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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 9 his driveway and that of 3100 Wheeler Street with the new roadway, and reloca- tion of the driveway. Mr. Seaborg questioned the need to change the driveway location with closure of Wheeler Street, opining it only added expense to the pro- ject and had no effect, including it made it handy for him to get to his duplex without going the long way around. With the reconstruction of County Road D addressing traffic on Wheeler Street that never should have been there, Mr. Wilds opined traffic would be sufficiently addressed without closing it off. Steve Anderson, 1768 Shorewood Curve Mr. Anderson advised he had been involved with this project since the beginning, and shared the concerns expressed by the previous two speakers. Mr. Anderson noted the difficulties experienced in these two neighborhoods during the expan- sion of Presbyterian Homes and construction traffic, and understood their frustra- tion. Noting residents weren't consulted relating the Presbyterian Homes project and relocation of access onto Wheeler Street, Mr. Anderson opined it was important to point out the rationale for Wheeler Street residents originally submitting the peti- tion for closure of their road was based on additional construction and employee traffic, with three employee shifts accessing the site, creating the impetus of resi- dential involvement. Mr. Anderson reported that residents had brought their con- cerns to the Arden Hills City Council but were told it was too late, recommending residents go to the Roseville City Council seeking blocking off Wheeler Street. Mr. Anderson noted the two cities shared engineering services at one point, and opined he was sure attempts must have been made to coordinate the closure, and allowed there was frustration on both sides. At the end of the day, Mr. Anderson noted residents had followed everything laid out by the City of Roseville and outlined in the TMP; with the result being 90% of residents along Wheeler Street were supportive of its closure. Mr. Anderson thanked the City Council for considering this request. Timothy Callaghan, 3062 Shorewood Lane, Roseville While the conversation seems to be mostly about people using Wheeler Street to cut through from Fairview Avenue, Mr. Callaghan opined that the most traffic he observed was not actually those cutting through, but traffic directly related to Presbyterian Homes, with hundreds of cars and multiple trips daily using the streets. Mr. Callaghan further opined that even though it was requested that the driveway for Presbyterian Homes not be on Wheeler Street, residents had been overruled, and even though it appeared to be against Arden Hills City Code, resi- dents were told it was their idea. From a safety standpoint, Mr. Callaghan stated there were many pedestrians and disabled on the street, and the slower traffic is the better and safer with fewer accidents. Mr. Callaghan noted his observation that already they have seen fewer vehicles when attempting to leave their drive- way, opining it may have even dropped by a third from original counts.