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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 18, 2005 4 and they were looking for other answers for that. She stated there had to be further discussions regarding traffic on Hamline Avenue. . Kathy Sukke, 1286 Karth Lake Circle, stated they already had a sign to not turn right on red, which did not work. She asked why the Council was willing to exacerbate the problem. She believed another sign would not help. She expressed concern for the safety of the school buses. She indicated Kartb Lake Circle residents would never be able to get out of their street. She expressed concern that the feasibility study had not been done. She expressed concern about the impervious surface with this development and she believed the parking lot was too large. Dave Ehresman, 1481 Arden View Drive, suggested a west turn lane westbound on Highway 96, which would not allow an access onto Hamline Avenue. He stated he had emailed the Council with his suggestion in detail. Councilmember Holden asked if staff had seen the report from the Rice Creek Watershed District. Mr. Hellegers replied the City had received a Conditioual Approval Pending Receipt Of Changes (CAPROC) and prior to the development going forward and obtaining a permit, the developer had to make changes to their plans, which would be reviewed by the District and theu a permit would be issued. He stated Rice Creek Watershed District was waiting on soil borings and the shifting of one building so it would not impact the wetland. Couucilmember Grant asked if the two inches of runoff assumed there would be some drainagc . into the soil or would it go into the pond. He asked if the poud was sufficient. Mr. Brown stated the pond would hold a 2.5-inch rainfall event, uot including the drainage into the soil. He stated there would also be capacity for a ] OO-year flooding event, which was a 6-inch rainfall in a 24- hour period and the sewer system did mcct that requirement. He stated the two wetlands on site did not have natural outlets today, but the development would add outlets to the storm sewer system, which would address any flooding concerns. He noted the water would run through two ponding systems prior to getting to Sunfish Lake. He stated the pond elevation near the daycare center was lower than the daycare center so they were comfortable with this pond. CouuciImember Holden asked if Wetland A would also flow into the storm sewer direction. Mr. Brown responded that was correct. He indicated the plumbing would be in place so none of the wetlands would flow off of the site. Peter Upsall, Childrcn's World, indicated they were concerned about safety and adding to the traffic would make this a lot worse. He noted the road would run along side their infants and toddlers playground and asked how would the children be protected from the dust, sand, etc. He also expressed concern about the drainage pond. Bobbie Huot asked how the parcel was marketed. Mr. Clark responded the City had received a Letter of Intent from Royal Oaks Realty and they had an appraisal of the property done. He noted in January, the Council directed staff to detennine if there were any other projects that were . interested in the site. He noted they had receivcd some interest, but those inquires did not match the intent of the zoning. 4