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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Page 7 Joyce Thielen, 2210 Midland Grove 288 Ms. Thielen addressed existing traffic issues at the corner of Cleveland Avenue and 289 County Road B, with traffic coming off the freeway at excessive speeds, and the potential 290 for additional traffic from such a densely-populated housing project. Ms. Thielen noted the 291 difficulties in accessing roadways from Midland Grove, and the potential for accidents in 292 that area. 293 Ann Bursch, 2220 Midland Grove 294 Ms. Bursch questioned the ownership of the property across the road from Midland Grove 295 and Cleveland, opining that the Association was paying for plowing of the right-of-way. 296 Ms. Bursch opined that, according to her own research, there were already close to 1000 297 senior housing units in Roseville; and questioned if this was comparable to other inner- 298 ring suburbs; and questioned if there was additional need, or if existing units were still 299 vacant in Roseville or those surrounding communities. 300 Mr. Paschke advised that the right-of-way either belonged to Ramsey County or MnDOT. 301 Nancy Nelson, 2151 Fulham Street (corner of County Road B and Fulham Avenue) 302 Ms. Nelson opined that additional traffic would only create additional traffic and safety 303 issues in this area unless the intersection at Cleveland and B were upgraded. Ms. Nelson 304 noted the difficulties during the State Fair and other events at the fairgrounds, in addition 305 to excessive speeds of traffic coming off the freeway. Ms. Nelson also questioned if was a 306 marketable proposal for the developer; and opined that four (4) stories were too high and 307 would block the trees from Midland Grove condominiums. 308 Allene Wiley, 2220 Midland Grove 309 Ms. Wiley expressed astonishment that anyone was considering building a 4-plus story 310 building on that strip of land in front of the condominiums. Ms. Wiley opined that the 311 proposed building was too large and too high even with adjusting roof heights as their 312 pictures indicated. Ms. Wiley alleged that the setback was only 10’ from the edge of one 313 side of their property; and opined that the building would block sunshine and the green 314 space currently enjoyed by their residents. Ms. Wiley opined that she was absolutely and 315 adamantly opposed to this project; and questioned the proposed financial arrangements 316 and questioned why anyone would be interested in such a financial proposal. 317 Richard Taylor, 2210 Midland Grove 318 Mr. Taylor questioned why the City would consider vacating right-of-way on Midland 319 Grove Road for the advantage of increased traffic flow in the future; and expressed the 320 need for a creative solution to traffic on Midland Grove Road. 321 Ronald G. Rumpsa, 2201 Ferris Lane 322 Mr. Rumpsa opined that the proposed financial arrangement seemed questionable, and 323 that this was not a good market for single-family homeowners to attempt selling their 324 homes; and further questioned the additional costs renters would be expected to pay. Mr. 325 Rumpsa questioned the timing and financial aspects of this project. 326 Carolyn Nestingen, 2216 Ferris Lane 327 Ms. Nestingen addressed the large retaining wall adjoining Mr. Enzler’s property; and 328 opined that with the proposed underground parking, as well as the construction process 329 itself, would severely impact the stability of that retaining wall. 330 Mr. Paschke noted that the retaining wall was distinct from this land use request; and 331 noted, however, that City staff had discussed those issues and concerns. Mr. Paschke 332 advised that he was unaware of code issues specific to construction methods at 333 townhomes or retaining walls. Mr. Paschke noted that retaining walls did have a limited 334 life expectancy, and it may be time to consider replacement of the wall before it further 335 deteriorated. 336