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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 8,2014 Page 34 firmation of things moving forward. However, after further reviewing it tonight, Ms. McCormack opined that it didn't seem to be the case, and she suggested a more staged approach than presented in the draft agreement to obtain preliminary data and then bring it back for an update for residents and those currently living in the area and still getting up to speed on plans from many years ago that they may or may not have been privy to. Ms. McCormack opined that this stepped ap- proach could foster better information and understanding in the long-run and offer more transparency. Cathleen Erickson, Centennial Drive While not being an engineer, but living one block from this proposed roadway, Ms. Erickson stated that she knew her neighborhood having lived there for thirty years. When this came up in August of this year, Ms. Erickson noted that the neighborhood has asked for a traffic study, since there was so much development proposed for that area now, and it was difficult not to feel threatened or under at- tack. While recognizing that this was a "hot" corridor, Ms. Erickson stated that the neighbors didn't want to be reactionary and expected development or redevel- opment, but didn't think enough discussion of thought had gone into that devel- opment. Ms. Erickson referenced current difficulties on Lincoln Drive to get around the corner to Snelling Avenue, often taking three signal light cycles or twenty minutes. Ms. Erickson also referenced the ongoing growth and student enrollment increas- es of Bethel University and the University of Northwestern, as well as the addi- tional property purchases off those campuses by those institutions, as well as in- creasing student rental housing. Ms. Erickson noted one example of a single- family home with thirteen vehicles repeatedly parked there, with parking issues along Lydia Avenue. Ms. Erickson also expressed concern with construction of another main road from Fairview, and even with a signal light, was concerned that they wouldn't be able to get off Centennial Drive and traffic would be slowed even further, since there was already a huge congestion point there. With a proposal to add a development for 200 new households on Twin Lakes Parkway and Fairview Avenue, Ms. Er- ickson asked that more time be given to thinking about the consequences; and even with the addition of Bus Rapid Transit, opined that there would be a huge increase in traffic. Ms. Erickson stated that they loved their neighborhood and while not wishing to be negative, opined that development would affect the neighborhood, including additional school bus traffic. Most of all, Ms. Erickson stated that the neighbors didn't want to see their neighborhood cut off from the rest of Roseville with de- velopment surrounding them. LacyKapaun, 1840 West County Road C-2