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e~ular City Council IVleetin~ onday, July 23, 2®07 Pale 37 Mr. Mischke remembered past discussion for Lydia Avenue at the in- tersection of Snelling be considered for an overpass to alleviate traffic volumes; and recognized that the intersection had been difficult through the years; and questioned if it could handle two additional lanes, even though they appeared reasonable. However, Mr. Mischke questioned whether the intersection was adequate to support such re- visions; and expressed concern with impacts to the neighbors along Lydia. a c eee, 7 i a a e Ms. McGehee stated that the City Council had voted to authorize the EAW and were ultimately responsible for the EAW. Ms. McGehee questioned why the EAW was done by the proposer without City Council review until its completion. Ms. McCTehee opined that no one was standing up for the citizens; and the computa- tions were provided by the college, not staff. Ms. McGehee noted that the College was located on a limited piece of property; and questioned why square footage considerations were not part of the EAW to meet those rules and thresholds, with buildings and specific locations clearly identified. Ms. McGehee opined that part of the problem was with City Code and policies governing land use issues, and the entire review process; and further opined that this EAW was meaningless. Ms. McGehee addressed the proposed location of the new dormitory to be located too close to the shoreland. Mayor Klausing noted that the latest revised proposal had relocated the dorm to the other side of the existing dorm. Ms. McGehee opined that this proved her point, that nothing in the document was firm; there were no final designs; no known square footages; and noted that the applicant "was so sure no one would look at this, they included the 1986 design for the dorm into the 2007 EAW." Ms. McCJehee questioned the actual environmental steward- ship being done on campus; amount of acreage reserved for cover and vegetation for habitat as requested by the Department of Natural Re- sources (DNR); and questioned the actual acreage claimed by the Col- lege for forest and woodland.