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Attachment E 159 Mr. Smith re'viie'we'd roadway chan e's to Josephine Road an�d parkiin areas an�d q�uIe'stiion�e'd iits width com�pare'd 160 to Cou l ty Road C2. 161 Ms. Bloom adviise'd thl at Josephine Road, as addre'sse'd irn h�e'r pre'viiou�s com�m�e'n�ts, was twe'n�ty-siix fe'e't (26") wide 162 ve'rsuIs the stan�dard th�ilrty-two foot (3,2") wildth�, base'd on re'si�de'n�t iIn�pult an�d n�e�w "Complete Stre�e'ts" ph�nl�osoph�ne's. 6 "3 Mr. Smith opnn�e'd thl at suIm{ n{me'r traffiIc nn�cl�ulde'd foot traffiIc from n�e'n gh�borh�oods uIp t® ten (10) bloc ks away. Mr. 1&4 Smith advnse'd thl at he was n�ot oppose'd t® the propose'd project, bust on�l r agaiIn�st traffiIc an�d road designations; 165 an�d q�ule'stion�e'd the requirement for two (2) e'n�tran�ce's iIn1 to the propose�d project. 166 Cilty Pl�an�n�e�r Paschke advi�se'd th�at, given the length of the propose�d de've'l�opm�e'n�t, the Cilty cou�l�d n�ot approve the 16 7' length re�q�u�i�re' d; with Ms. Bl�oom� conicu1rriIni g ani d niotiIni g thiat the de've' opm�e'nit was at the maximum length for cu1 - de' -sacs irn the Ciity an�d re'q�uliire'd two (2) acce'sse's. 169 Ms. Smith n�ote'd the extensive backuIps e'xpe'rne'n�ce'd dulri�n rush Moults ®n Josephine an�d Fe'rn�wood; h�owe've'r, hie 1 7'0 was n�ot supportive ®f iIn�stal�l�iIn a signal at Josephine Road, due t® the cuIrve'. Mr. Smith opiln�e'd that the Cilty hiad 1 7'1 be'e'n sh�ort-silghlte'd when ilt al�l�owe'd for con�stru�cti�on� of the cu�l�-de' -sac rath�e r th�an� h�aviln�g Cou�n�ty Road C2 as a 1 7'2 through stre�e't; an�d Mad pre'vi�oulsl�y aske'd Ms. Bl�oom� when she an�ti�ci�pate'd Cou�n�ty Road C2 wou�l�d become a 1 7", 3 through stre�e't; an�d whey ilt wasn�"t al�re'ady as Mad been anticipate by Ramsey Cou�n�ty man�y years ago when ilt was 1 T4 fiirst con�stru�cte'd. Mr. Smith opiin�e'd thl at iit on�l made se'n�se's for a signal at Cou�n�ty Road C2 an�d Le'xiin�gton� 1 7'5 Ave'n�ule'; an�d aske'd that the Planning Com�m�ilssilon� se'ri�ou sl�y con�silde'r re'con�mn�me'n�diIn that Cou�n�ty Road C2 be putt 1 7'6 through at this time an�d as a con�diltilon' ®f this project's approval, as well as a signal at Cou�n�ty Road C2 an�d 1 7 . .... 7' Le'xiin ton Ave'n�u�e'. Mr. Smith sul gge'ste'd thl at Ramsey Count y wou�l�d be receptive to such a re'com�m�e'n�datiion� 1 7'8 base'd on traffiic flow an�d safe'ty iissule's; an�d to accommodate Merrill Drive an�d Fe'rn�wood foot traffic. 1 7'9 At the re'q�ule'st of Me'n�mbe'r Gottfried, Ms. Bloom con�fiirmee'd thl at Le'xiin ton Avenue was a Cou n�ty State Aiid 180 h�iIgh�way, an�d classified as a ml ii arterial road; an�d that the entire length ®f Cou�n�ty Road C2 was an�d Mad been 181 a Cilty stre'e't for at l�e'ast th�i�rty (3,0) ye�ars, probabl r iln' i�tilal�l r con�ve' ye'd by Ramsey Cou�n�ty as a tu�rn�back road. Ms. 182 Bl�oo+m referenced several oth�e'r major stre'e'ts iln' Roseville that were pe'rce'nve'd t® be Cou�n�ty roads, bust were 18'3 actu�al�l y Cilty stre'e'ts. 1&4 Michael Schoenleber, 1225 Josephine Road 185 Mr. Sch e+ n' 11 e�xpre+ sse�d Mils frulstratilon' iln' backiln' oust of Mils dri veway du�riln' peak morning traffiIc on' to 186 Josephine Road due t® cu�rre'n�t traffiIc vol�ul+me's, iln' addiltilon t® difficulties iln' acce'ssnn h�i�s mailbox across the road. 18 7' Mr. Sch�oe'n�l�e' be'r opi�n�e'd that e'xi�sti�n�g traffic we'n�t t®® fast on the niarrow stre'e't, cre'ati�n�g safe'ty i�ssule's. Mr. 188 Sch�oe'n�l�e'be'r q�u�e�stiion�e'd the rationale for n�ot ope'n�iin u p Cou�n�ty Road C2 to make traffiic flow more equitable 189 th�rou Moult the n�e'ii gh�borh�ood. Mr. Sch�oe'n�l�e'be'r opiin�e'd that the de've'l�opm�e'n t wou Id add even more traffiic on an 190 al�re'ady too budsy Josephine Road. 191 Mr. Paschke adviise'd thl at such a de'ciisiion wou�l�d require a pol�iicy diisculssiion at the Ciity Council le've'l. 192 Ms. Bloom adviise'd thl at staff made re'commn e'n�datiion�s on propose�d de've'l�opn�me'n�ts, with those re'commn e'n�datiion�s "3 base'd on con�siide'ratiion of traffiic stu diie's an�d potential impacts. Ms. Bl�oomn con�cu�rre'd with Mr. Paschke thl at 194� whether Cou�n�ty Road C2 we'n�t through ®r n�ot wou�l�d be a pol�iIcy diIscu ssslonl for the Cilty Council t® h�ol�d; bust that 195 staff was on�l r re'con�mn�me'n�dnn that the right-of-way be pre'se'rve'd at this poiIn�t, since ilt was staff's opilnl illonl that the 196 traffiIc stud y died n�ot indicate Cou�n�ty Road C2 goiIn through as a n�e'ce'ssary be'n�e'fnt at this time an�d given the 19 7' de've'l�opn�me'n�t cu�rre�n�tl r before thee' m. Ms. Bl�oo+m n�ote'd that ton�il gh�t"s con�snde'ratn on was for re'con�mn�me'n�datn on by the 198 Planning Com+ +milssil on' t® the Cilty Council ®f Preliminary Plat approval, an�d that a Pu�bl�iIc Improvement Contract 199 was still pe'n�diin , an�d ope'n�iin Count y Road C2 could be diiscu�sse'd with the Ciity Cou�n�ciil�. 200 Mr. Sch�oe'n�l�e'be'r asked thl at staff provide th�e'iir opiin�iion as to whe'the'r iit wou�l�d be of be'n�e'fiit to ope'n Cou n�ty Road 201 C2. 202 Ciity Pl�an�n�e'r Paschke n�ote'd thl at staff se'riiou�sl r re'viie'we'd traffiic iissule's an�d stu diie's, an�d opiin�e'd thl at Josephine 20" 3 Road was de'sii gn�e'd as a col�l�e'ctor stre'e't an�d head more th�an� enough capacity for the additional cars proje'cte'd N' 2G4 daiil dulriin�g peak h�oulrs. 205 Ciity En giin�e�e'r Bl�oom� adviise'd that th�iis con ve'rsatiion had been hee�l�d at a staff le've'l, an d if staff de'te'rm�iin�e�d iit was 206 warran te'd that Cou�n ty Road C2 go through as part of th�iis de've'l�opm�e'n t, staff wou�l�d have broulgh�t forth such a 20 7' re'com�m�e'n datiion . Howe've'r, Ms. Bl�oom� adviise'd that, base'd on Ciity Council diire'ctiion to staff for re'viie'w of any 208 mitigating impacts n�e�e'de'd due to a de've'l�opm�e'n t or re'de've'l�opm�e'n t project, staff; s re'viie'w had iin diicate'd n�o such 209 m�iitiigatiion was re'q�uliire'd. Ms. Bl�oom� adviise'd that staff had thorou�ghll�y re'viie'we'd of traffiic con n�ectiion s iin the area, 210 an d projected vol�uIm�e's through de've'l�opm�e'n t of th�iis area, an d thee�y were n of re'com�m�e'n diin g that Couln ty Road C2 211 go through or that additional siign al�s were nee�ce'ssary to faciil�iity e'xiistiin g or projected traffiic vol�uIm�e's an d flaw. Ms. Page 4 of 12