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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -AUGUST 28, 2006 14 the south would get into the development. He believed this development would create a lot of accidents in the area. He stated the traffic patterns should be considered in a lot more detail and a lot more care before they approved this. He believed this development was too large and would be landlocked. He stated they were taking too much risk with respect to traffic to approve this project at this time. Jan Stodola, 1281 Karth Lake Circle, stated she has had business dealings with Marcel Eibenhsteiner and she was impressed with his work. She noted she has lived in the City for 25 years_ She stated this proposed development was wrong for this location. She stated many residents at the Planning Commission expressed concern about the loss of trees, loss of wildlife, increased traffic, etc. She agreed there would be no degradation in the traffic because the intersection was already rated at an "F"_ She stated what would change though is the length of time people would have to wait to make turns off of and onto Hamline Avenue_ She stated the residents did not mind developing this property, but this particular usage was wrong. She stated the residents worked very hard on this and she encouraged the developer to come up with a different usage for this property. She stated this was not the only usage for this land and encouraged the City to look at this further and listen to the passion of the residents. Elwood Caldwell, 1451 Arden View Drive, representing the Board of Directors of Arden Hills North Homes Association, stated they have looked at the latest sign proposal and they wanted the signage reduced per their recommendation. He requested they strike the permission for extra signage on the north side of buildings 19-23 and replace condition 25 with their recommended condition. He recommended they look at their comments regarding gutters and downspouts. He stated while they were not happy about having the development, if this parcel gets developed, he encouraged them to keep their concerns and recommendations in mind_ Mr. Lehnhoff stated he had discussed gutters and downspouts with the City Engineer and it was determined it would probably not make a difference, but they could accommodate either one. Jim Hartso, President of Townhouse Villages Homeowners Association, stated their only access to get out was on Hamline Avenue and at 7:30 a.m_ they had to wait at least five minutes to get out of their development. He expressed concern that this development would add to that congestion. He stated the development was fine, but should be more limited than it was. Gerry Guzi, 1266 Nursery Hill Lane, stated this development did not work at this location. He stated this would be a nightmare for traffic and it would be a pedestrian safety issue. Larry Stark stated the kinds of businesses going into this development would bring into the City a lot of people who were not from the area and with the strange traffic flow they were proposing, people would get lost and create a lot more accidents. Jeanine Yates, 1394 Arden View Drive, stated she has almost gotten hit twice because people going south did not like the fact that people were turning right onto Arden View and passed them in the turning lane. She stated there was so much opposition that that she felt the Council needed to listen to tbe residents_ She stated traffic would get worse with this development. Mayor Aplikowski stated Council was listening and they acknowledged there was a traffic issue in this area.