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Eric: Thanks Zach, I'll go ahead and open the public hearing. Anybody wishing to comment can have an opportunity to call in or send Zach an email. While we're waiting for comments, I'll open it up to the commission. Any comments, questions or concerns on any three of these items? I feel a little bit more comfortable with it this time around knowing kind of what the end result of Line Avenue is going to be. I still have a little concern being close to the industrial property to the north. I know that they've got some really bright lights on each side of their building. But I think that can be mitigated with some mature trees and a good landscaping plan so I feel comfortable moving forward. Nate: A couple questions, Chair. Zach, what changed in this plan from the previous one? Zack: It's very similar. The plan is essentially the same. The change at this point in time from when the council looked at it last time is that MNDOT has provided us the guidance for what is going to happen to our local road network. Last time we looked at it there was an unknown as to where Line Avenue would be cul-de-saced, if it even was. Nate: Eric, perhaps you don't recall from last time but you did have concerns about screening of this development so from Twin Lakes Road as well on the east end. I don't know if that's been addressed, and Zach, counsel, Jen Wagner and Westgard, brought up concerns about sidewalk for a walkable pathway down to Walmart and what not and how could we — would there be a walkway there with the property owners to the south? Eric: Those are good points, Nate. I know the walkway or pathway was a concern too during the plan commission meeting. Zack: There's been a condition to add a walkway from the end of the cul-de-sac over to the trail along the west side of Twin Lakes Road. That doesn't show up on these updated plans but that is a condition of approval. Right now the plans do not show a trail on Line Avenue as that would again likely reduce traffic, but we could absolutely add a condition to put a trail on Line Avenue. That would only address this particular portion of the property — of the street, it wouldn't go down to the parcels to the south. Eric: So the path that's recommended, to connect to Twin Lakes Road, is that behind — between the industrial property to the north and this area? Zack: My best estimate right now is that it would either occur south of parcel — as what's identified on this particular image as Lot 16, so I've spoken -- Eric: Gotcha. Zack: We could put a trail right here just outside this wet pond area where they potentially move some lots around and bring it this way. There is also a significant topography in this area so how that trail gets down it might have to do some angles here. That's also to the site lines too so this is a lot higher than Twin Lakes Road.