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land use study commissioned by Everest in response to Ramsey County condemnation proceedings. In contrast, the application and attached narrative makes no significant mention of the 1994 Comprehensive Plan or any understanding thereof. Within this narrative, the applicant offered comments based on Ramsey County library planning and condemnations actions (1987.1991), noting..."an acknowledged need in the marketplace" for business or professional office uses. For purposes of this proposal, the applicant has also designated the area of (and surrounding) the subject property as "Downtown Roseville." The 1994 Comprehensive Plan recognizes a need for a Community Civic Center, identifying the four corners at the intersection of Lexington and County Road C as the location. Everest has also considered other uses for this property which would be in conformance with the 1994 Land Use Plan. The Planning Commission meeting minutes of June 8, 1994, note that Everest proposed a sketch plan for a 71 unit senior housing project for the Hamline Avenue property at public meetings (with their potential buyer Episcopal Housing and Thomas Olson) with further discussion on July 13, 1994, The proposal is mention in the 1994 Comprehensive Plan, Planning District 13, number 13-3. 3.0 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BACKGROUND 3.1 Vista 2000. The City Council sought resident input in a number of ways during the 1990s, One of the most important was the 1992 Vista 2000 report in which nearly 100 residents, experts, and staff were asked to create a community vision for the year 2000 - what would they like to see the City look like in 8 to 10 years, and what programs should the City carry forward in to the next century. Paraphrasing, some of the recommendations included: 1. Improve traffic flow and pedestrian connection where possible and prevent congestion and pass-through traffic in areas not already impacted. 2. Create opportunities for different types of housing and different life styles and stages of life. Mix housing opportunities so that young and old can remain in the community and within the same neighborhood if possible. 3. Solidify and preserve existing residential neighborhoods - create definitive areas of commercial/office/industrial uses and intensify them without further encroachments into the residential neighborhoods by commercial/office/ industrial uses. To add new development, build vertically in existing non-residential areas, 4. Create head-of-household job opportunities for residents in the community, possibly within experimental mixed use neighborhood developments. PF#2978 - (01/14/98) - Page 3 of 11