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Approved Clivefleter replied that they would cross at the corner of Silver Lake Road and Palmer Road. Zisla stated the development would then need to add sides walk on the northern end of the development. Korsch replied that he does not think that Palmer Drive needs sidewalks on both sides of the road, especially since they can not continue the sidewalk past the bank. Bob Smith, owner of The Garage of New Brighton, stated that people coming from the south will enter in the main sidewalk, people coming from the east will cross at the mid way point on Palmer Drive and people coming from the west will cross on the northern end of Silver Lake Road and can walk up to the mid crossing on Palmer. Clivefleter stated that the mid cross could be painted and the Public Works department could place signs telling vehicles to yield for pedestrians. Rogstad stated that there is a cross walk further up on Palmer Drive and by placing signage stating to yield to pedestrians at the mid-cross for the development will slow traffic down and make that a safer crossing as well. Mike Birgsted, representative for the owners of Thorndale Plaza, stated that people using the trail system from the east are crossing onto their property to gain access to the crosswalk connecting into the development and this has become a security issue. They would like to see a sidewalk from Thorndale Avenue come down and then connect into the development from the Frontage Road or bringing the sidewalk down the length of the road and then connecting into the development. He added that if there is no serviceable reason for the six-foot fence, the owners of Thorndale Plaza would prefer to open the two properties up to each other and share the landscaping of the area. He added that Champps needs more handicapped spots; with at least two of them van accessible, for a total of at least eight spots. Clivefleter added that he has had a conversation with the City Forester and will incorporate the verbal and written suggestions into the site. Grant agrees that the Frontage Road connection needs to be made. She also stated that she is concerned about the single entrance on to Palmer Drive. She stated that there is a large amount of traffic that use the drive through the development to get on to southbound Silver Lake Road and is concerned about the elimination of a drive entrance. rd Kara Stole, 1608 23 Avenue NW, stated that she supports the crossing at the stop light at Silver Lake Road and Palmer Drive since there are a lot of children in the area and they are not always paying enough attention as they should. She also supports adding the side walk along the northern portion of the site. She would also like to see a path added to the interior of the development running north-south that would connect to the east-west path. Greacen requested the Planning Commission to look at replacing the sidewalk along the western edge of the development, either with City funds or by having the developer replace it. Since Pike Lake Elementary was closed the school children are now forced to walk this sidewalk that he feels is not safe. Baker stated that would be a City project and would not be part of this application. Grant stated that the proposed monument sign on the median going into the development will cause sight visibility issues. Gundlach replied that in previous plans the monument sign was located further to the east. The Public Works Department has pulled their approval of the sign in the pork-chop median and is recommending that the sign be moved further east. Korsch asked if the sign could be moved by the sidewalk. Gundlach replied that the City Attorney has advised that it not be in the right of way. Korsch stated that sign I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Minutes\2007\5-01-2007.docPage 5 of 8