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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 21,2012 Page 31 Mr. Kotecki questioned what the three (3) most attractive reasons Wal-Mart had for building in Roseville; whether surrounding retail bothered Wal-Mart or the City Council; whether TIF was part of this development and if so, would Wal- Mart develop in Roseville without TIF. In fairness to Wal-Mart, Mr. Kotecki reviewed his mileage calculations of other Wal-Marts in the immediate metro- politan area (Saint Anthony Village, University at Prior Avenues) and ques- tioned if it was normal practice for them to build that close to their other stores. Mr. Kotecki questioned the accuracy of traffic studies and their projections, and safety of cars potentially stacking on the freeway for others going at or over speed as they encountered that stacking. Jane Auger, 1880 Roselawn Avenue W As a twenty (20) year resident of Roseville, Ms. Auger opined that having Wal- Mart so close to their neighborhood would decrease their quality of life and property values. Ms. Auger advised that this may cause her to re-evaluate her choice to remain in Roseville. Ms. Auger questioned the designation of Wal- Mart at "limited retail" and opined that there must be other prime vendors look- ing to locate in Roseville; and expressed her opposition to the proposed Wal- Mart development. Mary Alexander, 14 Mid Oaks Road Ms. Alexander questioned what was in it for Roseville from the City Council's perspective; and whether money received by the City would serve to further im- prove community parks and roads. Ms. Alexander noted the significant tax money being allocated to ensure the best park system possible for the communi- ty; and questioned what was wrong with Roseville aspiring to be the best rather than dragging it down with such a development as proposed. Ms. Alexander questioned if the City would feature a Wal-Mart store on the front cover of the Roseville Visitor's Association (RVA) promotional materials; opining that this was not something communities chose to advertise as a positive in their com- munity. Ms. Alexander noted her confusion in the Comprehensive and Master Plans, but opined that her perception was that both consistently supported local businesses supporting area families, not big box stores in any of their recom- mendations. Ms. Alexander displayed and referenced her copy of the March 2012 Consumers' Report magazine that had rated ten (10) big box stores, with Wal-Mart scoring the lowest of those ten (10) for customer satisfaction. Ms. Alexander questioned why a retail store should be put in the midst of Roseville when customers were not satisfied with this retailer; and opined that it only pro- vide a recipe for failure. Mayor Roe closed public comment at this time, as no more speakers were ap- parent. At the invitation of Mayor Roe to Ms. Sue Steinwall for comments or responses, Ms. Steinwall advised that they would stand for questions as asked.