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Roseville REDA Workshop Tuesday,January 17,2017 Page 5 With more competition since the Great Recession, it was recognized that there would be even more competition among communities for the same things, creating the need for Roseville to be more proactive to find opportunities with the economic activities involved in development of TCAAP and the SW light rail corridor to both downtowns, all of which could take away from Roseville's capital unless it was positioned to take ad- vantage by having a vision in place and willingness to adapt to change. Additional discussion included the importance of place-making; responses to the market; consensus building among municipalities and stakeholders and developers; creating a framework for a future long-term vision; and steps to build on each success of that foun- dation that includes innovation over time, starting with real estate and infrastructure, but integrating places,uses, and programs. Specific to fagade or parking lot improvements, the need to collaborate versus requiring compliance with creative enhancements was noted; with emphasis on the community staying flexible in dealing with developers in the market place. Further discussion included collaboration opportunities with adjacent communities on the other three borders of Roseville for future redevelopment on a regional basis; and how to make Snelling Avenue an asset versus simply serving as a transit corridor as TCAAP de- velops and as an amenity versus I-35W with evolution to make it more walkable versus current safety issues for pedestrians along it. Mayor Roe suggested using the SE Roseville — Rice Street/Larpenteur Avenue multi- jurisdictional collaboration as a building block to look at larger issues beyond Rosedale Center for follow-up conversations for that area. Mayor Roe noted that the Rosedale Center didn't have the same transitional conflicts between single-family and multi-family uses that were evident in other areas of the community. Mayor Roe opined that it made sense to consider MDR in that area that may include some sites that could be considered. Specific to the political capital and silent majority or vocal minority comments expressed earlier, Councilmember Willmus opined that his experience had been positive even when residents had questioned the City Council at length about a certain project or its rationale in moving a certain direction. Councilmember Willmus stated that his takeaway tonight was that there were a significant number of residents seeking one-level housing with an association or someone handling seasonal outdoor maintenance. With comments heard tonight from the consultants that those projects with lower density would not work with- out city partnership or financial support, Councilmember Willmus suggested the city re- consider some of its current HDR zoned designations for a lower density use (e.g. LDR- 2) to meet that preference. In conclusion, sample images were presented showing affordable housing being built to- day with amenities that made if comparable to market rate housing versus past offerings. It was noted that most larger housing projects today needed some type of tax increment financing component to make them work.