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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 3,2019 Page 11 ing home and she did not think she would like it. She stated CommonBond is re- ally good for the City and will have a place for people to go to with services that are needed. She stated affordable housing is necessary. Ms. Ashley Petroske, 177 S. Owasso Blvd Ms. Petroske lives directly adjacent to the proposed site and has spoken before. She stated a couple of observations is it seems like there is some inconsistency re- garding the concern of buffering between high density and low density as demon- strated by the first gentleman that was here. She indicated the Council asked great questions regarding how there is going to be a transition from the use of the space. She stated this is the exact same issue, arguably there is a significant change while it wants to be dubbed a.5 lots that are commercial, there are three existing homes there and a tiny little lot for Christmas trees. She thinks there is inconsistency with how the City is perceiving any buffering and, in her opinion, using the resident's yards as a buffer as opposed to more thoughtful consideration on buffering between high density, low density and anything there in between. CommonBond has been great. She stated she is really disappointed that she has not received an answer over the last two months about what the buffer is supposed to be between low density residential and high density residential. She is a realtor and understands that there is supposed to be a buffer zone and she cannot find it written down anywhere what the precedent is, and no one will share that with her. Mr. Paschke sent her an email about screening and fencing but it was just a copy and she has not received any information as to what an appropriate buffer is and what a precedent would be like Rosedale Estates, which is less than half of a mile away from the proposed location and have over one hundred feet of rolling green between their high density residential market rate and the single family homes that surround it. Ms. Petroske reported she is a Millennial and Millennials have their own afforda- bility issues, student loans, wage stagnation. She has invested in this community literally and continues to invest in this community as she has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars renovating a home purchased from the bank with the intent of making this their forever home. In 2010 her family got the house for a great price because it was in a great neighborhood and had a fantastic lot. It looked ter- rible but they have done a great job of renovating it with the intent of increasing the value of the home and making money for the family but also boosting the community. There are new executive homes constructed on South Owasso and a desire for different uses of housing and there had to have been consideration there about the use of space was going to change and the same thought and considera- tion is not be paid here when talking about sixty potential units. She also felt like the four neighbors that are on the line from emails and conversations are being pitted against the City. She did not think anybody wants to say that affordable housing doesn't have a place in Roseville because it does but needs to be thought- fully addressed and is it appropriate for this site. She stated she would like to know what the buffer actually is as a requirement and or as a precedent.