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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 27, 2018 Page 17 Mr. Lloyd stated for clarification, Lots 1 and 2 already exist and the large parcel that exists today would become Lots 3-5. The proposed plat would include two more residential parcels than are present today. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. He noted there was a public hearing held before the Planning Commission at their August 1, 2018 meeting where this item was discussed. Etten moved, Laliberte seconded, to approve the proposed preliminary Midland Crest plat of the residential property at 2237 Cleveland Avenue and the two adja- cent parcels to the north, based on the content of this RCA, the public record, and City Council deliberation, with the condition that park dedication payment of $8,000 in lieu of park land shall be delivered to the City before an approved final plat will be released for filing at Ramsey County. Council Discussion Councilmember Etten stated this meets all their requirements so he did not know how they could deny this request. His only concern was with how the BMPs would be maintained. He stated he was supportive of this motion. Councilmember Laliberte concurred that this meets all the requirements they have and there have been several subdivisions in this area over the last several years so while there are still some large lots, more often than not this is in line with some of the new lot sizes that have been created. Councilmember McGehee indicated she opposed this because she felt as a Coun- cil they have failed. The Council says they want to have diverse neighborhoods and housing stock. This is a unique neighborhood, and one such division has al- ready been allowed. She defied anyone to drive by there and not think this is an unattractive addition to this neighborhood. If what they want is to become a St. Paul or Minneapolis, then they should keep chopping things up without an overall plan. Councilmember McGehee explained there was a plan put forward, for example, both Bloomington and Edina have a program where the lot size is based on the median lot size within 500 feet. If they did that across Roseville, they would in fact be able to maintain some of the integrity of lot size and character within the neighborhoods they have now. She stated neighborhood character is very im- portant and in this particular area, they have more driveways on the curve and this is an area with a lot of water problems. There are water problems on the two lots that have not yet been built, water problems on the lot right behind there, and now they are putting in an outlot that they have to maintain. There will be more traffic on a blind curve and it will cause a huge reduction in trees. There is a lot of pol- lution and a lot of noise that is taken care of by the fact of it being heavily wood- ed. She stated what the Council is saying is that they do not care about the neigh-