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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Page 14 when last biking in the area of four foot (4’) grass growing through broken asphalt, vacant 666 spaces, and graffiti abounding. Member Gisselquist assured residents that there was 667 already a good police presence in the area based on his experience he shared as an 668 example. Member Gisselquist opined that the area was currently a wasteland and he 669 supported someone developing it; and while it will continue to be controversial, it was the 670 right thing to do. 671 Member Strohmeier thanked the public for their comments; and respectfully disagreed 672 with other commissioners that the Commission’s hands were tied regarding the Plat, 673 opining that this was a major planning decision and a big deal. Member Strohmeier 674 referenced various guiding documents showing that big box retail is not something that 675 will benefit a community, including the Twin Lakes Master Plan, as well as sections of the 676 Comprehensive Plan as displayed by Mr. Grefenberg and his comments, some of which 677 he may disagree with. However, Member Strohmeier did recognize the numerous 678 inconsistencies pointed out by Mr. Grefenberg. Member Strohmeier opined that he would 679 agree with the Statement of Purpose for Commercial Mixed Use Districts, and the lack of 680 a pedestrian, rather than vehicle-centered use. Member Strohmeier opined that this was 681 simply one more way to add to the community’s frustration in their apparent lack of a role 682 in a role in local government, and expressed his disappointment in the current public 683 process. Member Strohmeier advised that he would be voting in opposition to both 684 requested actions. 685 Chair Boerigter thanked the public for their comments, and noted his rationale in 686 allowing for some flexibility with the broad-based comments even when outside the 687 specific scope being considered tonight; recognizing that this was a Public Hearing 688 needing to allow a forum for those public comments. However, Chair Boerigter 689 emphasized that the Commission’s decision-making needed to focus on the limited scope 690 of the Preliminary Plat and city-owned property disposal. 691 Chair Boerigter opined that he didn’t personally think this was outside the Comprehensive 692 Plan, but that it actually fit with the Comprehensive Plan and work done by the City over 693 the last 5-6 years as a Planning Commission and City Council to guide Twin Lakes 694 development. 695 Chair Boerigter further opined that to have a perception that Roseville residents didn’t 696 have a voice in this was quite ludicrous since the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area had 697 been a topic of discussion for years; and as late as last fall, the Planning Commission 698 and City Council held numerous and substantive discussions on the Zoning Code, the 699 Twin Lakes Regulating Map, and other issues, and the allowed uses in Twin Lakes, all of 700 which were consistent with this proposal. Chair Boerigter suggested that, to think that a 701 big box retailer may not develop in the Twin Lakes area was hard to imagine, when all 702 that was required was to listen to discussions to understand that retail was a permitted 703 use and it may include a large scale retailer. 704 Chair Boerigter stated that a review of the current Zoning Code would serve to dictate 705 what was consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and as pointed out by staff, the 706 Zoning Code was amended to make it consistent with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, 707 along with development of the Regulating Map as the governing document to control 708 development in the Twin Lakes area consistent with that Comprehensive Plan. Chair 709 Boerigter opined that it was important to take the overall picture into consideration and 710 what goes into the development area as a whole, and what the overarching guidance of 711 the Comprehensive Plan indicated, rather than picking out bits and pieces. Chair 712 Boerigter expressed his confidence that the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code were 713 both very specific on the governance of what could or could not occur in developing 714 and/or redeveloping the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. 715 Based on his review of these documents, Chair Boerigter opined that the Preliminary Plat 716 and request for land disposition both met City Code requirements, and advised that he 717 would support both. 718