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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9, 2015 Page 14 existing commercial buildings and especially with the four story height, a first in Roseville. Ms. Erickson stated that she was not opposed to development of the Twin Lakes area, and not having anything against Sherman Associates, and desir- ous of a successful development, she would support such a development further west on the other side of the lake where similar buildings already existed. Ms. Er- ickson noted that the "Dorso" site would still provide for access to the park, which was an amenity the existing single-family neighborhood also valued and used frequently as a meeting place providing a natural area for them in an urban setting. Ms. Erickson stated that residents enjoyed nature, but they didn't want to see the proposed units increase and negatively impact the day-to-day quality of life for existing residents, whether or not the development was tied to extension of Twin Lakes Parkway. Ms. Erickson opined that extending the Parkway would only serve to create more traffic bottlenecks in the area; and asked that the devel- opment would serve to benefit the neighborhood that they loved. Bob Patient,3049 Shorewood Lane As a newer resident to Roseville, Mr. Patient advised that his concern was in the height of the proposed building and increased traffic on Fairview Avenue. Mr. Patient opined that the intersections of Lydia Avenue and County Road D at Fair- view Avenue already presented a bottleneck, as well as at Lincoln Drive. Mr. Pa- tient recognized that Fairview Avenue and several other roadways were under the jurisdiction of Ramsey County and therefore the City was limited in what could be done,he stated that residents did not want more cars there. Mr. Patient noted the proposed closure of Wheeler Street at County Road D and proposed assessments to benefitting properties, and suggested that since this was of benefit to the entire community beyond the immediate neighborhood, the taxes be spread city-wide. Mr. Patient suggested that any other costs for this specific redevelopment project should also be taxed city-wide as only zeroing in only on properties adjacent to the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area for any assessments. Lisa McCormack,Wheeler Street As a member of the neighborhood association, Ms. McCormack seconded the comments of Ms. Erickson, but clarified that she was speaking as a resident also. Ms. McCormack stated that the neighbors were open and desirous of a successful project, but questioned confidence in the success of the project as proposed. Ms. McCormack noted one point of contention for the neighborhood was the lack of awareness provided in the past, and their knowledge only coming forward well af- ter the previously referenced June meeting. Ms. McCormack noted that the neighbors had considerable concern with the proposed location, since they con- sidered this condensed area of 500 single-family homes as a gateway into Rose- ville. Ms. McCormack advised that, once the neighbors became aware of the pro- posed project, they had looked at multiple studies and factors playing into wheth- er or not such a project could be successful, since it affected the long-term stabil- ity of the existing neighborhood.