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Special Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 August 9, 2005 --------------------------- regarding the location of this road due to security issues. Commissioner Scott suggested the possibility of this road acting as a frontage road, if the Highway 10 access is closed at 165 th Avenue. Ms. McPherson stated that the City is not sure at this time where the State highway interchange will end up being placed. Ronald Ebner, owner of property at 17015 Highway 10 – Asked what would happen to the proposal if GRE decides to purchase the property. Ms. McPherson stated that it is her understanding they will make a decision tomorrow (August 10). She stated that if GRE th decides to purchase the site, they also may be interested in purchasing land from private owners. Mr. Weicht asked if the road to access his site would still be constructed. Ms. McPherson stated that accommodations would be made to provide access to the adjacent sites. Commissioner Offerman asked if the RDF trucks would then need to travel on Twin Lakes Road, if the Highway 10 access at 165 Avenue was closed. Ms. McPherson stated that she th was not sure what would happen at 171 Avenue and Highway 10, and that the access could st possibly be built further south. Chair Anderson asked if his understanding is correct, that either or both of the Highway 10 accesses at 165 and 171 Avenues could be closed. Ms. thst McPherson stated yes, that it is possible but that the City has no information at this time. Commissioner Offerman stated that it would be nice to know that information in planning the development of the Gateway property. Ms. McPherson stated that the City will have better answers when more detailed transportation studies are completed. Mr. Ebner asked if the large swamp would be drained or filled. Ms. McPherson explained that it is very difficult to obtain approval for filling wetlands and they must be replaced at a ratio of 2 to 1. She noted that the City does have some banked wetland credits that they could use. She stated that in drafting the concepts, staff tried to avoid the wetlands as much as possible. Commissioner Westgaard stated that the location of the Highway 10 access points is a very significant issue, since the transit station traffic needs access to the highway. Commissioner Scott stated that there are a significant access points that need to preserved, and recalled that this was done in the metro area. Commissioner Lemke asked if the EDA or the City owns the Gateway property. Ms. McPherson stated that the City owns the property, but the are asking for the EDA’s input due to the Light Industrial component. Commissioner Lemke asked if the City will propose the closing of any accesses. Ms. McPherson stated no, that that would be done by MnDOT. Penny LaPlante, representing Cargill, 10383 165 Avenue – asked how far the transit th station is from the Gateway Business Park property. Ms. McPherson stated that it is approximately ¼ mile north. Mr. Weicht asked if the wetlands have been delineated by the City. Ms. McPherson stated yes, that the information was taken from the CAD drawings provided by the City Engineer. Mr. Weicht stated that he felt the amount of wetlands shown was very aggressive from what is actually on site. Mr. Ebner asked if a service road is constructed, would all the accesses be taken out. Ms. McPherson stated that if a service road is constructed, MnDOT would eventually take out the Highway 10 accesses. She explained that the project could be constructed in phases, in