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MEMORANDUM To: Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Development City of Elk River ". Thomas KamlPffer(i) Parish Business Administrator Church of St. Andrew, Elk River From: Date: July 24, 2007 Subject: Initial Response to 20- Year Redevelopment Framework Plan We have reviewed this draft of the 20- Y ear Redevelopment Framework Plan and would like to offer the following feedback to you to assist you in future revisions: There has been no attempt made to prioritize or otherwise value these observations at this point. (1) Access & Egress: The plan does severe harm to the church and school with regard to access and egress to and from the property from weekend services and! or funerals. We are quite certain that the neighborhoods to our west and north would not be appreciative of the additional volume of traffic this would channel through their streets. We cannot imagine the planned new entrance/exit drawn would offset the loss of our current 4th St. exits. It is also clear that the current exit on Gates/Freeport which is to be retained can not handle an increase in volume. (2) Bus Traffic: The plan does not provide for any acceptable access' to the school for school bus traffic. As drawn, the only way a bus could approach the school would be to drive through our parking lot which is not designed for that volume of traffic. We cannot envision a bus being able to complete a V-turn in the planned cul-de-sac on Irving and to have a bus backing up to complete a K-turn creates an unacceptable and unnecessary hazard. Related to this concern is the issue of parent drop-off and pick-up of non-bussed children. We lose our staging area on 4th Street and face additional traffic in the parking lot or V-turns in the cul-de-sac which are both safety concerns for us.