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2 The EDA hired Maxfield Research, Inc. to report on housing needs in Roseville. The report is long, but it is important for me to note that there is a difference between 'need' and 'demand'. The report makes this distinction. The need Maxfield Research refer to is often that of seniors needing assisted living or a single-level living. Demand is a calculation of what a market might pay for being offered for sale. Roseville has gone above and beyond to meet the needs of seniors. The demand for housing I see as a distinct issue. I don't see it as the role of the city of Roseville to meet the demand for housing in the surrounding area. Instead, I would like to see the city emphasize its commitments to being more green, one specific example being the city's Green Step City priority. Especially its Tree Preservation related code. This code is addressed in the documents provided for Feb. 3rd REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. Lines 190-201 in that document follow below. 190. Tree Preservation 191. 191 The tree preservation and replacement requirements in §1011.04 of the City Code provide a way to 192. 192 quantify the amount of tree material being removed for a given project and to calculate the resulting tree 193. 193 replacement obligation. The applicant has provided these calculations, and they are included in 194. 194 Attachment C. At the time this RPCA was prepared, Roseville’s consulting forester has not yet 195. 195 completed an initial review of the tree preservation plan. The applicant’s preliminary calculation, based 196. 196 on the proposed development, would elicit the obligation to plant about 300 replacement trees across the 197. 197 development site, although Planning Division staff and the consulting forester are continuing to validate 198. 198 the data. Should the applicant be unable, or elect not to plant all required replacement trees, the 199. 199 ordinance offers one alternative, which is to make a cash-in-lieu payment of $500 per unplanted tree or 200. 200 an amount not to exceed 10% of the assessed value of the land (i.e., $583,500 x 10% = $58,350), 201. 201 whichever is less. How can we be more green? Here is an opportunity. The wetland preservation was a great step! We can do more. Before I get to that, please hear about how this affect me personally. I don't like this proposed development. I don't see any benefit to my life. It's hard to see any for my neighbors either, unless it increases property values and they plan to sell soon. It could mean higher taxes, I plan on raising a family here and will be affected. It might benefit slightly residents of the Marion St apartments, but they can already bike/walk through an apartment parking lot to Galtier St. and cross S McCarrons Blvd there safer than they could where the bike path is proposed. Of course, the development will expand Roseville's tax base, and hopefully benefit the new residents. I see the value of development. Yes, I wanted the developer to do a much better job informing residents and addressing their concerns, but it's not too late to compromise for the residents and the environment in the following ways. RCA Attachment D Page 29 of 51