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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 26,2001 12 Councilmember Rem she believed the Ordinance stated they needed to have a curb-cut. She . asked for a clarification regarding the Ordinance curb-cuts. Mayor Probst stated he believed the Ordinance addressed two points of access, not anything about required curb-cuts. Councilmember Grant asked about the median extensions. Mr. Gerker replied on Lexington Avenue, there would be no extensions; West County Road E would have one extension for the right-in only. Councilmember Grant asked how they were handling the surface water. Mr. Kohler showed on the site map where they proposed to have the detention area. He stated the site drained from the front of the building to the southeast and picked up in catch bases and relocated to the northern part of the site where the detention ponds were located. He stated the engineers had worked with the Watershed District. This had been reviewed by the Watershed District. Ron Johnson, 1280 Nursery Hill Court, also had a business in Arden Plaza. He asked ifthe applicant was familiar with the report written February 21, 2001 by Daniel E. Soler. He indicated the January 3, 2001 Planning Commission meeting minutes stated they had the blessing of Dan Soler. Mr. Johnson stated Mr. Soler said he would look at it, but did not give his blessing. He asked for clarification regarding Ramsey County's statement regarding that everything was fine. He asked if applicant had anything in writing from Mr. Soler. . Mr. Gerker replied the County was always consulted first for their comments. He stated they had talked to Mr. Soler about that and what they had in mind was based on the traffic study. He stated Mr. Soler told them at that time that this was fine, and it was only the past week or so that Mr. Soler stated the traffic study was too conservative. Mr. Gerker indicated until they got to the final process, things did not get into formal letters. Mr. Johnson stated in the February 21, 2001 report, Ramsey County did not want to extend the median on West County Road E because it would cut off the left hand lane into Arden Plaza. Michael Frakes, 3712 Chatham Circle, stated he drove that intersection every day and there would be substantial traffic problems in this area ifWalgreens were added. He stated right now, there was no way to get in and out ofthe Arden Plaza businesses easily. He urged them not to grant variances for the drive-in, as it would add too much traffic, especially since it was located so close to the railroad track. He stated he did not see this location for a Walgreens as having a purpose. He indicated there were already several drugstores in the area, and he believed this business would have a negative on traffic in the area. . Greg Tiesen, 1556 Oak Avenue, urged Council to vote against this proposal. He stated the traffic study did not speak to the issue of the disruption of the traffic patterns. He stated it was a very busy intersection and he did not see the addition ofWalgreens as an advantage and did not see how it served the community.