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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Page 12 Ms. Miliotis sought clarification that the plat drawing (Attachment C) did not reflect the 562 actual proposal as it appeared to do rather than including it as a cul-de-sac. 563 Ms. Miliotis also asked that the City and/or the developer address wildlife displacement 564 mitigation plans; expressed appreciation of the tree preservation efforts; expressed 565 concerns on topography and drainage issues in the area; noting that as a cul-de-sac 566 resident, she and many of her neighbors were affected by storm events. On behalf of 567 those affected residents, as well as future homeowners, she encouraged the City to be 568 heavily involved in ensuring adequate drainage. 569 Zoe Jenkins, 2930 Fernwood 570 Ms. Jenkins shared the concerns expressed by the previous speaker related to drainage 571 issues. Ms. Jenkins reviewed the flooding experienced annually on the east side of her 572 property; and the work done by the neighbors in keeping the storm water pond areas 573 clean over the years. Ms. Jenkins expressed concern that the homes proposed for 574 construction on the north side of County Road C2 (Block 2) be planned for accordingly 575 due to this low area and consistent drainage issues. Ms. Jenkins also shared the 576 comments of the previous speaker related to displacement of wildlife and whether any 577 green corridors were provided for that wildlife. 578 Richard Skaggs, 1160 Josephine Road 579 Mr. Skaggs expressed concern with the developer’s plans for the twenty-eight (28) units 580 and the timing for their construction, opining that he would not like to find the 581 neighborhood in a situation with numerous vacant units in this current housing market. 582 Mr. Skaggs expressed his concern with the developer’s drainage report and concerns 583 expressed by residents about property drainage; and suggested that different modeling 584 exercises and assumptions be used based on changes in Minnesota’s precipitation 585 climate and wetter conditions from 1970 to 2003 and precipitation design values and 586 calculations. Overall, Mr. Skaggs spoke in support of the project as a good addition to the 587 City; however, he suggested a more robust drainage and flood control infrastructure plan 588 during initial development of the project to avoid future costs to citizens and homeowners. 589 Betty Gladfelter, 1180 Josephine Road 590 Ms. Gladfelter had submitted her written comments that were provided as a bench 591 handout for tonight’s meeting expressing her interest in opening County Road C2 in the 592 proposed development plan. 593 Ms. Gladfelter questioned the timing of the traffic study. 594 Ms. Bloom advised that the study had been completed in January of 2011. 595 Ms. Gladfelter suggested the study should be done during the summer to address lake 596 traffic on Josephine Lake that would significantly increase flow and overall numbers. 597 Ms. Gladfelter noted her personal experience in accessing Cottontail Park and vehicles 598 not stopping for pedestrians to cross Josephine Road in designated areas. 599 Ms. Gladfelter addressed storm water runoff, with her property bordering a pond on the 600 northwest side; and sought additional detail on how that pond would be affected by the 601 proposed development; including water levels and any other pond proposed to be 602 constructed in the vicinity; and environmental impacts to the existing pond. 603 Pam Newcome, 1245 Josephine Road 604 Written comments were received from Richard and Pam Newcome and provided as a 605 bench handout at the meeting and requesting that the Josephine Woods development 606 proposal be contingent on opening County Road C2, based on their concerns with traffic. 607 Ms. Newcome’s verbal comments reiterated those expressed in her written comments, as 608 she expressed disappointment that no provisions were made in recommendations for 609 opening County Road C2. Ms. Newcome noted that, while a classified as a residential 610 collector street, Josephine Road was narrow, and there were safety concerns already 611 due to increased traffic with County Road C2 not being open, and impacts to those 612