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HRA Meeting Minutes –Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Page 11 1 Mr. Erdman again expressed his concern with the parking, using his own calculations for availability 2 and distance with parking to units; opining that the CommonBond proposal would end up looking like 3 the Roseville High School site with no parking other than on the street. Mr. Erdman further opined that 4 the last proposal was not aesthetically pleasing, but rather looked like an institution. 5 6 Chair Maschka advised that the HRA Board had duly noted the audience’s clear message on parking 7 concerns. 8 9 Ken Warwick 10 Having come late to the process, Mr. Warwick questioned how these 3 particular firms were chosen to 11 make a proposal; with Chair Maschka advising that those were the three responding to the HRA’s 12 Request for Proposals. 13 14 With confirmation from the audience through applause, Mr. Warwick opined that the first of the 3 15 proposals appeared to be the most prepared developer, and seemed interested in the entire planning 16 process and the impact to the neighborhood and community. 17 18 Mr. Warwick expressed his hope that additional information and input would be sought from neighbors 19 beyond tonight, noting that there weren’t many neighborspresent at this meeting; but expressed his 20 interest in future meetings and good decision-making by the HRA for the community and his 21 neighborhood as the process continued. 22 23 Kari Gelly 24 Ms. Gelly advised that she had attended all or part of the four community meetings as well as providing 25 input to the City Council on the neighborhood’s criteria. Ms. Gelly thanked the HRA and expressed 26 appreciation for the collaborative processused; and agreed that the first presenters seemed to hear that 27 criteria and gaveus that in their proposed project. However, Ms. Gelly opined that the other 2 28 presenters didn’t seem to match those criteriaas well, nor did they meet the neighborhood and 29 community goals and objectives as well as the first team. Ms. Gelly opined that she trusted that first 30 presentation; feeling that they were invested in Roseville and supported the community interests best. 31 32 The audience applauded Ms. Gelly’s concluding comment. 33 34 Graham Atwood 35 Regarding the last proposal,Mr. Atwood opined that thevarious architectural designs presented had 36 much more of an urban versus suburban feel; and would interrupt the character of the existing 37 neighborhood, in addition to other areas of concern as wellwith their proposal. 38 39 Michelle Harris 40 Ms. Harris concurred with speakers; and expressed concern with the size and mass of the proposed 41 CommonBond building, opining that it didn’t integrate well at all in the community or neighborhood; 42 but seemed more amenable for an urban setting. Ms. Harris concurred with previous speakers that the 43 first presentation seemed to fit well in the community; and addressed what the community had asked for 44 in their meetings. 45 46 Jill Atwood,821Lovell 47 Ms. Atwood concurred that she had enjoyed the first presentation and that would be her first preference 48 if it was really necessary to cram that much housing onto the site. Ms. Atwood agreed with the 49 comments of Chair Maschka in seeking to pull 1 house out of each area, opining that it would make the 50 transition better. However, Ms. Atwood noted that the layout didn’t appear to fit with proposed 51 financing, but expressed hope that the community goals would outweigh that differential. 52 53 Chair Maschka clarified that the original proposed financing was used as a model only; but noted that 54 the proposals brought realty closer, and while still having a gap to fill, it at least brought things into a 55 more realistic realm.