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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 08,2011 Page 10 Autumn Grove Park, and other neighborhood positives, Mr. Shwiff noted that those all aggregately incurred additional traffic. Mr. Shwiff further noted the Hamline Center and its current zoning for HDR and the entire Snelling corridor north of Highway 36; in addition to retail shopping near the Byerly's mini-mall and projected development at Twin Lakes; including other development occurring north of Highway 36 in Roseville and the east side of Lexington Avenue that would further demand opening County Road C-2 to other neighborhood collectors to avoid compounding the traffic burdens for Josephine Road. Mr. Shwiff opined that this issue went far beyond residents of Josephine Road, and was a wider Roseville and regional issue. Mr. Shwiff displayed a map show- ing the location of those signatures on the petition, and their locations throughout the community. Mr. Shwiff referenced an August 7, 2011 Star Tribune opinion poll, with responses to two (2) questions related to the County Road C-2 issue re- sulting in 32/4 and 32/7 respectively in support of opening County Road C-2. Mr. Shwiff referenced projected vehicles projected between Hamline and Lexing- ton Avenues; and asked that the citizens represented by this petition be treated equally and not be asked unfairly to carry this huge volume of traffic; but that it be shared equally today and in the future. Jeannie LaPalm,2891 Merrill Street Mr. and Mrs. LaPalm were present with their children, representing the "Save C- 2" organization; and Ms. LaPalm spoke on behalf of this, those present and those unable to attend, and in support of keeping County Road C-2 closed. In noting the presence of her children, Ms. LaPalm noted that the major concern was ob- viously one of safety for those children living in this neighborhood. Ms. LaPalm thanked the City Council for authorizing the traffic study, opining that it had been very informative and specifically addressed page 20 of the study related to the rolling terrain and short vertical curve, located just east of their property and defi- ciencies in design and the existing configuration not meeting design standards for 30 mph traffic. Ms. LaPalm noted that some residents were requesting that Coun- ty Road C-2 be opened because it was a state aid road and therefore funds gener- ated for that road were not being used; and to that end, she quoted a portion of the study as it addressed MnDOT's state aid manual for minimum vertical curve lengths at 90' with significant mitigation required from Merrill to Griggs to just meet that safety standard for a state aid road. Ms. LaPalm asked if such mitigated safety standards would include recessed roadway and sidewalks for their neigh- borhood; and asked that the City Council was prepared to address potential vehi- cular/pedestrian or vehicular/bicycle accidents and deficiencies if County Road C- 2 was to be connected. Ms. LaPalm quoted comments of the City Attorney re- lated to the City's limited liability with existing conditions and those that would be realized if County Road C-2 were opened up and design and deficiency mitiga- tions along that stretch of road.