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City Council Regular Meeting - 12/20/04 Minutes - Page 14 meetings and the evolution of their concept plan. They described the mixture of uses within their proposal. They displayed a map of potential pedestrian connections and images of the various project elements. Joe Samuels, Civil Engineer consultant for Rottlund, described some of the more technical components of the proposed Project. He described the public infrastructure, including street and streetscape plans (possibly including a roundabout), and the drainage and stormwater plans. Councilmember Maschka asked whether we really need a continuous Twin Lakes Parkway. He also questioned proposed stormwater ponding and the ponding connection points to Langton Lake. Mr. Noonan spoke to the traffic projections on Fairview being higher with a discontinuous Twin Lakes Parkway. Mr. Whitten indicated Rottlund was okay with either a continuous or discontinuous Parkway. Public Works Director Duane Schwartz cautioned the Council to consider future Twin Lakes redevelopment phases when evaluating whether Twin Lakes Parkway should be continuous or discontinuous. Councilmember Ihlan asked about the process by which the Twin lakes Parkway moved to its current position. Mr. Whitten described the Stakeholder Panel and Planning Commission input Rottlund had received. Mayor Klausing and Councilmember Maschka asked about moving some housing north and the Parkway south. Rottlund indicated they would consider that. Councilmember Schroeder spoke to the technical aspects of roundabouts and how they work for pedestrians. He encouraged further investigation and use of a roundabout, if possible. Councilmember Schroeder also said he was encouraged by the stormwater plan and suggested sending flow to the existing pond that outlets at Langton Lake and constructing no additional culverts. Regarding a continuous or discontinuous Twin Lakes