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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 25, 2017 Page 19 As a former resident of Shanghai, China, and currently on the faculty at the Uni- versity of Minnesota familiar with the programs and students from the University of Northwestern, Ms. Yu Yi spoke to the need for ongoing partnerships and friendships in the international arena; providing a synopsis of her personal posi- tive experiences and involvement with the City of Roseville and University of Northwestern. Ms. Yu Yi spoke in support of the requested PUD amendment. Linda Ashworth,2583 Dellwood Avenue In observing tonight's meeting so far, Ms. Ashworth expressed her appreciation in viewing firsthand how well the city was being managed and how enlightening the budget process had been for her. As the wife of an alumni, and mother of a daughter currently a student of the Uni- versity of Northwestern, Ms. Ashworth noted the ties her family had with her husband formerly serving as a Professor at the school, and currently serving at the University of Minnesota, and their background speaking to the importance and value of engineering, computer science, biology, nursing and biomedical indus- tries and keeping them close to this area, and the high demand of these students nationwide, including providing an opportunity for the community to bring in new, highly-skilled employees bringing a variety of assets to the area. Ms. Ash- worth spoke in support of the requested PUD amendment to provide the needed lab space to retain their excellent standards to well-equip these students; asking the City Council to think about the impacts of their decision over time and into the future in this ever-changing industry. Timothy Callaghan, 3062 Shorewood Lane Written comments also provided via emails dated August 11 and 12, and Septem- ber 12, 2017. As provided in written comments, Mr. Callaghan expounded on the original pur- pose of the Centre Pointe tax increment financing district and tax gains now just being realized from that public financing tool, with the school now seeking yet another tax exempt property, negating any benefits to the city and its taxpayers. Mr. Callaghan asked for clarification on the total limit of staff and students using this building; the number of parking spaces and resolution if and when they ex- ceed that limit, whether students paid for on-campus parking that may be creating on-street parking issues for the city, whether any of the projected students would take classes between the building(s) and/or campus that may create yet additional issues with traffic and parking along Lydia Avenue, and how and when the an- nouncement was noticed about the community meeting since he hadn't received any notification even though he isn't an immediate neighbor. Jerry Beilby, 3010 Fairview Avenue N Written comments also provided via email dated August 28, 2017. Mr. Beilby thanked the City Council for their service to the community, and the many recent improvements made, including the bike paths around Central park