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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 17,2017 Page 12 Mayor Roe opined that the City of St. Cloud information included in meeting packet materials had proven helpful, but also raised more questions for him. Councilmember McGehee stated her curiosity with what was needed to harden the police space separate from the community space since the goal was to bolster interaction between the community and its officers. Chief Mathwig responded that it involved the comfort level of officers since the substation placed them in a small room rather than in a parking lot or squad car where they were more in control of their environment and more difficult to get away from a potential threat coming their way. From a public perspective, Councilmember Etten noted the need to also separate the community space from that smaller police area. President Faulconbridge advised that he didn't see it as a big effort, since pub- lished guidelines were available for bullet-proof glass, wall standards, etc. From his personal perspective, Mayor Roe stated that information concerning the experiences elsewhere with this type of substation, especially the St. Paul substa- tion, may impact the city's desire whether to participate or not, which would be an important consideration for him. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment, with no one appearing to for or against. Recess Mayor Roe briefly recessed the meeting at approximately 7:14 p.m., and immediately recon- vened as technical difficulties were resolved. C. Review High Density Residential (HDR) Guided/Zoned Properties and Con- sider Properties that May be Eligible for Amendments to the Comprehensive Land Use Map Community Development Director Kari Collins and GIS Technician Joel Koepp highlighted tonight's review as detailed in the staff report. Specific to properties shown as #1 and #2 on the displayed map that is approxi- mately 8 acres off of Old Highway 8, Mayor Roe noted that there was a pending project and suggested that members of the audience be given an opportunity to speak to that particular area prior to the City Council's consideration of other are- as. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Ms. Collins confirmed that prior to its HDR designation with the last comprehensive plan update, Parcel #1 had been guided "business" under the last land use map, with B-2 zoning (Business/Retail) prior to 2010.