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f. Chaska Downtown. Small town Minnesota with town square; could be placed in a Roseville park or city center; decorative amenities; Highway 212 cuts through site; nice main street. g, Prior Lake-Dakota Fitness Center, Owned and operated by Native American community; City of Prior Lake has access to it; was it a city center for Native American community or meeting space? Discovery Zone was private operating firm for child care drop~ins; emphasis on buildings; isolated from everything; shooting range along with recreation center, h. Edinborough. Too dense, too high, least used facility; the city center was too dense like big glitz hotel with lobby; not easily connected but two separate projects; playground and skating amenities are used by small kids, mothers, seniors; summer use was less - mostly a winter activity center; closed off to rest of Edina community - will not unify the community; should be next to South dale; liked tennis and golf greens. Centennial Lakes in summer - active; in winter as skating rink; retail is adjacent to residential; built for users of area; very unnatural; lots of concrete, engineered spaces. i. 50th and France. Lighting great; active! Two city personalities; street level retail and housing above; need multiple stories to be financially feasible; need public/private partnership; traffic congestion! j. North St. Paul. No parking; across from public works; no community entrance. k. New Brighton. Good example of community center with play area always busy; an accommodation and connection of many uses; partnership with Mounds View School District; replaced commercial with residential. I. Maplewood and Shoreview. Lots of civic uses but not connected; typically suburban; stand-alone buildings. m. General observations: find compatible uses to share parking need to join together the uses; housing and retail with parking at rear; many centers were not yet part of community all buildings were not awe-inspiring; in Roseville we use "campus-like" developments; Center Pointe in Roseville is a good example; is there a community sense of architectural identity? Would buildings in Roseville be add-ons? 5. The Identification of the Process for Future Work. Kim Way explained two processes: deductive or inductive. A general discussion ensued. A vision may be the starting point. Is this centralized or decentralized community center concept? The uses and spirit of the place are intrinsically linked. Imagine what the site could be in ten years, or alternatively, think of one thing at a time. 6. Questions from Audience. Chair Keith Wietecki explained the process and the community input process. He suggested the process for input in February. Where will retail stores be located? Is there enough parking today? Is there any impact on the homes already here? Page 2 of6