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I I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I Frederick Hulio, Iodine Street N.E., Ramsey, asked if Iodine Street will be a through street. He said he was concerned about the small children. He said he has not seen anything that addresses the safety concerns. City Engineer Jankowski answered it will be a through street. He added that a traffic analysis was done in May for this subdivision, and had been updated with these changes. He said the traffic generation rates for both studies were much the same. The avera trips each way will be 35. Sarah Strommen, 14546 Krypton Street, Ramsey, commented that implement tree preservation measures. She questioned what the is willing to be done. Also, there is an agreement between the City and the Ms. Strommen noted that the original application for for a height variance. She questioned if that was still included a request Principal Planner Trudgeon explained that originally, denial of that variance request. It is still at the Council level Adjustment recommended ,eal decision. Bruce Iverson, 14301 Neon Street N.W., himself as the citizen that issued the concerns are centered around four key preservation of trees maintaining existing development. The Ci~:~n the guidelines as se},~i~6mp Plan. are protected. He'~id'he is pl buffers. He asked the map included in This He identified stated his primary a~eas of the environment; fie umque resources, amenities; and He was here in good faith to enhance the to the d~velopments that go in adhere to wants to ensure that those environmental areas >er is trying to take measures to create be more clearly defined. He pointed out The map illustrates the lot sizes next to the wetland. will be double than what is surrounding the pond. Even is being talked about, there Won't. be any to preserve just those lots means trees will have to be destroyed. His minor modifications to the lot layout, the wetland can said the lot that is on the peninsula is a small lot, but buildable. it that trees haven't grown. He felt that putting a house on that house in the middle of a pond. He said the lot size should be 1 acre be~?;;putting r~endation to the b~:'i~eased by ½ acre. Ther'~("ii'~ ~io much piece W'~:dlbe like for any lot 3~e Sonya Rehbein, Junkite Street N.W., said that years ago When the Ramsey Terrace Park was cleared out for putting in utilities, she talked to the contractor because of the loss of trees. The contractor used words like restore, protect, and reforest. She challenged that this did not happen, and said that one and two-inch trees are destroyed easily. She asked that if reforestation is promised, that it be carried through. She said that in this development the oak trees will likely Planning Commission/January 3, 2002 Page 9 of 18 -31-