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REDA Meeting <br /> Minutes—Tuesday,October 17,2017 <br /> Page 6 <br /> Member Etten stated that he was not as concerned about the other additional <br /> information included as Member McGehee, making the supposition that the <br /> calculations and median home values came from a source, and asked Mr. <br /> Gromberg to identify the source material used. <br /> Mr. Gromberg advised that it was part of the computer data system used at <br /> WSB as well as census bureau information. Mr. Gromberg advised that in the <br /> final draft of the plan, those sources would be called out and identified. From <br /> that perspective, Mr. Gromberg advised that the numbers had been found <br /> worthwhile in the past and were used frequently in the industry. <br /> Member Laliberte added some additional thoughts: <br /> ■ Identifying any sites abutting housing to be sensitive and not do economic <br /> development in a vacuum since it affects the entire community <br /> ■ Specific to Site 3, the need to have additional discussion and information <br /> about frontage and roadway issues, given the difficulty in navigation across <br /> Snelling Avenue from Roselawn Avenue onto County Road B; with no talk <br /> about anything regarding Har Mar development that doesn't include those <br /> roadway conversations. <br /> ■ Also, consideration about the organic redevelopment occurring in the <br /> warehousing area on Terrace Drive, adjacent to Site 1 (Twin Lakes). <br /> Member McGehee referenced her previous conversations with MnDOT and <br /> their plans over the next few years to look at the interchange of Highway 36 <br /> and Snelling Avenue. Member McGehee suggested discussion about linkage <br /> and possible ways to limit traffic moving between Har Mar Mall and the <br /> Rosedale Center. She also suggested such new ventures as an opportunity for <br /> increased pedestrian and bicycle safe passage. <br /> For Site 3, President Roe noted the importance of looking at the west and <br /> northwest commercial corners of Snelling Avenue as well, and intensifying <br /> uses definitely requiring careful consideration as well as the south side of Har <br /> Mar Mall and residential neighborhoods. With the intense development due to <br /> access to Snelling Avenue, President Roe noted the need to balance residential <br /> and commercial uses and factors involved, including pedestrian crossings <br /> across Snelling Avenue at County Road B and in other areas crossing Snelling. <br /> President Roe suggested incorporating the Rice Street Corridor as a site or <br /> trading it for the current Site 5. <br /> Specific to concerns expressed by Member McGehee, President Roe clarified <br /> that the "objectives" and "tasks" were the result of an exercise performed <br /> earlier this year by the EDA. When looking at the language, President Roe <br /> cautioned using terms like "intensifying"use where concerns had already been <br /> expressed by residents. President Roe also suggested not prioritizing these <br />