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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 22, 2013 Page 8 ed the positives with and recognition of the area's education system, and the strength of corporations surrounding Roseville (e.g. Boston Scientific, Land O'Lakes, Deluxe Check, Medtronic, and St. Jude's) all high paying jobs. Mr. Ral- ston opined that Roseville could take advantage of that corporate support and take the lead in further development. Mr. Ralston referenced the Hagen Property De- velopment proposal coming forward later tonight, as an example of the culmina- tion of efforts,with the system working. Jim Walston, Representative of Old Dominion Freight Line (2750 between Iona Lane and Twin Lakes Parkway and Cleveland Avenue and Mt. Ridge Road), Mr. Walston, involved for five (5) plus years with the Old Dominion site, con- curred with the comments of Mr. Ralston, and encouraged the City to act in the role of facilitator. Mr. Walston opined that he had observed this all the way through, with the condemnation of property by the Metropolitan Council 4-5 years ago for the Park & Ride facility; and Mr. Trudgeon and Mr. Paschke work- ing as facilitators to resolve issues and concerns with the property's potential fu- ture use. While it ended up that no financing was available in 2008 to see the proposed hotel project through, Mr. Walston noted that Mr. Trudgeon had contin- ued to work with various parties to work out matters for the Old Dominion site and any future land use issues on that site and make it more marketable. Mr. Walston advised that Colliers/Welsch was currently marketing the site; and any old concerns about municipal involvement was minimal at best, with Old Domin- ion currently based in North Carolina and operating routes out of their Blaine, MN facility; with the intent for the property to never serve as a truck terminal again; and continued to look for the right buyer for the property. Mr. Walston agreed that it was vital to know who to contact at the City of Rose- ville; whether for their brokers, a potential buyer, him personally, or anyone to be confident of a listening ear and how to get great service from the City. At the request of Mayor Roe regarding any remaining concerns they had with cur- rent zoning of the property for land use, Mr. Walston advised that the City's in- troduction of performance standards for setbacks several years ago had created some initial concern; but opined that they no longer remained or were seen as any impediment for possible uses for the property and prospective buyers coming forward with a plan. Robert Murphy, President of Applewood Point—Roseville at Langton Lake, 1996 Langton Lake Drive, Residential Facility in Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area Coming from a different perspective, as the only successful housing development to-date, Mr. Murphy noted reviewed the phased development of this residential complex immediately to the west of the Langton lake ballfields. Mr. Murphy asked that the City continue to consider the future vision for the area as redevel-