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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, July 06, 2011 Page 6 perspective at this time. Ms. Ihlan advocated for leaving the Parkway as is to save 254 money and protect residential neighborhoods. 255 General Comments 256 Ms. Ihlan questioned what the actual vision of the Plan was and where that vision was 257 being promoted. Ms. Ihlan opined that, based on her observations for this Mixed Use 258 development, it looked like other commercial areas in Roseville, and opined that she 259 didn’t see integration for combined residential/office uses; with no promotion of housing 260 at all, even where it could serve as a buffer between existing residential neighborhoods, 261 an important issue expressed in the past by the public. Ms. Ihlan advocated for buffering 262 those existing residential neighborhoods and the Park with those less dense uses, such 263 as housing. 264 Ms. Ihlan questioned the role of the 2001 Comprehensive Plan Master Plan in this 265 proposed Regulating Map and Plan, opining that the Master Plan had provided a good 266 narrative for potential development scenarios on mixed use themes for Twin Lakes and 267 the other side of Fairview. Ms. Ihlan expressed concern that if only Twin Lakes was 268 focused on, and not Fairview, it would create a piecemeal development that the previous 269 Master Plan attempted to avoid. 270 Ms. Ihlan questioned if the proposed Plan provided the tools to create the economic 271 development the community wanted and needed: LEED-certified buildings; development 272 that would build the City’s tax base; and living wage jobs. 273 Chair Boerigter asked staff to provide a response to Ms. Ihlan’s public comments, as 274 applicable. 275 Lack of Public Input 276 Mr. Paschke advised that a minimum of 730-760 notices had been processed, inviting 277 property owners within a broad area around the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area to 278 participate in an Open House, which was actually more of a workshop session, with the 279 resulting attendance consisting of a number of Planning Commissioners, City 280 Councilmembers, a few residents, and a prominent number of Twin Lakes property 281 owners. 282 As part of that notice, Mr. Paschke advised that those noticed were also encouraged to 283 attend the Public Hearing at the Special Planning Commission meeting on June 15, with 284 only 2-3 residents in attendance, along with 2 commercial property owners, at the Public 285 Hearing, as duly noted in those meeting minutes. Mr. Paschke noted that only people 286 remaining engaged in the proposed Regulating Map and Plan discussions were 287 commercial property owners, even with staff attempting to provide information on the 288 City’s website as it was solidified and revised, copies of draft minutes on the website, and 289 other opportunities. From an information standpoint, unfortunately, Mr. Paschke opined 290 that people appeared to have little interest in getting engaged in this process. 291 Chair Boerigter opined that staff had apparently done their due diligence in attempting to 292 receive public input; and noted, from his perspective, that it certainly would have been 293 more encouraging to have more people attending the Open House. 294 Environmental Impacts 295 Chair Boerigter asked staff to address the interaction between the AUAR and this 296 Regulating Map, if any and how development would be affected in the area and 297 mitigation requirements from the AUAR implemented. 298 Mr. Paschke reminded Commissioners, and the public, that there were certain 299 regulations in other documents, the AUAR being one of them, that limited the types of 300 square footage, and numerous mitigations in place that would be necessary to achieve 301 based on a specific development, once it came forward, and whether modifications to the 302 development proposal were needed. Mr. Paschke reiterated that a review of mitigations 303 predicated on the AUAR would be conducted at that time, and would not limit additional 304 buffer requirements in the area addressed by the AUAR. As it related to preserving the 305