected by this decision are being represented and most of the residents on Keithson Drive knew this road would be developed into a through street at some time. The traffic on County Road 96 will only increase with time and the dual cul-de-sac option does not give the residents an alternative to getting out of their neighborhood. She stated she .may not want to support the through street option but she cannot leave those residents on Keithson Drive with only one entrance point to their neighborhood. Mayor Grant stated the residents on Keithson Drive want to keep their neighborhood but the only other opening is County Road 96. From a City perspective Keithson Drive was intended to be a through street and for emergency vehicles this should be a through street. The Council needs