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TO: FROM: RE: DATE: Roseville City Council Sam Marks, 1491 Centennial Drive. Arona Si te 8/9/02 Since I am hoping all my neighbors will take this opportunity to speak for themselves, I aIll asking this staternent of IllY personal opinion be read tonight. This is not necessarily the feelings of the entire neighborhood, but instead, rny own thoughts. T'wo plans (United Properties and TimberCraft) clearly stand head and shoulders above the others and I will confine my statement to those two. Both plans have great nlerit. United Properties has shown, from the first, a willingness to listen to, work with and adapt plans to the desires of the surrounding neighbors. This bodes well, in rny rnind, for future cooperation with our neighborhood as the project progresses. Their unique marketing approach, through Roseville churches and their commitment to senior housing and long term needs are cOIllmendable. The cooperative organization is a very good approach. Fronl the very first, one of my criticisms has been the large multi-story building stretching diagonally across the site. Even though this has been reduced to three stories, I believe it is located in the wrong part of the site. It will block any view the neighbors to the north will have of the southern part of the property. I still have doubts in my Blind that the nlarketing will reach all who might desire being involved if they are not rneInbers of Roseville area churches. I fully support including Habitat for Humanity houses and prefer United Properties two to TimberCraft's five. TimberCraft's bold cmd last minute revision shows a sensitivity to the concerns of the neighbors concerning traffic problenls. Upon first viewing of all the proposals this one was IllY favorite. Their revisions have restored them to first place in my mind. I do not believe closing the Arona street to vehicular access to the site promotes a "closed neighborhood" but is lllerely an innovative approach to solving one of the probleIlls. In all aspects except vehicular traffic, the site is just as accessible as any of the other plans. Looking at both plans from "above" gives United Properties the edge on "openness" however the sight lines by TimberCraft are superior. I believe 5 Habitat for Humanities hOInes would be too many. The length of tiIue for construction of that Illany is the Inajor concern. I do favor putting in the Terrace Drive connection as early as possible to limit/eliminate construction traffic on Arona as a definite plus. I much prefer the green space/park on the north side of the site to any of the other proposals. I could easily live with either the United Properties or TinlberCraft proposals. There are very good points fron1 each. Perhaps some sort of blending might be possible. As of last week's Council meeting, United was clearly my favorite, however, last lllinute revisions have nlade the choice not as clear cut. In my mind, it is a tie. TinlberCraft is just as strong a contender. Thank you very much.