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Special Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, September 17, 2015 Page 20 ability to access connecting roads. Ms. McCormick noted that the neighborhood was currently 940 dependent on County Road C and Snelling Avenue for their everyday access needs; and with 941 existing traffic issues on Snelling Avenue and County Road C-2, depending on when those 942 improvements occur and how they impacted traffic flow, it had the potential to add more traffic on 943 Terrace Drive. 944 Ms. McCormick noted that the neighborhood had also asked to have more upfront input rather 945 than being presented with a concept that appeared to be a “done deal.” Given the City Council’s 946 and staff’s often-stated interest in improving the trend for more community involvement and 947 discussion, Ms. McCormick asked that the concept for changes to Terrace Drive be removed 948 from the proposed regulating map and be considered for incorporation as part of the 949 comprehensive plan update discussion. 950 Zach Crane, 2968 Marion Street 951 Mr. Crane advised that he had attended the January planning session and in continuing to 952 observe the process, expressed appreciation for the work done by the City in getting residents 953 involved and receiving their comments. Mr. Crane opined this had been a herculean effort and 954 commended the Commission and staff for their efforts in obtaining public feedback. 955 Mr. Crane advised that one concern he had before tonight’s meeting was that there didn’t seem 956 to be enough consideration for potential developers or businesses and their needs. However, Mr. 957 Crane expressed his pleasant surprise that concertive efforts had gone into potential businesses 958 and the neighborhood as well. Mr. Crane thanked staff and the Commission for their deliberate 959 consideration moving Roseville forward. 960 Having moved into Roseville in the fall of 2013, Mr. Crane admitted he was not close to this 961 neighborhood other than driving through it to get home or visit an area business, but not doing so 962 on a daily basis. Mr. Crane advised that his interest, as was that of his neighbors, in making sure 963 Roseville looks like a reasonable place to do business without too many traps for developers to fit 964 into a small open slot. Mr. Crane simply asked that this remain a consideration for those 965 interested in investing in Roseville and in their review of City Code and whether their locating 966 here made sense. 967 Based on his personal observations, Mr. Crane opined that one area that may have been slighted 968 in the past was discussion about merging residential and commercial areas, suggesting that he 969 viewed it more as commercial property creating a buffer for a residential neighborhood versus the 970 neighborhood trying to create a buffer for commercial areas, which could lead to inconsistent 971 results. As an example, Mr. Crane noted under the old CMU, an auto shop or repair use may be 972 permitted, but now was only permitted in CMU-2 subareas, making it look more like the attempt 973 was being made to create generally commercial/industrial areas of the city into residential uses. 974 Mr. Crane stated that his preference would be that the city continue to be cautious and provide 975 consistent representation. Mr. Crane note that, since the initial listening session, the city had not 976 received input from businesses and even though they attended those initial listening sessions, 977 asked that the city not forget their input at that time. Again, Mr. Crane thanked staff and the 978 commission for their work, the amount of time spent on this, and what they had accomplished to- 979 date. 980 Chair Boguszewski closed the public comment portion of the meeting at approximately 9:57 p.m.; 981 with no one else appearing to speak. 982 Individual Commissioner Position Statements 983 Chair Boguszewski 984 Chair Boguszewski spoke in support of not tabling action tonight, but opined that, at this point, he 985 saw it as the Planning Commission’s duty to forward their recommendations to the City Council. 986 Chair Boguszewski noted that this action was not final approval, but a recommendation to the 987 City Council for their approval, with additional opportunities for community comment at the City 988 Council level through the process. While the City Council may ultimately decide to delay action for 989 reasons of their own or to incorporate it with the comprehensive plan update discussion, Chair 990 Boguszewski reiterated that the Commission’s job was to move this forward tonight. 991