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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Page 12 significantly alter Mr. Dorso’s $2.5 million estimation, opining that the situation must have 558 changed since those original projections by staff. 559 City Attorney Bartholdi advised that the reason for the reduction was that the City was 560 picking up the base amount and traffic from outside sources; and that initial quotes 561 several years ago from staff to property owners included the cost of everything. 562 With City Attorney Bartholdi’s concurrence, and qualification that it would be limited to the 563 amount of development, Member Boguszewski noted that if the allocation was done at 564 this time equally for every development proposal and estimating all of their network trips 565 under or at the allocated amount, the City would receive no money toward that $10 566 million gap. 567 At the request of Member Wozniak, City Planner Paschke reiterated that infrastructure 568 impacts were anticipated and addressed as part of the AUAR, and this ordinance was to 569 address those allocation costs through an enforcement mechanism. 570 Mark Rancone, Roseville Properties (Parcel 4 on Allocation Agreement map) 571 Mr. Rancone referenced Mr. Dorso’s statement about the projected $25 million in 572 developer costs; noting that Parcel 4 would have been charged with approximately $4 573 million for contemplated improvements. Mr. Rancone sought to clarify that that original 574 price tag had now been reduced to approximately $10 million for the total infrastructure 575 package that would include completion of Twin Lakes Parkway and other infrastructure 576 improvements up to Snelling Avenue. 577 City Attorney Bartholdi clarified that the $24 million total cost remained the same, and 578 that only the amount allocated to property owners had been reduced to about $10 million. 579 Mr. Rancone asked how much of the $10 million had been spent to-date on completion of 580 County Road C-2 and Twin Lakes Parkway. 581 City Attorney Bartholdi and City Planner Paschke advised that the City’s Engineering staff 582 would have that information, but that it was not available tonight. 583 Mr. Rancone advised that his subject property was surrounded by completed 584 infrastructure, and that a potential user had been sitting on the sidelines for over a year, 585 in addition to his attempts to develop that corner property for almost a decade. Mr. 586 Rancone opined that there was always one more hoop to jump through or one more 587 roadblock put into place by the City of Roseville. Mr. Rancone asked rhetorically if the 588 City of Roseville was trying to develop this area or continue to put obstacles in the way of 589 that development. Mr. Rancone opined that the situation had developed in part from past 590 City Council’s choosing to make the area a political issue versus what was good for the 591 Roseville public at large. 592 Mr. Rancone asked that staff be directed to provide accurate figures on what had been 593 spent to-date on completed infrastructure at a future meeting, once those numbers had 594 been reviewed. 595 Mr. Rancone asked if there was an alternative to a trip charge allocation; or alternative 596 negotiation with staff versus the trip charge allocation. 597 City Attorney Bartholdi advised that, unless Mr. Rancone was referring to some other 598 arrangement or negotiation, the trip charge would remain in place to fund infrastructure 599 improvements. 600 Mr. Rancone suggested that it would seem prudent or the City to negotiate those trip 601 charge allocations; and while willing to pay something, he questioned what a fair amount 602 was, further suggesting an alternative to the trip charge. If no alternative was possible, 603 Mr. Rancone suggested that Chapter 1022.07, Section D (lines 323 – 238) be rewritten 604 accordingly to remove language indicating such possible negotiations. 605 City Attorney Bartholdi advised Mr. Rancone that certain developments and/or the 606 amount of development may indicate reduced trips. 607