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and the concensus of opinion of the development community, the area within Redevelopment Districts Nos_ land 2 could not reasonably be expected to develop with either the quality, or the scope, which has been provided for in the Plan without governmental assistance and in particular without the improved access and direct linkage with the Rosedale Center Area, created by the construction of the County Road B-2 bridge. The City has reviewed in detail the costs associated with developing those parcels within Redevelopment District No. 2 which have serious terrain, drainage, and soil problems. This information has also been reviewed with interested representatives of the development community. Again, it is the opinion of the City Planner, the Planning Commission, the City Council, and the development community that neither the scope, nor the quality of redevelopment proposed would occur solely through private initiative. (d) The Tax Increment Financing Plan set forth in the Plan conforms to the general plan for development or redevelopment of the City of Roseville as a whole because: (i) The Tax Increment Financing Plan will generally complement and serve to implement numerous policies adopted in the Comprehensive Plan. These policies have been set forth on pages 16 through 20 of the Plan; (ii) The Comprehensive Plan specifically endorses the policy of converting industrial properties which enjoy a high level of visibility from major roadways to higher valued business uses, which will be substantially implemented through the Tax Increment Financing Plan; (iii) The Comprehensive Land Use Plan proposed the changes in land use designation which have since been implemented through the Tax Incre- ment Financing Plan preparation process; and (iv) Two of the key improvements needed to facilitate the Tax Increment Financing Plan, the Long Lake Road extension, and the County Road B-2 bridge construction, were proposed and adopted irr the Comprehensive Plan. (e) The Tax Increment Financing Plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the City of Roseville as a whole, for the development or redevelop- ment of Development District No. 1 by private enterprise. The