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Implications that the 100,000-square-foot language had been incorporated at the "last minute"' Ch�aiir Bake�m�an re'spon de'd to al�l�e' gatiion s that the 100,000-square-foot proviisiion� had be'e'n� an "eleventh h�ouIr" addiltilon�; anId e�n�couIrage�d Ste�e�riln�g Committee m�e�m�be�rs, as well as m�e�m�be�rs ®t the punbl�ilc, t® re'vile'w mie'e'titni g m�itn�u�te's anid ditscuIssiIonis th�rou�ghiou�t the proce�ss. Chaitr Bake'm�ani conicuIrre'd that, while diisculssiionr s were h�e'l�d throw gh�ou�t, there was n�ot early cony se'n�suls, th�uIs caulsiin th�iis topiic of con�ve'rsatilon� to be left until the final rme'e'tiln , at which time a vote was take�n�. Ch�ailr Bake�rman n�ote'd that Mr. Roe appe'are'd to be indicating, from the auldile'n�ce', Idle agre'e'mme'n�t with h�e'r pe�rce�ptilon of rme'e'tiln dilsculssilon� s an�d the proce�ss. Commissioner Dohl e'rty, also se'rviln on the Ste'e'riln Co rpi iltte'e', con cuIrre'd with Chaitr Bake'm�ani "s cormrme'n�ts; nIotilnl g that decisions on dilffilcull�t ilssule's were de'l�aye'd until the final rme'e'tiIn , with n�o alternative available oth�e'r th�anI se'e'k majority approval, abse'nIt con�se'n�suls. Traffic Issues Ch�ailr Bake'mlan n�ote'd thief, always e'vilde'n�t iln the rmiln�ds of everyone se'rviln on the Ste'e'riln Cormrmiltte'e', was the Cilty 11 s posiltilonr as a filrst-riln�g su1bu�rb, an�d con�titn�u1iIn�g de've'l�opmie'n�t north of Roseville that impacts the Cilty. Ch�ailr Bake'm�an� opiln�e'd tll at, as Ions as l�an�d re�m�ailn�e'd l�e'ss expensive iln suIbulrbs or areas north of Rose�vill�l�e', there wou�l�d continue to be fulrth�e'r traffiIc con ge'stilon force'd uIpon� an�d impacting the CiIty 11 s re'silde'n�ts, infrastructure an�d traffic patte'rn s, as people cormrmulte'd to e'ilth�e'r down�town St. Paul or Minneapolis. Ch�aiIr Bake'man u1se'd Sn�e'l�l�iIn venue as a prime e'xamipl�e', as iIt was e'xce'e'diln capacity. Ch�aiIr Bake�rman advilse'd that the Ste'e'riln Committee had atte'rmpte'd to bulill�d iln to the Comprehensive Plan iin�cre�ase'd opportu�n iitiie's an�d reelIatiionnshl iips with Mn DOT, Ramsey CouI n�ty an�d oth�e'r com�m�uln iitiie's iin� addre�ssiin�g traffic iissu1e's coope'ratiive'l�y an�d make improvements. Ch�aiir Bake'm�an� n�ote'd the iim�prove'rme'n�ts made at CouI n�ty Road B an�d Sn�e'l�l�iin ,venue wh�e'n� Target was re�de've'l�ope'd, an�d cost- sh�ariin�g by variiou�s e'n�tiitiie's, as well as the de've'l�ope'r. Ch�aiir Bake'mman n�ote'd that siim�iil�ar cost al�l�ocatiion s wou�l�d be borne by de've'l�ope'rs adjace' n�t to Twiin Lake's Parkway for infrastructure an�d roadway con strulctiion� and /ter iim�prove'rme'n�ts (ii.e'., park an�d ride faciil�iity her. Metro Transit). Ch�aiir Bake'mman� adviise'd that the Comprehensive Plan proviide's a gre�at deal of guidance iin considering alternative travel anode's, and assuIre'd ciltilze'n�s that the Ste'e'riln�g Committee atte'm�pte'd t® take th�e'iIr corer ce'rns iIn�to corer silde�rati1on�. Commissioner DohI e'rty con�culrre'd with Ch�ailr Bake�mlard"s cormrme'n�ts; and n�ote'd that rmost ®t the ilte'mms addre'sse'd iln the Comprehensive Plan ach�ile've'd con�se'n�suls after productive dilsculssilon�; Howe've'r`, n�ote'd that those fe'w iite'rms not ach�iie'viin con�se'n�suls were now before the Cormrmiissiionr as de'taine'd iin staff; s report on page 3,: The role ®t miaste'r plans wilth iln the plant; The de'filn�iltilon ®t the Cormmmuln�ilty BuIsitn�e�ss future land use cate'gory; and The future l�an�d use de'sii gn�atiion� of the HarMar Mall an�d SuIpe'rTarge't. Secti ©n 11- , Master Plan Discussi ©n CHaiir Bake'm�an n�ote'd Ste'e'riin Committee vote�s as de'taine'd on page 3, of the staff report re�l�ate'd to e'xiistiin rmaste'r plats, the Twiin Lake's' rmaste'r plat, an�d future pleats, as iin�diicate'd. Diisculssiion iin cl�ulde'd e'n gagiin pol�iicy mmake'rs (Ciity CouIn ciil iin de'te'rm�iin iin on a case-by-case beans whe'the'r e'xiistiin rmaste'r plants sh�oull�d be iin cl�u de'd iin the Comprehensive Plan Update', based on tHe'iir culrre'ntt re'l�e'vantcy; dilscu�ssilont ®t language antd ilts ilntte'ntt ilnt lterm 1 ®t page 11-5 u ntde'r the se'ctilont e'nttiltl�e'd, "Re�l�atilontsh�ilp Be�twe'e'nt maste'r Plants antd the Comprehensive Plant" antd de'rmontstrate'd ilnt language on page 4-22, se'ctilont e'nttiltl�e'd, "Future Land Use Plana„ potential de'vilatilont since ilt was a "tool�;" rmaste'r plants ve'rsuls zoning code's; the illustrative antd visionary nature ®t the Comprehensive Plan ve'rsuls a rmaste'r plant cre'atilnt g specific dilscu�ssilont ®t a geographical are'a; antd the ne'e'd t ®n cl�arilty antd h ®w that cl�arilty cou�l�d be achile've'd.