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1276 Eldridge Ave. <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />E-mail: bars0040 a�metnet.edu <br />February 6, 2002 <br />Mr. Thomas Paschke <br />City Planner — City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55 113 <br />Mr. Paschke: <br />,.._..__, <br />� . <br />� } :., <br />'� <br />� �. <br />,�.� ����, <br />!� , . _ :, <br />��}" <.; ;, „� .,, �..._� <br />i%/' �\, <, . � <br />.�<„ , > � ,;, <br />�`' <, •��.,, �. � <br />��'.i 6�� v . i; <br />\ c�'`�, �' ; <br />..;� � ,. <br />,, � �� � <br />lt.; , ; <br />`� <br />.4.�. <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 all 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 />a <br />• <br />. <br />. <br />St. Rose of Lima Church has run a Park-N-Ride facility for the MN 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 ilotgopeoaffion.t 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 request for rerouting were <br />accomqlished bv conversation between neiLhborhood 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/exit 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 />