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WHEREAS agreement in principle on the granting of public financial assistance for the proposed Twin Lakes redevelopment is a condition for the continuation of the Contract of Exclusive Negotiations the City of Roseville and the Rottlund Company beyond September 30, 2004, and WHEREAS redevelopment costs for the Twin Lakes area (including the costs of environmental clean-up and remediation) remain uncertain, and WHEREAS granting tax increment financing, use of hazardous substance subdistricts, and other requested public assistance would decrease Roseville's tax revenues, increase the city's debt load, and significantly strain the city's budget for the next 25 years or longer, and WHEREAS the requirements of state law and city policy for granting tax increment financing and other subsidies have not been met, and WHEREAS the proposed redevelopment does not serve any public purpose, and WHEREAS Roseville has no public need for more large scale retail development, and WHEREAS the proposed redevelopment will not create living-wage jobs or result in economic growth in Roseville, and WHEREAS the proposed redevelopment is not consistent with Roseville's Comprehensive Plan for the Twin Lakes area, and WHEREAS, for reasons of public health and safety, redevelopment should not proceed without further investigation into the nature and extent of groundwater contamination in the Twin Lakes area, including a full site characterization with respect to groundwater contamination involving TCE, and WHEREAS no investigation or other efforts have been made to attempt to collect environmental clean-up costs from responsible parties, and WHEREAS it is not in the public interest for Roseville to pay environmental clean-up costs that responsible parties can and should pay, and WHEREAS it is not in the public interest for the city to agree to use public money to pay other redevelopment costs that are presently unknown, and WHEREAS the proposed redevelopment will cause additional costs to the city and surrounding neighborhoods (including traffic, air, noise, and light pollution, and increased demands on city services) that have not been adequately analyzed, quantified, or taken into account, therefore