Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/10/2002

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5.0 in. If a home is built on the site, it would have to be very small home and would not fit in the area. Paul Oonsior, 5741 145' Court, Ikamsey, stated that his house would be across fi-om the "dog house" lot and what they have been told by Mr. Black is that the lot would need a v:riance in order for construction of home to take place because k is a narrow piece of property. He stated that he understands that expansion needs to happen, but it does need to be done right and thinks Mr. Black has those intentions. If a variance is granted making the site buildable, he felt that k would stick out if the rest of the homes are larger. He recommended splkting the lot and adding a portion to each of the neighboring lots. Mike Engels, 145~' Court, Kamsey, stated that there will be a lot of issues that people are going to talk about regarding the development, but his main concerns have to do with the drainage ponds, and tree preservation, and traffic. He inquired as to how the traffic study was completed because he did not think that the numbers presented were reasonable with the size of development being proposed. He also stated that CSAH. #5 is a major corridor to Ramsey and this development will be the first thing that people see. He suggested that some type of buffer be placed along CSAH #5. In regards to 145' Court, he would expect them to extend the road and the utilities, but leave all of the trees until the property is ready to build on and then leave the tree removal up to the builder. The other things he did not understand is why some of the Ponds w0Uld bewet and some would be dry. He stated that this will be very a big development in the City'ofKamsey and felt that the City needed to proceed carefully with it. ~ ...... ..... ' - Joe Field, 5931 145' Lane, Ramsey, stated that he was not sure that he had a legal objection to the development of the peninsula, but he does object to the removal of the trees along the peninsula. He explained that he has seen a number of people use the pond area, and there is numerous wildlife in the area. The peninsula is a beautiful site and even the new development would enjoy the beauty of the peninsula in its natural state. Mr. Field' presented the Commission with photographs of the peninsula. He stated that removing the trees from the peninsula would affect everyone that lives across the pond. He stated that he would like to see some assurances made that some type of standard be included to preserve the tree line. Denise Albrecht, 5313 1434 Avenue NW, Ramsey, stated that her main concern has to do with traffic.' Speeding along Dysprosium is very bad and it will only get worse With the proposed development. Ron Cerwinske, 14540 lunkite, Ramsey, stated that one of the holding ponds are proposed to be behind his house and yet further south of his property is low land. He did not understand why the pond could not be located in that location. Mr. Cerwinske reviewed the area for the Commission. Sarah Strommen, 14546 Krypton Street, Kamsey, stated that there are very unique assets in these neighborhoods. It was because of the trees and ponds that they chose to move into Ramsey. She stated that it was her understanding that the Park Commission was considering cash in lieu of green space, which she did not think was a good decision. Her other concern had to do with the health of the wetlands once the development occurs. She explained that the development is just Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 11 of 28 -33-