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John Goedeke Mr. Goedeke corer culrre'd with the commmme'n�ts of Ms. Be'rry re'l�ate'd to Mr. Dah1gren. Mr. Goedeke adviise'd that he head be'e'n iin�vol�ve'd with the Comprehensive Pleat on three (3,) diiffe're�nr t le've'ls: formm ull�atiionr of the original Pleat with Mr. Dah1gren, workiin through the Pleat on the City Council le've'l, and n�ow iin u pdatiin�g th�iis pleat. Mr. Goedeke opiin�e'd that ton�iigh t"s commmme'n�ts proviide'd iimmpe'tuls to h�iis con�ce'rn�s re' gardiin�g different bu siinee�ss level designations. Mr. Goedeke fulrth�e'r opiin�e'd that he agre'e'd with the ne'e'd to control what de've'l�ope'd iln a n�e�iIghl orh�ood, and appreciate pu�bl�ilc com� �me'n�ts; howe've'r`, e'xpre'sse'd hails concem itnl re-designating HarMar and Targe't to "Coma miulnl itty BuIsitn�e�ss, 1) was itnl cre'atitnl the+ 'itr n1on1- comm pl�iian�ce'. Mr. Goedeke e'n�cou�rage'd se'riiou s th�oul gh�t aboult the future of Rose�viil�l�e', avoiding potential l�iitii giiou s siitulatiion�s, and al�l�owiin bu siinee�sse's to work wiith�iin the com�mmu�n iity wiith�ou�t on�e'rou�s re'striictiion�s. Tam McGehee Ms. McGehee opiin�e'd that the pe'rce'ptiionr that commercial bu siin�e�ss iin� the com�m�u n�iity was a big boon� to the City 11 s tax base', and diispu�te�d th�at opiin i�on� by providing cal�cu�l�atiion�s of the tax base and al�l�ocatiion of tax dollars across the m�e'tropol�iitan� are'a. Ms. McGehee fu rth�e'r opiin�e'd that the City 11 s re'siide'n�ts absorbe'd the biil�l�s, and e'xpe'riie'n�ce'd a h�ii gh�e'r tax base accordingly. Ms. McGehee spoke irn support to the wriitte'n com�m�e'n�ts re'ad her. Mr. Roe rel�ate'd to "Comm muln�iity Bu�silnec�ss (CB)" land use de'scrilptilon re'vilse'd l�an ulage'. Ms. McGehee spoke iln su�pport ®t pl�an�n�iln for the future t® make the com�m�u�n�ilty livable for ilts re'silde'n�ts, bust n�ot a gre�at feast for deve'lope'rs. Karen Schaffer Ms. Schaffer addre'sse'd the se'con�d portilon ®t the minority re'port dated Se'pte'm�be'r 24, 2008 re'late'd t® Master Pleats as part ®t the Comprehensive Plant; and spoke iln su pport ®t iln�cl�u diem all ®r part ®t the cu�rre'n�t and future land use m� aste'r planes pre'pare'd by the City iln the Comprehensive Plan, as de'taine'd iln� those wrntte'n com�m�e'n�ts. Ch�ainr Bake'm�an cl�ose'd the Pu�bl�ilc Hearing at approximately 9:16 p.m. Di-qmj-q-qinn Ch� am Bake'm�an addre'sse'd several cormrme'n�ts. Concrete barriers on Snelling Ch� am Bake'm�an re'cogn�nze'd pulbl�nc cormrme'n�ts re'late'd to re'ce'n�t nrmprove'rme'n�ts and nn�stal�l�ation of the barrne'r wall al�on Sn e'l�l�irnt g Avenue by Mn�DOT; and advnse'd that the City head note be'e'n notified and was wiith�ou�t recourse iin Chits siitulatiion�. Commissioner Gottfried, as an employee of Mn�DOT, e'n�cou�rage'd pu�bl�iic com�m�e'n�t viia the Mn�DOT .1 website diire'ctl�y to th�at spe'ciifiic project m�an�age'r i�n� orde'r to h�e'ar Mr�tDOT"s rationale for th�e'iir iinl stal�l�atiion�. Public Comment related to making the City more pedestrian and bicycle friendly Ch�aiir Bake'rman� adviise'd that, th�rou�gh�oult the Comprehensive Plant Update', there were nu� lrme'rou s and cootcoot isitste'nl t notatilonis to encourage makilnl the City more wal�kabl�e', itnl clu, dime acce'ss and coot in�e'ctilonis for multi-family and single-family re'siide'n�ce's. Park System Ch� am Bake'm�an n�ote'd that the City 11 s Parks and Re'cre'atnon Department h�e'l�d pe'riodnc Buckthom e'radncation opportuln�ntne's, and e'n�cou�rage'd re'snde'n�ts to vol�uln�te'e'r with the de'partrme'n�t to provide assitstan�ce'. Commissioner Dohs e'rty, as a rme'mi be'r of the Ste'e'rilnl Committee as well as Ch�aitr Bake'm�an�, re'ilte'rate'd that the grou�p head worked ve'ry h�ard to incorporate wal�ki�n and bicycle pathways th�rou�gh�oult the entire docu me'nl t.