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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 21, 2011 Page 22 and distribution for 110 cars per day; their rate; and her assertion that Josephine Road residents were being overburdened and bearing the brunt of east/west traffic from Hamline to Lexington. Ms. Newcome asked that the City Council provide more information and show some sensitivity about the traffic study and possible changes in service levels beyond her perceived optimism of the report; and that more time be taken to study traffic that given to-date. David Miliotis, 1128 County Road C-2 (cul-de-sac resident) Mr. Miliotis advised that he represented a group of homeowners Roseville C-2 Neighborhood Association, and referred everyone to their website at www.saveC- 2.com. Mr. Miliotis provided the Association's position with respect to the neigh- borhood and their concerns; and summarized several facts, and provide a histori- cal perspective on actions of past City Council's related to County Road C-2 and its elimination as a through street. Mr. Miliotis provided additional references to the traffic study and projections. Mr. Miliotis concluded with the Association's advocacy of the goals presented in the Imagine Roseville 2025 and 2030 Compre- hensive Plan Update related to quality of life, safe neighborhoods, and pedestrian friendly neighborhoods where property values were also preserved and enhanced. Mr. Miliotis advised that the association did not support creating another major thoroughfare through Roseville that would only create additional traffic and safety concerns. Mr. Miliotis suggested that the City work on a solution to traffic con- cerns through development of a comprehensive traffic management plan, not through knee-jerk reactions to limited areas of concern. Chuck Stokes, 2875 N Griggs Street (C-2 and Griggs) Mr. Stokes thanked Councilmembers for their service to the community; and spoke specifically to the Josephine Woods Development, opining that County Road C-2 issues could be hashed out separately. Mr. Stokes expressed his prefe- rence that the development not occur, as he enjoyed the natural area currently in place. However, he conceded that, since that was not up to him, the plans submit- ted by Pulte Homes and approved unanimously by the Planning Commission, seemed to represent about as good of a plan as could be hoped for, and showed a great deal of respect for the adjacent established neighborhood through construc- tion of this new neighborhood, not just another housing development. Mr. Stokes expressed appreciation to the developer in their attempt to save historic trees, pro- vide and connect walking paths and other amenities; and opined that this was a good step forward. While expressing some concern about the current and poten- tial drainage issues, he expressed confidence in the City and developer's address- ing that situation; but also asked that a contingency fund be established to replace trees inadvertently damaged during construction. Mr. Stokes spoke in support of the City Council proceeding with the Planning Commission recommendation as presented. gill �