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Page I of2 , ~~ ~h f-e Welsch, Dennis From: David and Ida Meikle [davenida@jps.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 08,199910:12 PM To: dennis.welsch@cLroseville.mn.us Dennis, Here's a copy of what I just sent to Keith Wietecki- f~ -~ Keith, I won't be at the June meeting as I'm in California till 6/19, but I wanted to pass along a few thoughts I've had since the public meeting. I hope you'll share them with the other members. I would not agree with any plan that would remove park land and put buildings on it. It's not fair to residents who bought nearby properties because of parks, nor is new park land in neighborhoods very easy to come by, Parks are precious and we should preserve them, Open space, beyond its recreational use, is a valuable amenity and is not replaceable by a community building, The only place I might consider a "city center" type function in a park is at Lexington/B where there previously was a school; a community facility location (sharing park user parking) might help resolve the controversy about use of that corner. With respect to the city center boundaries, I think the reasoning behind the different boundaries varies too much. If land is within the proposed CC boundary, it should be there for a greater purpose than planning bike/ped trails, sign age, or expected impact. The CC boundary should encompass the land that is intended to be developed as a city center (or related uses). Perhaps we should rethink whether any area N of Woodhill should be included, or whether the spur at the south side of County C towards Victoria should be included. I understand the need to establish boundaries within which we can develop more advanced designs for city center components, but if I lived adjacent or near to our current proposed boundaries, I would really want to know what, of our "laundry list" of possible functions, would be where. It's only fair to disclose our current thinking on this to residents, to somehow let them know if they are likely to be next to a path, a parking structure, or a community or civic building. Once the district is adopted and plans are more advanced, development proposals would need to be consistent with the plan, as I understand it. Any information we can give people now may make the district more palatable to those most affected. I was disappointed that Kim didn't present any rough designs to the public in last month's meeting, since most of those folks probably hadn't seen them before. Best wishes for June, and see you next month, ~ /A/' rJ\ 6/9/99