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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 16, 2012 Page 34 Then, Mr. Rancone advised that another delay for all Twin Lakes land owners was put in place in 2007 through updating the AUAR, with land owners awaiting the next level of zoning ordi- nances mandating uses. Mr. Rancone noted that the update provided a very comprehensive analysis of environmental and traffic issues, and provided three (3) different development sce- narios, one of which called for substantially more retail for that area as a possibility. Another delay in 2009, with a mandated update to the Comprehensive Plan, another exhaustive process, allowing citizens to weigh in for various types of business uses, but Mr. Rancone not- ed essentially creating yet another delay in marketing the land until that was resolved. Mr. Rancone noted that this was then followed by a mandated update to the City's Zoning Code, another delay in marketing the property. Mr. Rancone noted that Roseville Properties, unlike some of the land owners disputing the proposed allocation formulas and suing the City, had chosen to take the high road and wait the process out yet again. Mr. Rancone reiterated that the process allowed an opportunity for resi- dents, some in tonight's audience as well, to weigh in on that zoning. Meanwhile, Mr. Ran- cone noted that once again, marketing the property was delayed for that process, while another layer of regulations was added. Then, Mr. Rancone noted, the Regulating Plan defining design standards for Twin Lakes, created yet another delay and another hurdle to development of the land. Basically, Mr. Rancone noted that, from 2006 — 2011, land owners had been stymied from doing anything. Upon yet another potential delay with the allocation formula and subse- quent court case, Mr. Rancone noted this proved problematic and was eventually overturned in the courts. Mr. Rancone opined that it was disingenuous for speakers to imply that they had not had an opportunity to weigh in during the legal process. With the ruling from the Court of Appeals, Mr. Rancone noted that this provided an opportunity to tighten the rules for the size of build- ings and uses, with the Planning Commission and City Council determining to not make it so restrictive in order to address the realities of the marketplace. Mr. Rancone opined that in an ideal world, it would be wonderful to have smaller, community businesses; however, as a prac- tical matter, those smaller businesses could not afford to open as the first person on the block and proved to be unrealistic in today's world and market. Mr. Rancone asked that citizens look at the mixed use concept for the entire Twin Lakes Rede- velopment Area, not just the Wal-Mart proposal, which simply served as the first piece of the puzzle, along with the Park and Ride facility. Mr. Rancone opined that this would determine the next pieces of the puzzle. Mr. Rancone assured citizens that people would utilize Wal- Mart,particularly the senior population on a tighter budget. Contrary to Ms. Schaffer's allegations that retail properties pay less in taxes, Mr. Rancone clar- ified that this is certainly not the case from their perspective, with their property taxes higher than some other commercial properties in Roseville, opining that someone needed to vet that out. Mr. Rancone noted that retailers pay higher taxes per square foot than commercial busi- nesses, at least from their perspective dictated by the marketplace. Mr. Rancone noted that de-