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Member Willenbring said he would speak against the motion because <br />having driven that route many times he doesn't feel there are enough <br />openings to give people opportunity to make turns there. He said that <br />Snelling has become a heavily trafficked suburban road and that it is <br />unsafe to have this left turn movement. <br />Member DeBenedet said he doesn't feel comfortable turning his <br />community over to high speed highways. <br />Member Fischer said he agreed with Member DeBenedet, but he was sure <br />that staff and the City Council had gone through these exact same <br />arguments with Mn/DOT in the past and came to the conclusion of the <br />current deal with Mn/DOT. He said he may not have gone the same route <br />then but doesn't want to change directions at this point. <br />A vote was taken on the motion. <br />Ayes: 2 <br />Nays: 2 <br />Member DeBenedet suggestedtabling the motion until a�fth member is <br />added to the commission. Duane Schwartz advised the commission that <br />their charge from the City Council was to meet with residents and study <br />alternative accesses to this area not to make determinations on the <br />Snelling/Uakcrest median closure. <br />Member DeBenedet said in that case the residents they met with were <br />clear on the fact that none of the alternative accesses proposed were <br />acceptable. <br />The Commission was unsure of how to word a recommendation to <br />Council. They want to convey what was heard from the neighborhood and <br />that the Commissionisn't convincedthere is evidence to warrant closing <br />the Snelling intersection. Mr. Schwartz said staff could write up <br />something and email it to the commission members for their approval. <br />Member Willenbring said it should come back for the next meeting. All <br />agreed. <br />Page 2 o f2 <br />