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AttachmentG <br />Thecouncil-“x·reasonablyrelyonthe2007AUARUpdate‘itis5yearsold,andbasedonverydifferentzoning <br />assumptions[2],andverydifferentkindsofdevelopmentintheTwinLakesareaandtheparticularsitewhereWalMart <br />theAUAR,Lx’goingtofocusmy <br />isproposed.[3]Althoughtherearemanypotentialenvironmentalimpactsidentifiedin <br />commentsontraffic.Fromthelimitedinformationintherecord,thetrafficgeneratedbyaWalMartisgoingtoexceed <br />eventhe{ޚ©­·case­-;“©zš|analyzedintheAUAR. <br />L·x­impossibletotellfromWala©·x­trafficstudyexactlyhowmany{7zŒätrip­|willbemadetoandfromthe <br />proposednewbigbox.(Dailytripsareoneofthekeytrafficrelatedparametersofdevelopmentintensityanalyzedin <br />theAUAR.)ButwedohaveinthecouncilpacketaseriesoflettersfromrepresentativesofMNDOTindicatingthatWal <br />a©·x­trafficstudyunderestimatesthesignificantflowofregionaltrafficfromI35WtoWalMart,andontosurrounding <br />cityandcountyroads. <br />Herearesomekeypassagesfromthoseletters: <br />ItappearsthattheAUARwasbasedonalowervolumetrafficgeneratorthanaWalMart. <br />dFebruary24,2012toThomasPaschke,CityPlannerfromMichaelJ.Corbett,MNDOTTrafficEngineering <br />Letterdate <br />Section,SeniorPlanner(emphasisadded) <br />I35Wcarriesgreaterthan100,000tripsat[CountyRoadC]eachdayandtheaccesstotheWalmartsitewillbe <br />especiallyattractivetosomepartofnorthboundtrips,upto6,000vehiclesperhourapproachingthisinterchangeatthe <br />afternoonpeakperiod.Largeretailatthislocationisexpectedtodrawfromtheseregionaltrips.Itistherefore <br />probablethattheafternoonvolumeexitingandenteringI35Wnorthboundwillexceedexpectationsandfurther <br />venueandTwinLakesParkwaybeyondtheanalysis¦©šÝz7;7v5Ò; <br />degradeoperationsattheintersectionofClevelandA <br />tothecloseproximityoftheintersectionofClevelandAveandCountyRoadC,deficienciesontheroadwayofCleveland <br />AvenuecouldquicklyaffectoperationsonCountyRoadC.ClevelandAvenueandCountyRoadCareimportantfor <br />providinglocalaccessintheimmediateareabutalsomobilityinalargerarea. <br />LetterdatedApril9,2012toDebraBloom,CityEngineerfromTonyFischer,MNDOTFreewayAnalysisSupervisorand <br />GayleGedstad,MNDOTNorthAreaTrafficSupportAreaManager(emphasisadded) <br />35Wwillexceedprojectedtraffic <br />Wereiterateourexpectationthat[traffic]volumesexitingandenteringnorthboundI <br />impactsrelatedtotheproposedWalmart­·š©;vLEtrafficvolumesexceedcapacitybyanysignificantmargin,this <br />congestioncouldquicklybecomeintolerabletolocalcitizens,employeesandbusinesses.Giventhatfuturecongestionis <br />directlytiedtotheAUARsitedevelopment,ourexpectationisthattheCityofRosevillehasfirstresponsibilityfor <br />adequatelyaddressingthetransportationneeds. <br />2 <br />Page13of95 <br /> <br />