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06, ;I Bruce and Sandra Weber = 1440 W. Eldridge Aire n u n iii A"Ky' Roseville, ICIN 5 113 ` 651-631-2890 , March 12, 1 999 Mr. Dan Wall, Mayor City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 B: Planning File 3104_Cub Foods Dear Mayor lull: We were disappointed in the response of the Planning Commission to this issue. We understand that their vote was on the legal and technical merits of the easement. We were dismayed, however, that they failed to include several proposed attachments to their recommendation dealing with the neighbors concerns about traffic, drainage and street access. Therefore, we strongly urge you, as mayor, and the entire City Council to work vigorously to protect the neighborhood from the wider impact of a Dub Foods store at Fi a r Mar. Some specific concerns are: 1. Traffic congestion and noise. The proposed routing dumps all the commercial truck traffic along the perimeter road closest to the neighbors. The truck docks directly face the neighborhood. The Planning Commission quoted ordinances that restrict commercial traffic on residential streets, The new access lanes at Har Mar will be like a city street, as close as 80 feet to houses} so the same traffic restrictions should apply. We feel that as a consequence of this intrusion, a curfew should be in place on all truck traffic, including those for delivery, garbage pickup and snow plowing, for all of Har Mar. We would propose that all of this activity be banned from g p.m. in the evening until 7 a.m. the following morning, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We also feel the truck docks should be relocated away from the neighborhood. In addition, we are dismayed that no one can quote trafFo statistics and discuss the potential congestion, with resultant pollution, within liar Mar itself and at the public access intersections. 1e Relieve a full traff c study should be performed before construction is allowed to proceed. Roseville streets and shopping malls are already congested. Drainage and grater runoff. Moving the utilities will also relocate the current drainage ponds. In addition, the plan proposes re-grading and widening the access road along the eastern perimeter. Yet there seems to be no thought about how these changes will effect the entire property, especially along the northeast, which traditlonally floods in heavier rains. We feel there is need for further study until a guarantee can be offered that the addition of Dub will not worsen an already poor drainage situation to the north of that proposed store.