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most of the traffic using that exit to go south on Silver Lake Road is solely from Minar Ford’s traffic. All of the traffic using Innsbruck turning left past McDonald’s will not go back out the same way. It will be more convenient for them to do that if Service Drive is vacated because Minar’s site definition would change. As Teague indicated, if the City would be receptive to a vacation proposal, Minar would like to work with the City to redesign the site. However, the vacation is not part of tonight’s request. Minar believes that this driveway eliminates the traffic that is now impacting the residential area and the soccer field. When there is a soccer event, there is parking on both sides of 27th. These vehicles do not belong to Minar’s employees. For over a year now, Minar has been very careful that employees do not park there. It is not posted No Parking because of the soccer events. Therefore, Minar employees and residents, particularly in the evening, are all trying to use 27th, which has parking on both sides. Schiferl said he had driven on Service Drive often and it is evident Minar’s employees have turned Service Drive into a parking lot. Phillips replied that there is no time during which adequate parking is not provided on the Minar site for employees. Employees park on Service Drive because it is legal. If Service Drive were vacated, these vehicles would be parked on Minar property. Schmitz asked if the traffic pattern from Minar would still be on 27th if Service Drive were vacated. Phillips responded traffic generated by Minar on 27th would be minimal. All deliveries would use the first driveway. By the end of the year, the parts’ access on Service Drive would be closed. Minar is planning to redirect the part’s traffic. Schmitz asked if the car transports would use Service Drive. Phillips responded the car transports would either have to enter from Innsbruck and exit to 27th or enter on 27th and exit to Silver Lake Road. There would be no U-turn within the site. Phillips said an important part of the driveway would be a future signage request. Virtually 100 percent of the vehicular traffic, excluding transports, will turn at the new entrance. That would be an asset for the residents behind Minar Ford. Schopf said there were a couple letters included in the packet; were there any other calls or letters on this subject? Teague said he had received phone calls from the letter writers asking that their letters be made part of the Planning Commission packet. Baker asked Phillips to respond to the letter from Mr. Klobuchar. Phillips said he had met with Mr. Klobuchar. Phillips said he found Klobuchar’s letter a little confusing. It appears to say that Klobuchar has so much traffic, but that Minar does not deserve traffic at this intersection. Phillips stated the proposed drive would turn more cars left in front of Klobuchar instead of just beyond him to the residential area. The proposed drive would relieve the left turn traffic at 27th, but there would not be a single car added to the traffic by this drive. Phillips said Minar would have no objection to a wider Innsbruck. The Innsbruck Office Park would still have two entrances, one on 27th and one on Innsbruck just beyond the proposed McDonald’s/Minar Ford driveway. Obviously, there is a difference of opinion between Minar and Mr. Klobuchar. Schiferl asked if Klobuchar is concerned about the possible vacation of Service Drive. Phillips responded the vacation of Service Drive was not part of this request. Schiferl said it may not be part of the request technically, but in reality it is a two-phase proposal. Baker stated, concerning the traffic report, it appears that Norwest Bank has not been addressed. There are three drives to Norwest Bank along Innsbruck. Baker said he thought there would be more traffic congestion with more than 1,500 cars trying to make a turn. It appears that traffic would be backed up and would affect Innsbruck. Teague said the traffic report did not mention the bank. Teague said the traffic report should have considered the bank and that staff would follow up on it. Baker stated he had many concerns. Baker said his first concern was the lack of adequate parking shown on the site plan. Approving a proposal without addressing the code requirements is difficult. Baker said the possibility of widening Silver Lake Road should be addressed. Widening Silver Lake Road would solve many I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\08-18-98.WPD 3