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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 08,2011 Page 20 that the neighbors all still liked each other; however, he expressed concern in the need for addressing the ever-increasing foot traffic and better safety for pede- strians and bicyclists. Mike Heffernan, 893 County Road C2 W Mr. Heffernan questioned why the City spent money on a traffic study during this difficult economic time; and opined that he was unsure of the impacts of opening County Road C-2 based on the traffic study data. Mr. Heffernan suggested that more consideration be given to County Road E access rather than County Road C- 2, since it was a county road and more easily accessible. Mr. Heffernan suggested another alternative may be access off Snelling Avenue to Hamline Center. Mr. Heffernan spoke in support of not seeing County Road C-2 opened up. Mayor Roe closed public comment on this issue at approximately 8:11 p.m. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:12 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 8:20 p.m. City Engineer Debra Bloom Mayor Roe asked Ms. Bloom to provide an explanation on different levels be- tween previous traffic studies, the recent Pulte Homes traffic study, and this traf- fic study as referenced. Ms. Bloom advised that the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Roseville, completed in 2008, provided data projecting 2030 traffic at 2,600 ve- hicles per day on Josephine Road. At the request of the community, and as autho- rized by the City Council, an update was sought from this most recent traffic study and answered on page 16 of the study. Ms. Bloom noted that the traffic model used is from 2010, and that the regional demand model had updated num- bers. Ms. Bloom clarified that traffic is not proportional; and that the most recent information from the Metropolitan Council was used (new regional traffic model). Ms. Bloom noted that the change was not changed equivalently; but Josephine Road was less than projected. Ms. Bloom advised that this was a common find- ing, and had been experienced on Rice Street as well. Ms. Bloom noted that traf- fic modeling is a projecting using the best information available, the nature of fo- recasting. Mayor Roe asked Ms. Bloom to address whether the City of Roseville was fol- lowing established rules for MSA roads. Ms. Bloom advised that one of the unique parts of the MSA rules and system is that non-existing routes could be designated as MSA roadways. Ms. Bloom noted that County Road C-2 was a state aid route from Snelling Avenue to Victo- ria Street; even though a portion of it was actually non-existing. Ms. Bloom clari- fied discrepancies in why the road was shown on the Ramsey County GIS system