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Session 1725, Minutes June 8, 1998 area that has not been vacated yet. It may even be a misuse of Council time to approve a plan of which an element is the vacating of an area which has not been vacated. Would it not make sense at this time to postpone this, so that proper notification of vacating has taken place. It seems to make more sense to approve the vacation first, before approving the conditional use permit. The Traffic Commission is to meet in two days about the Barby Lane situation, in addition to the notice to vacating the street, would it not be possible to consider postponing the decision on the conditional use until the Traffic Commission has heard the Barby situation. About vacating West Kingsbury, we know that there has been a series of public hearings and street vacations in the past, as well as McKnight. From her research she determined that West Kingsbury is a very old street. Mr. Walker gave her a copy of a site plan, but he was not sure if it was current. The neighborhood wants a current site plan before the conditional use permit is voted on. Mr. Ollendorff had told her that the landscaping plan was not ready. She asked about the grading study. Mr. Ollendorff said it had to be approved by MSD and the Public Works Department. They do not understand the process of what happens after the conditional use permit is approved, when conditions have not yet been met. She handed pictures to the City Clerk for viewing by the City Council. She mentioned her concerns about the huge trees that will have to be removed because of the construction. She asked that underground parking be considered in order to preserve the dense tree cover. She also voiced concern that, looking through Council minutes dealing with the Carleton Manor development, that so much discussion was generated by Council and virtually none with the much larger Gatesworth development. Daniel Talonn, 8661 Barby Lane, said that it would be prudent to postpone the conditional use permit until more facts are available. The Traffic Commission will meet in a couple of days to consider an application by citizens to close off the east end of Barby Lane, where it intersects McKnight Place. The street has many problems now which will escalate with the expansion. He understands that the zoning requirement states that 30% of a multi-story building must be on a major street, which in this case is I-170. The problem is that there is no communication from the interstate to the Gatesworth or vice versa. The only major street is Delmar, which is a block away. The traffic situation here should be studied. Ann Byrnes, #18 Willow Hill, said that a vote of the conditional use should not be attempted without the grading survey, which has not been completed. The results could change the whole layout of the plan. Once the permit is issued, the Council loses control. She asked about other conditions, and whether they have been met. Councilmembers should be actively making sure these conditions are met, before voting on the conditional use permit.