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M4-30U <br />June 16,2004 <br />Page 6 <br />What U the proper/reasonabir balancinK of the interests of the Club and the lotercsls of <br />the residents? <br />What actions can be taken to mitigate the impacts of the Club traffic on the residents? <br />Additional Information Pending or for Consideration <br />StafThas contacted Bob Byars at 1 lennepin County Transportation Planning regarding accident counts at <br />the 1 SAVoodhill Road and 15/Orono Orchard Road intersections. 1 hey have accident data available for <br />the 3-year period 1999-2001 . For Orono Orchard/15,5 accidents wen: recorded. 4 of which were right- <br />angle collisions of vehicles southbound on Orono Orcliand turning lefl onto 15, hit by westbound vdiiclcs. <br />For the Woodhill /15 uUersoction, 9 coiUsions were recorded of which 5 were weather related, 2 inattcntis c <br />driving, I animal, and 1 no reason given; i c. no nght angle crashes due to turning movements More recent <br />data was not available. <br />The City completed trafTic counts for the penod 12 noon on Friday June 11 through 12 noon on Monday <br />Junc 14, to provide a brief ovcrv'iess ’of the tralTic entering and leaving Woodhill Avenue at Orono Orchanl <br />Road and also that entering and leaving Woodhill Road at Count) Road 15 (Sec Exhibit G) Ilicsc counts <br />do nut take into account the weather or any special events that may have been held at the Club on those <br />days. I lowcver, they do suggest a relative magnitude of traflic using the two accesses, and they show to <br />some extent the hourly dislnbution during the day. <br />Sheldon Johnson, ttaflic aiguiccrat Boncstroo, review ed Uic Farsons-Bnnckcrliofrtrafric study from 1999 <br />and has verbally conuiicntcd to stall that he agrees with the findings of drat study, and that the recent traflic <br />counts appear to be in line with expectations. <br />The ulis from tlic 1999 law suit and subsequent CUP application compnsc approximately one-half of a file <br />c Ainct draw cr. They contain volumes of information subnulted by the applicants and the neighbors, and <br />their rcspcci i vc attorneys and consultants, from Utc City and its consultants, etc. To provide Plaiuiing <br />Conuiiission w ith more than a small (raction of Uus mfomuUon w ould be unreasonable Rather than to re­ <br />invent the w heel in this memo, we luve attached as Exhibits those documents wliicn in staffs cstunation <br />provide >00 w ith a balanced overv iew of all sides of the issue as it was considered in 1999. <br />NMiat has changed since 1999 ? Factors w hich may ment some discussion include. <br />- Reconfiguration of the Orono Orchard Road connection to Highway 12, and the impact on Orono <br />Orchard Road traffic pallcms, both short-tenn and long-lcmi... <br />• Probable increased traffic on County Road IS in the past 5 years... <br />• Potential future changes in the Woodhill A vmie neighb(»hood resulting from acquisitions of developed <br />and vacant properties along Woodhill Avenue by an area property owner. <br />No data was provided by the Club to indicate any changes in their membership, the type or number of <br />cvenu held at the Club, or other specific changes to their operation.