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` Attachment C Roseville. T4C is also active in hefping the area Hmong Community, and supporting civic events such as the Lauderdale "Day in the Park". T4C's Search for a New Faciliri As T4C has continued to grow and reach the limitations of their current site, they established a site search criteria for a new location. Preliminary analysis shows that the site at 2755 Long Lake Road meets all of these criteria, including: 1) Located centrally in the Twin Cities (within Highways 135-E, 100, 694, and 62) 2) Lot size of 5 acres with enough area to support a 55,000 sf. building (1000 seat assembly rooms) 3) Raise the majority of funding in equity proceeds before purchasing a new facility 4) Total cost of property, building and construction/remodeling of between $4 -$6 million dollars The 2030 Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City Council on 10/26/09 outlines the site as a Regional Business (RB) area defined as: 'Regional Business uses are commerciol with a collection of businesses thot provide goods and services to o regional morkei areo. Uses found in regional Business areas include regional-scale malls, shopping centers of vorious sizes, free standing large- format stores, freestanding smpller businesses, mu/tistory office buildings, and groupings of automobile dealerships.' T4C's proposed use of the site is consistent with both the accessibility demands and traffic volume considerations given under the current definition. The regional nature of T4C as the largest Chinese-American Church in the metro area, and its unique structure of serving three language centered congregations, lends to the regional appeal of the church. More specifically, the site provides the appropriate level of highway access and eliminates the concern of moving significant traffic volume into and through residential neighborhoods. This benefit and type of use is consistent with the currently allowable uses under the general Regional Business Comprehensive plan designation, as well as the existing B-3 classification. On a national level, many consider the current model for large churches, including T4C, as a"mall of ministry" with services that include multiple types of assembly. These assembly types indude music, dance, video and speaking performances, formal and informal dining, child care centers with indoor play areas, dassrooms for all ages and recreational and social use areas. In the case of T4C, unique cultural and language opportunities for assembly also occur. 7hese gaiherings center around a conditioned circulation space supported 6y generous parking and monitored by trained staff. Additional Required fnformation. Pa��e � of 7