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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 17, 2017 Page 13 Public Comment -- Courtney Hubers, 2936 Old Highway 8 Ms. Hubers noted previous comments from her and other neighbors in that area affected by increases in traffic and population preferring that the proposed devel- opment be toned down. While most neighbors were not opposed to additional residential development, Ms. Hubers opined that they were not interested in a four-level, high-density proposal in their neighborhood. Realizing that this is an available area for development, Ms. Hubers asked for a compromise indicating that existing residents had concerns about the negative impacts of the high density residential (HDR) and would dominate the area. Ms. Hubers stated that the neighborhood didn't want to lose the current green atmosphere, especially con- cerning when they had heard that the developer was willing to pay the fine to re- move existing trees and replant smaller trees. Ms. Hubers opined that there was a huge difference in keeping mature trees versus new, smaller trees; and that the developer's intent was not in keeping with the spirit of the city's tree preservation ordinance. Ms. Hubers asked that further consideration be given to relocating the access for this property on County Road 88 rather than Old Highway 8. Michael Ryan,2940 Old Highway 8 Mr. Ryan agreed with the comments of Ms. Hubers, and as a follow-up reviewed his comments made to the City Council at a previous meeting, and displayed a map showing the triangle and existing single-family homes in relationship to the proposed development site. Mr. Ryan opined that this would represent a large development for the city, but also more than double families living in and impact- ing this small area, creating additional traffic issues in an area where they were al- ready problematic, particularly back-ups experienced at the five-corner intersec- tion. With the high volume of existing multi-family dwellings in the immediate area, but outside the City of Roseville's purview, Mr. Ryan noted his difficulty in a satisfactory explanation of how and why the 2010 rezoning occurred and what if any public engagement had occurred at that time or the science behind it. Mr. Ryan opined that the neighborhood didn't see HDR as down-zoning but instead from a space going form nothing to 200 plus additional families. Mr. Ryan opined that the neighborhood considered that rezoning to have hap- pened quickly without public feedback. Mr. Ryan stated that the neighborhood wanted more information and a commitment from the city to understand the im- pact to this area with the proposed number of units with other multi-family units already in the area; as well as a public report on what number of those existing units were currently vacant; their type of unit and rent price level. Mr. Ryan also asked for other planned projects (e.g. Lowry Grove development in the Village of St. Anthony but within one mile of this area). Mr. Ryan asked that the benefit of this project to Roseville be shown to residents before moving forward with it. Mr. Ryan concluded by stating that the neighborhood didn't think this process of re- zoning had been well thought out and asked that it be re-evaluated. Margoe Hermes,2935 Old Highway 8