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. The Church is interested in being a good neighbor. Currently they have a good relation ship with Carl Seidel rental properties and have provided food and gifts for the children and families in those units. . The church is underutilized and they have talked about adding gym space to the west. They have not been able to adequately fund such a project but would be interested in partnering. . The church would like to see the pond at 185 North McCarrons cleaned up and serve as more of an amenity such as walking paths for the area when the site is developed. Terry Palmer, the representative of the Armory had the following comments: . The armory site is state owned by The MN Department of Military Affairs and was purchased from the Roseville School District. It is used by the MN National Guard. Typically the Guard properties are within neighborhoods and they have partnered in other areas like Rosemont and Brooklyn Park to build Community facilities with National Guard facilities. . They have no long range plans to change the use of the site and the current site serves their need well for offices and training rooms. There is limited use of outside space and some use of gym space for drills. . They currently do not offer rooms for to other organizations since they lost their custodial services due to budget cuts. If the City or other organizations could partner for custodial services the Armory could possibly open up the space again for community use. Mark Doneaux, Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) commented: . Currently conducting a water quality project in Villa Park and have worked closely with the Lake McCarrons Neighborhood Association. . The CRWD looks at new developments as an opportunity to improve water quality in the area. . They would be very interested in the retention of the pond but may look at a modification to accommodate development. The pond could not be filled in. . There would be a requirement to treat the water runoff prior to discharge to the pond based upon the new impervious service added due to the development. . The CRWD is silent on land use but will look at the pond and possible impacts due to higher density development and come back with comments and suggestions. Rice Street Business Owner, Steve Kissel, commented: . His property is a multi tenant building located at 1899 Rice Street. . The owner does not see this project as a direct impact to the business. He is interested in what is happening in the neighborhood. Final Version 22 July 26, 2004