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Rick Pogsehl, 1602 N Ridgewood Lane (across street tr©m HarMar t ©r 3,8, years) Mr. Pogsehl con�culrre'd with cormrme'n�ts ®t Ms. Sch�affe'r; spe'akinn ilnl opposntnon t® "Regional Bu�silnle'ss" de'sii gn�atiion iin the HarMar an�d Target areas. Mr. Pogsehl spoke to the increasing traffic an�d con ge'stiion� through h�iis marry years as a re'siide'n�t iin thl at area. Mr. Pogse'hll�, on arli uln�re'l�ate'd mote', con culrre'd with Commissioner Boe�ril gte'r an�d h�its posiltilon� itn� opposiltilon� to a parkiln�g ram�p itn� Rose'vill�l�e'. David Boss, 1985 Snelling N Mr. Boss e'xpre'sse'd concem if HarMar were to e'xpan�d fulrth�e'r, n�oti�n�g the cuIrre'n�t stacki�n�g of ve'h�i�cl�e's on Sn�e�l�l�iln�g ilni th�at area, e�ve'ni with re'ce'nt stre'e't ilmprove�mn e'n�ts; ani d ilssule�s with the cone filgu�ratiIoni of thlat iin�te'rse'ctiion an�d traffic flow iin�to an�d from the fast food e'stabl�iish�mme'n�ts. Mr. Boss opiin�e'd thl at the more you de've'lop, the more re'siide'n�ts ge't puIsh�e'd out. Tam McGehee, 77 Mid Oaks Lane Ms. McGehee con�culrre'd with the commmme'n�ts and posntnon addre'sse'd by Ms. Schaffer; opinn�i�n' thl at a 100,000 square foot footprint l�nrmnt dnd n�ot preclude bulnl�dnn uIp; fulrth�e'r opining thl at smr al�l�e'r bulsin�e'sse's (n.e'., Bye'rl 11S, the n�e'w Rainbow, and Barns & Nobl�e' ) se'rve'd the commmmuIn�nty, as well as the re' gn on�; n�otnn�g that the ne'w owners at HarMar head force'd ouIt mC an r srmal�l�e'r bulsnne'sse's nn the cormrnuln�nty, and fulrth�e'r opnne'd thl at people l�ike'd the srmal�l�e'r formats. Ms. McGehee opnne'd thl at wh�e'n� she atte'nde'd the fi�rst Open HouIse', she was impressed With the dc'tnnntn ®n t ®r "Com�m�uln�i�ty Bu�si�nie'ss;" Howe've'r, advnse'd thl at she couIl�d n ®t suIpport the cuIrre'nt l�an gulage'; and q�ule'stnonne'd the process and th�ns cHan ge'd outcome'. Ms. McGehee noted He'r nnvol�ve'me'nt nn the Frne'nds ®t Twiln Lake's l�awsulnt; clarifying that nt Had be'e'n base'd on the UAR, not the Comprehensive Plan, nor the Twiin Lake's Master Plan. Ms. McGehee suI gge'ste'd another compromise iin� defining the dol�l�ar figure for staff and con�sull�tan�t time iin� cre'atiin�g a Master Plan � at $50,000 of pu�bl�iic moniie's. Ms. McGehee q�ule'stiionne'd the integrity of a simple majority vote for Master Plans. Linda Pribyl, 163,7 Ridgewood (other side ©t HarMar) Ms. Pribyl expre'sse'd conce'rn, nn considering "Regional Bu�sinne'ss" designations that tHe' y be attractive and more uIpscal�e'. Ms. Pribyl opnne'd that H ome'owne'rs pay taxes; as well as commercial prope'rtie's, and opnne'd that the culrre'nt commercial opportulnntne's were sufficient; Howe've'r if fuIrtHe'r bulsnne'sse's were consiide're'd, or if HarMar were to be razed, that the Ciity consiide'r a model siim�iil�ar to the Ciity of Edina. Ms. Pribyl opiine'd that the "white wall" puIt uIp Her. Mn�DOT was offe'nsiive', iin addiitiion to the ne'w roadway be'iin e'xtre'm�e'l rouIgh�. Ann Berry, 1059 Woodhill Drive Ms. Berry, as a 46 year re'siide'nt iin He'r Home', re'viie'we'd the e'n�orm�ouls change's iin Roseville duIriin that tiime', and iinvoke'd the name of former Ciity Planner Howard Dahl re'n and h�iis years of de'votiionn to the Ciity and the common ood through h�iis good de'sii gn and re'spe'ct for all people iin the pl�an�n�iin proce'ss. Ms. Berry note'd that she Had se'rve'd with Mr. Dahl re'n wHe'n she was on the Planning Com�m�iissiion and wHe'n Twiin Lake's Parkway was Hirst propose'd, opining that iit was an appropriate be' giinniin g for de've'l�opme'n�t iin that area. Ms. Berry re'iite'rate'd that part of Mr. Dah1gren's value to the Ciity was h�iis re'spe'ct t ®r all people nn the proce'ss; and Ms. Berry e'ncouIrage'd everyone t® ke'e'p His model nn mind. Ms. Berry uIrge'd the Ste'e'ring Commntte'e', the Planning Com�m�nssn on and Cnty Council t® vne'w the Comprehensive Plan as a guide t® future de've'l�opme'nt nn the Cnty; and t® ulard against nn�cl�uldnn�g nulme'rouIs specificities (n.e'., Master Plans) t® all ®w de'tanl�s t® change as land de've'lops. Ms. Berry opnne'd that the Comprehensive Plan was a guide and sh�ouIl�d be vie'we'd that way, wrath�ouIt spe'cnfncal�l r defining type's or siize's for retail or the amount or type of h�ou�siin , to allow the Ciity as much flexibility as possible iin future pl�an�n�iin and projects. Ms. Berry fulrthhe'r opiine'd that re'taine'rs paiid a substantial amouln�t of the Ciity 11 s tax base', and that the' y diidni "t on�l r serve the com�m�uln�iity, bust the re' giion with the'iir retail faciil�iitiie's.