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Throughout the summer of 2001, staff met with management representative of JLT office park and discussed the master plan process with management at Centennial Gardens to understand their long-term plans for the site, reviewed the comprehensive plan, meeting notes and Council and Planning commission comments, developed a list of planning principles that can be applied to the redevelopment of the area, developed alternate concepts in a phased approach and prepared a summary of the concepts which applied land use breakdown and images of possible development types that may be acceptable in the area. In August of 2001 through January of 2002 staff met individually with each Council Member to review the first draft of the Arona Hamline Neighborhood Master Plan. The following City Council comments were prepared to help staff revise the Master Plan prior to further public hearings. I. What is important for the planning area and specifically the Arona site? ♦ Agreement that the Arona site reuse is/was a prudent investment for the City and possibly the Community Center ♦ A key component in the success of the master plan must include the redevelopment of Hamline Center, perhaps a separate private sector phase of development. ♦ The City (and its staff and resources) should concentrate on the Arona development. ♦ Input from the neighborhood is important. ♦ A diverse mix of housing and affordability units should be disbursed throughout planning area. ♦ Affordable senior housing should be a component with a mix of different housing types. ♦ Profit generated from the sale of the property should go toward community center or be paid back to community development housing fund. ♦ Developer incentives or subsidies should not be necessary as the property is very valuable with limited land mailable in Roseville. ♦ Innovation in uses and design is acceptable;providing a mix of uses that can be connected is very important. 2. What are likes and dislikes about proposed concepts so far? ♦ The mix of uses seems to strengthen the neighborhood diversity. ♦ There is some possibility of a trade option; staff should explore it. ♦ The Arona site is an important link to the rest of the neighborhood; there should be no sale outright without control through a master plan or other method. i.e. know what the city is getting before selling. 1 More review of the development proposals with neighborhood should occur to gain understanding and support. ♦ Connections are important. ♦ More curves in roads make the site more suburban in nature,vistas are needed, and larger super blocks are not. Appendix A- 1 3 of28