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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 3, 2019 Page 15 Ms. Dannah Thompson, 2425 County Road C2 W Ms. Thompson indicated her support of the CommonBond proposal in front of the Council. The biggest thing she wanted to point out is the residents elect the offi- cials to have the foresight to plan ahead and anticipate what might be in the fu- ture, whether it is a problem or something that goes smoothly. The biggest things that the City has had to anticipate in the past is the economy. When it comes to the CommonBond proposal, specifically dealing with individuals living on a fixed income it is planned to set aside a certain amount of dollars in retirement but if the City is not allowing them to use the money accordingly the person might run out of money in their retirement and so providing them with affordable options like this allows them to make that money last further. At the same time the biggest objection she has heard from the community being at the Planning Commission and tonight seems to be aesthetics. She moved to Roseville from Minneapolis where she could see her neighbor's bedroom from her bedroom; that is not the reason why she moved, she moved because her rent was too expensive. She real- ly does understand for the senior who do wish to stay here, and thinks the City should support them in that decision. She stated the community needs to have the foresight to plan and if the City does not start approving these requests and mak- ing moves for the future, Roseville is going to like Minneapolis and St. Paul. She asked the Council to support this proposal and try to think ahead to the future. Ms. Nancy Garske, 2942 Woodbridge Ms. Garske stated she was for affordable housing. Her mother lived in an apart- ment at CommonBond in Little Canada for almost 16 years. Her mother partici- pated in a lot of activities and really enjoyed it. CommonBond kept up the build- ing on the outside and inside perfect. Ms. Heather Anderson, 3034 Woodbridge Street Ms. Anderson does not support this project at this location. She referenced an ar- ticle in the Star Tribune newspaper, about Shoreview working with some inves- tors and builders in tearing down a vacant industrial building and agreeing to twenty-four low income units out of their one or two hundred market value units. It seems to her that that might be something to look at in the future. She stated The Pointe is going up on the corner with one hundred units of senior living and she wondered if the City tried to get some senior units in that building. It seems like a better plan to put high density buildings in an area that is already zoned that way and not to spot rezone into something like this. She wondered if the City could work with builders in the existing high-density land that is available in Ro- seville. Ms. Anderson thought the City needed to look broader than the small spot rezon- ing and put the needed low-income senior and other housing in areas that it makes more sense.