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Roseville, MN - Official Website Page 7 of 31 Mr. Miliotis noted the argument that there were not engineering reasons to not open County Road C -2, which had now been disputed with the traffic study. Mr. Miliotis displayed a copy of a flyer received by area residents, encouraging them to sign the e- petition to open County Road C -2; and reviewed, in his opinion, the inane comments and rationale for opening County Road C -2 that it provided. In conclusion, Mr. Miliotis opined that there was no factual evidence provided by those supporting connecting County Road C -2 through existing established neighborhoods; and that it would only serve to destroy those neighborhoods to accommodate a handful of self- serving citizens. Mr. Miliotis reviewed City Code defining a "cul -de -sac" indicating their purpose to provide a permanent termination of vehicular traffic. Mr. Miliotis expressed his personal astonishment at the lack of respect by other residents for his neighborhood; and provided a demographic overview of his neighbors of all ages and situations, as well as pedestrians and bicyclists using the roadways as well. Mr. Miliotis asked that the City Council completely overlook this entitlement request to open County Road C -2, noting the hours spent by him and his neighbors on this issue based on a misguided attempt to solve a problem that doesn't actually exist. In the strongest terms possible and on behalf of his neighbors, Mr. Miliotis asked that the City Council display stewardship of their neighborhoods to permanently close the cul-de-sac on County Road C -2 to avoid this issue coming up again in the future. Stuart Shwiff, 1233 Josephine Road A letter signed by Pam Newcome and Stuart Shwiff, dated July 15, 2011, as a cover to the petition from concerned citizens living or working in Roseville, believing that fully opening County Road C -2 would be in the best long -term interest of the greater Roseville community was provided as a bench handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof. Mr. Shwiff advised that he was representing a large group of residents of Josephine Road, Lydia Avenue and adjacent side streets, 140 who had signed the petition to -date, to fully open County Road C -2 between Lincoln Drive and Victoria Street in Roseville. The petition included a statement that since County Road C -2 is funded as a state aid rod, but not benefitting the broader community since it is not fully connected between Hamline and Lexington Avenues. The petition was based on there being no engineering reasons why County Road C -2 could not be opened; and supporting it being fully connected to provide an additional east /west collector road to share a portion of increased traffic levels projected for the area; and in the best interest of Roseville to more efficiently utilize existing roadways to more evenly distribute traffic versus overburdening a few streets and neighborhoods. Mr. Shwiff advised that he had been privileged to serve on the City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan Transportation Committee; with goals and strategies of the Plan based on the foundation established by the Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process and documents; and commitments of the City of Roseville to the Metropolitan Cou nci I's mandates. Mr. Shwiff referenced a portion of the Situation Analysis from the 2030 Comprehensive Plan's Transportation Section related to east /west routes in the community. Mr. Shwiff specifically referenced Goals 2, Policy 3.1 and Policy 3.2 of the Imagine Roseville 2025 document; noting that opening County Road C -2 was exactly a solution that would occur. While recognizing the numerous positive revitalizations and revisions in this immediate area, including zoning changes to medium density and the upcoming Josephine Woods Development by Pulte Homes, Parks and Recreation Department renovation of 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 http:// www. cityofroseville .com /Archive.aspx ?AMID= &Type= &ADID= 1148 &PREVIE... 10/12/2011