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City Council Study Session Minutes of Monday, May 14, 2007 Page 8 Councilmember Ihlan noted that members of the public may be pre- sent, wishing to speak on this subject, and asked that the City Council consider providing that opportunity. Councilmember Ihlan sought clarification from the CAG on several items, including no recommendations suggesting prohibition of subdi- vision of existing large lots or re-combinations of lots (i.e., similar to Parker Avenue); questioned the validity of minimum lot size compari- sons on the chart on page 9 of the report and her interpretation of the lot size ranges for different zones; and the contextual sliding scale ap- proach outlined on page 10 of the report and why such a scale would prove difficult to administer and decrease understandability of the code. Members of the CAG addressed questioned and comments of Coun- cilmember Ihlan, referencing the rationale and discussion points con- sidered and made a part of the final report including, mechanisms al- ready in place in Roseville City Code; existing and potential creation of neighborhood associations to protect the integrity of a specific neighborhood at the discretion of the entire neighborhood; use of land trusts to prevent development; the group's lack of time to further re- search the actual number and type of lots in specific communities out- side the scope of the report perimeters; and the advantages of the 30% coverage restrictions for residential lots in Roseville, and the protec- tions offered by those restrictions when compared with other commu- nities. The CAG reviewed requirements for contextual sliding scale consid- erations, such as ongoing surveying of all properties within a certain area to calculate a mean and median lot size; and the ramifications of the process depending on where the initial lot split was done. Mayor Klausing noted the time, and additional policy discussions to be held by the City Council in the near future, based on the recom- mendation of the CAG; and expressed his personal appreciation to the CAG for their extensive work.