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Roseville Planning Commission Minutes July 7, 1982 -3- Discussion Mr. Matson indicated it would be a mistake to not continue the bike path south all the way to Larpenteur Avenue. He felt the 6' dedication would not be sufficient to construct a safe bike path. Mr. North indicated the City had received a letter from Mrs. Celia Paster, owner of the property north of the savings and loan on Lexington Avenue, requesting the Commission to delay action until Mrs. Paster's litigation with First State Bank is completed. Mr. North stated it was the City Attorney's opinion that the letter had no relevancy to the application before the Commission, and that it should not be considered as part of their deliberations regarding the application. Mr. Doug Sinclair, rep- resenting Mrs. Paster, voiced his disappointment in the City Attorney's opinion. Mr. Matson expressed concern about the traffic congestion caused by cars leaving the shopping center and entering Lexington Avenue. Mr. Margolis stated he would agree to install any kind of traffic controls that would be necessary. Mr. Rukavina commented the LexingtonlLarpenteur area intersection is a problem, and unless the County purchased additional property to alleviate the traffic problem, it will remain. Mr. Moeller commented that perhaps the entire 16 1/2' should be dedicated to provide green space which would then connect the grass boulevard of the savings and loan on the north and the proposed Getty Oil facility on the south. He also felt the additional right-of-way, with some green space, would give more definition to the exits onto Lexington, and make it safer. Mr. Johnson agreed with Mr. Moeller, and commented that with the addition of some green space along Lexington, it would take some of the harshness off the corner. Mr. Dahlgren indicated the dedication of the 16 1/2' would enhance the center. It would make it look and work better. Mr. Margolis stated he did not want to have a green strip of grass that would be killed every year by the salt. He indicated he would be willing to dedicate 10' for the bike path. He commented if the 16 1/2' were dedicated, he would have to move two street lights, and it could cost him in the neighborhood of $15,000 to $20,000. Mr. David Blakenship, resident on Lindy Avenue to the west of the savings and loan, indicated the residents have a problem with the savings and loan employees parking on Lindy and Dionne. He felt if parking were taken away from the Margolis property, these cars could also end up on the public streets.