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Gerald Kaufhold, Case No. 1787 Page 2 b) The park of slightly less than 2 acres is too small to constitute a high enough priority for the City to purchase major portions of the land (such as $25,000). c) If given the park of slightly less than 2 acres, the City could except it. If a park is desired utilizing only 10 percent of the land, the "L" shape parcel is better than a piece of land in the interior of the site (as shown in the original proposal). We suggest that in the long range interests of the community and the immediate neighborhood, that we work toward a solution that retains as much of the existing open -space as possible. To achieve that goal, It may mean the development of the land in a totally different way. 4. Mr. Kaufhold has proposed for the Planning Commission and Council's consideration a sale of the land to the City as originally proposed at $125,000 with the understa-iding that In two years after the purchase he would guarantee the repurchase of the park land for a some of $225,900. A statement to that affect is attached to this report. The merit of this procedure may be dubious since once a decision is made to establish a park, selling It a short time later might be rather difficult. 5. At the last meeting of the Planning Commission and Council, a good deal of time was spent discussing the park issue. As a there was little discussion of the merits of the amendment ton the ®land use plan and the rezoning proposal. Attached Is a copy of the blowup of the area in question. You will note that the B-3 Zones in the immediate quadrants of the Intersections of County Road B and Lexington are substantially smaller than the site in question. It the logic that the portion of land across the street from other B-3 Zones should be zoned on this site, you will note that less than a quarter of the site would qualify under this criteria. Expressed another way, the existing B-3 Zone to the north (across County Road B) and to the east (across Lexington Avenue) extends In each cnse approximately 250 feet from the corner. 6. The City, since its Inception of Its original Comprehensive Flan, has adopted and successfully pursued a pallcy of "not extending business zoning along Lexington Avenue In the City of Roseville". The rezoning to business districts on the east side of the property in question would, of course, violate that principal. The rezoning of the property as proposed (and the accompanying amendment to the Comprehensive Plan) constitutes a major expansion of business zoning In the southwest quadrant grossly out of scale with the zoning and land use pattern in the immediate area. Such extensive areas of rezoning might be more compatible If a total site solution offered substantial community benefit In the form of a reasonably adequate park facility that has been a part of the overall park plan for the City since its Inception in 1960. 7. It may be useful for us to recall that the Lc-.Ington School Site is one of four elementary schools closed in the City of Roseville within the Roseville area school system. The City has adct.-,ussfully absorbed the conversion of these school sites to other uses. It would seem appropriate that the City take a reasonable amount of time to evolve a successful solution for the free enterprise development of the Lexington School site. It may mean that additional time Is needed to allow for examination of other options.