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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 25, 2010 Page 13 that drainage problem by the City Engineer and installation of sump pumps to drain into their pond. Ms. Mix opined that HDR designation would significantly impact that drainage system, as well as increasing traffic, and devaluing their property. Rebecca Johnson, 3517 County Road C -2 (directly across where proposed driveway would be) Ms. Johnson opined that if a 37 -unit building was constructed, one could only im- agine the additional vehicles, increasing an already very congested area; and ne- gatively impacting safety and traffic, in addition to the number of school buses in that area. Ms. Johnson spoke in support of Low Density Residential (LDR), or MDR at the maximum. Carolee Lindsey, 3242 Old Highway 8, St. Anthony Ms. Lindsey addressed safety issues for residents at that intersection on the St. Anthony side; and opined that Old Highway 8 in that area was inadequately de- signed to accommodate any additional traffic, since there were already significant issues in residents accessing their driveways. Ms. Lindsey further addressed drai- nage issues on the 3253 lot and impacts if a large parking lot was installed; and the negative impacts to their property value. Ms. Lindsey advised that, when res- idents had purchased their townhomes, they didn't anticipate having large build- ings across from them and elimination of the wooded area that would also be im- pacted by the proposed development Diane Dunn, 3203 Old Highway 8, St. Anthony Ms. Dunn questioned whether those residents living in the townhomes on the St. Anthony Village portion had any voice in this matter; opining that the decision should be a joint decision between the two communities, not just Roseville. Ms. Dunn asked the City Council to personally review that five intersection area; opining that this was not a good idea to designate HDR; and asked that they table it and review the site in its reality during afternoon rush hour. Mr. Paschke, as well as Mayor Klausing, reviewed the request before the City Council; existing land use designation of HDR requiring no action by the City Council; and the Comprehensive Plan process and review of that plan by 7 11 adjacent municipalities and the Metropolitan Council, and in place and repeatedly reviewed since the 1970's. Joe Genitti Mr. Genetti spoke in opposition to HDR designation, and referenced proposed development plans for construction of a five -story apartment building, placing the townhomes in a "tunnel" and having negative impacts. Mr. Genitti opined that these parcels should serve as an aesthetic buffer between the Industrial area and HDR apartments; and spoke in support of LDR or MDR designation.