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Meagan Beekman From: Holmes Frances H [Frances. H. Holmes @irscounsel.treas.gov] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 7:54 AM To: Meagan Beekman Subject: FW: Requested changes to Presbyterian Homes Development Proposal Attachments: Proposall to Arden Hills from neighbors -1.doc FYI Original Message From: Jeanne Ayers <ayers002 @umn.edu> To: sjharpstead <sjharpstead(a�comcast.net david.grant david .grant(ci.arden- hills.mn.us holdenbj24 <holdenbj24Cc�aol.com FranH116 <FranH116(a�aol.com davemcclung <davemcclungcomcast.net> Sent: Sun, Nov 21, 2010 2:05 pm Subject: Requested changes to Presbyterian Homes Development Proposal Greetings Mayor and Council Members, My name is Jeanne Ayers, I live just south of the proposed Presbyterian Homes development on Shorewood Lane in Roseville. Attached is a copy of a proposal from the Wheeler- Shorewood Neighbors to the Arden Hills City Council that we are respectfully requesting that you review and consider prior to voting on the proposal on November 29th. Some background may be helpful. Our neighborhood which is on the southern boundary of the proposed Presbyterian Homes project is late to the process because we were not informed, perhaps because we are in Roseville. When we heard about the project we were obviously concerned about the impact the project will have on our residential area. When we attended the Planning Commission's hearing we heard Pres Homes testify that their traffic study showed a projected increase of only 52 car trips a day from the project. This was reassuring to all of us. However on closer examination of the changes in traffic patterns encouraged by their design, it became clear that these total numbers dramatically minimize the real impact on our residential neighborhood. They have added a new driveway to the southeast side of the property directly emptying onto Wheeler Avenue, a residential street. Pres Homes did not discuss how their design was changing existing traffic flow. For example at the Planning Commission meeting when discussing staffing numbers for daytime hours -310 workers -(150+ 120 +40) they did not talk about how many of these workers, in addition to residents, will now likely be using the new southeast driveway/Wheeler as an ingress /egress. Many of these 500 -600 daily trips by workers will be on Wheeler and Shorewood Lane during peak hour,s 7 -9 am and 3 -5 pm when school children and residents are most active on our streets. We heard that Pres Homes held neighborhood meetings with the northern and eastern neighbor's to address their concerns and that the planning commission and city staff were impressed with their cooperation. However the southern neighbors were not informed and this fact in combination with the failure to honestly address or remediate the very real negative effect of the proposed Southeast driveway is a significant concern. If Pres Home's traffic study addressed the traffic impact on our neighborhood they did not share this analysis at the Planning Commission Meeting or in the subsequent meeting they held with us on November 15. It is tempting to paint the neighbors who are trying to effectively address these very real negative impacts as people who are just against change but I think that is not a fair or accurate depiction. It is only reasonable and expected that the projected traffic flow be assessed and all efforts to minimize negative impacts on residential neighbors be adopted. We believe our attached proposal does just that. Thank you for your consideration of our proposal. Jeanne Ayers 3030 Shorewood Lane 612 385 -4039 cell