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1276 Eldridge Ave. <br />Roseville, MN 55 113 <br />E-mail: bars0044(a�metnet.edu <br />February 6, 2002 <br />NIr. Thomas Paschke <br />City Planner — City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />Mr. Pascbke: <br />�'°, '� <br />, <br />,,�,,. <br />,' ,' �, <br />.�«, ' `°' <br />�`��, %' ,��,``�� <br />�`''�,�Q p°�, <br />���.E. �..., � ' � <br />These comments pertain to Planning File #3370: Minnesota State Fair request to establish a <br />temporary Park-N-Ride facility in the St. Rose of Lima Church parking lot. <br />Please share these comments with a11 members of the Planning Commission and the Roseville <br />City Council. <br />Please inform me of the time this item will be discussed on the Planning Commission agenda this <br />evening. I will try to attend the meeting. <br />Background: <br />. St. Rose of Lima Church has run a Park-N-Ride facility for the NIN State Fair for several <br />years. This facility has operated Mondays — Fridays, permitting the church to use its <br />parking lot for church-related activities on weekends. The use of this lot has apparently <br />been supervised by members of the St. Rose of Lima men's club. This is the first time <br />that I am aware, within 7 years residence, of any notice/hearing to determine use and/or <br />conditions for establishment of a Park-N-Ride lot at this location. <br />. The parking lot is bordered by residential streets Eldridge Ave. and Dellwood Ave. <br />There is no sidewalk on these streets. The streets are heavily used by pedestrians and <br />children on bicycles/skateboards. Children on bicycles and pedestrians have narrowly <br />avoided being run-over by MN State Fair buses turning from Eldridge Ave. onto <br />Dellwood Ave., durin t� ye�-swfttNs �lotgopara6onx h e b u s e s t o <br />Hamline Ave. was accomplished by calling Dan Elmer, MN State Fair, after each <br />incident. Discussion of the safetv issues, and reauest for reroutin8 were <br />accomplished bv conversation between nei�hborhood residents and Dan Elmer. <br />Members of the St. Rose men's club were uninterested/unaware of the safety issues. <br />• There is a Hamline Ave. entrance/e�t to this parking lot. Traffic for Park-N-Ride has <br />been directed to use the residential streets Eldridge Ave., Skillman Ave., and Dellwood <br />Ave. to access this lot. <br />. St. Rose of Lima Church owns a residence, 1284 Eldridge Ave., which is currently <br />occupied by a family with elementary school-age children. This home is immediately <br />bordered by the parking lot on two sides of the property. <br />