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City Council Regular Meeting - 01/10/05 Minutes - Page 21 Carol Erickson, 2925 Mildred Drive Ms. Erickson, as a long-time proponent and promoter of Langton Lake, spoke her wholehearted agreement with this project; reminding citizens that the City did not own the land and this was an opportunity to work cooperatively with a private developer to ensure that the City's concerns and issues were addressed. Ms. Erickson concluded by commenting on the continuing dominance of retail as addressed in a newspaper article dated January 3, 2005. Katherine Smith, 1784 Maple Lane Ms. Smith emphasized citizen concern that shoreline and lake preservation were important concerns, and development as far away from the lake as possible was desired. Ms. Smith requested statistics from the City Council and staff related to the study of the percentage of residents from Roseville and those from outside Roseville who remained in the community in recently-constructed elderly hi-rise facilities. Ralph Rosenthal, 3035 N Fairview Avenue Mr. Rosenthal encouraged Councilmembers to keep the concerns of residents regarding Langton Lake, traffic, and other quality of life issues uppermost in their mind while making this major decision. Steven Carlson, 1770 Lydia Avenue Mr. Carlson spoke in opposition to the proposed project, citing concerns related to Langton Lake and Park and sufficiency of open space with additional housing units proposed; connectivity to other parks; and his strong opposition to big box retail. Emily Schreurs, 3058 N Wilder Ms. Schreurs spoke in opposition to the project, cItmg her concerns related to preserving the wildlife buffer to the area park; and the significant impact of the proposed Parkway to the area and surrounding roadways. Bruce Carlson, owner of building next to Terrace Drive at the intersection of Fairview Avenue Mr. Carlson reiterated his previous concerns regarding the proposed rezoning of properties and impacts that would make his