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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9, 2015 Page 16 that would address individual or collective interests. If this proposal did not pro- ceed, Ms. Hagen expressed her concern that another long process would be re- quired, especially given the many issues already faced by her husband and former tenants on the site who were given eviction notices by the City when previous de- velopments seemed inevitable and forthcoming, but were later tabled for a num- ber of years. With this current development interest, Ms. Hagen opined that it was time to complete redeveloping this area, and reiterated her impression that this would be seen as an asset to the entire community. Clarifications of Public Comment Issues Assessment to Benefitting Properties or Areas Mayor Roe clarified that this was related to the initial Twin Lakes analysis and study on options to finance infrastructure improvements in the overall Twin Lakes area and possible definition of benefitted areas in accordance with state statutes. Mayor Roe advised that more recently, the City had made the decision to move from that option, and clarified that the option was not currently on the table other than assessing specific projects that benefitted and were in the immediate area on- ly. HDR Zoning Districts Mayor Roe stated that this perception may be a misrepresentation of previous City Council discussions, specific to the areas considered as HDR zoning. In the "green strip" as displayed by Ms. McCormack, Mayor Roe noted that the City Council had talked about changing current zoning from HDR to Community Mixed Use (CMU), which would still allow for HDR uses; and that discussion was not necessarily framed to indicate the City Council did not want HDR uses in that area. Traffic Volumes and Updated Study At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, City Manager Trudgeon confirmed that the updated traffic study was scheduled for presentation to the City Council at their February 23, 2015 meeting. For the benefit of residents, Councilmember Laliberte noted that Ramsey County had been invited to attend that meeting as well, since Fairview Avenue and other impacted roadways and/or intersections were under Ramsey County's jurisdiction. Mayor Roe further noted that part of the overall review of the Twin Lakes Rede- velopment Area had been acknowledgement that those intersections were not cur- rently working as they should, and any thoughts on improving traffic flow should include Ramsey County or other jurisdictions as applicable and in conjunction with City's plans at Twin Lakes. Council Positions Mayor Roe noted that the developer was not seeking any request for action from the City Council at this meeting; however, he noted Sherman Associates' concern