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Mayor Daniel G. Wall March 16, 1999 Page Three that most, if not all 24 hour grocery stores stock their shelves after hours and not during the day. This means that all deliveries are scheduled for these off hour time periods. This is of particular importance during the summer. Many home owners open their windows at night, and as we all know sound travels farther at night than during the day. These semi-trucks will be noisy as the semi-trucks will be idling while their drivers wait to unload, or are in the process of unloading. This also does not even address the continual blaring of the backup warning signals installed on these delivery trucks. Due to the fact that this Cub Food store is adjacent to a residential area, this will have a major impact on the noise level, as well as the air quality. You combine this with increased traffic and both factors make the situation intolerable. As mentioned above, at a minimum an environmental impact study must be completed to evaluate any negative impact that this development may have on the surrounding area in terms of air quality. PARKING SPACES-SNOW REMOVAL Another issue that has not been addressed is the issue regarding the required number of parking spaces based on the size of the proposed development. Even ifthis proposed expansion complies with the required ratio of square footage to parking spaces, what will happen during the winter? Currently, the snow is pushed to the back section, along the eastern and southern edge of the parking lot at the Mall. Unless Bradley makes arrangements to "truck out" the snow, it will be pushed along the perimeter ofthe parking lot as described above. This effective eliminates these parking spaces during the entire winter, which may reduce the number of available parking spaces below acceptable limits as required by the City Ordinance. This also increases the potential of additional flooding based on the melting of these snow piles. SCREENING-SET BACK According to Section 1010.09 of the Roseville City Code, parking areas contiguous to residential areas shall be screened with fencing, or landscaping to create an all season screen, 80% opaque to a height offive (5) feet. Bradley has not maintained the current screening as required by the City ofRoseville. The issue of green space and set back was also raised during the Planning Commission meeting with no final resolution. This is another reason why further study must be completed before the City Council approves the requested vacation. Please refer to Exhibit C for examples of Bradley's failure to provided and maintain the required screening REQUEST FOR AN EVNVIRONMENTAL REVIEW I would like to make a formal request that the City Council, acting on behalf of the citizens ofRoseville, complete an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). I