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ROSEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION June 9, 1993 Pagel 8 6. The Park Land needs south of Highway 36 should be considered. 7. Roseville Lutheran Church is a good neighbor and provides a number of activities that support the community. 8. Churches are important to neighborhoods and a wider region as are Parks. 9. Church congregations contribute to the community economically by drawing people to other commercial uses. 10. The distance to the proposed Lexington Park may be to far for residents in the Bruce Russell Park area. 11. The elimination of Bruce Russell Park may be breaking a covenant to the neighborhood provided by the previous Comprehensive Plan. 12. It may be desirable to have a balance of development at the corner of Lexington & B by keeping the corner open to something different than commercial. 13. The city needs to consider the public good which is broader than just considering one park over another park or a church use over a park use. There is a need to evaluate the public good contributed overall by each of the alternatives. 14. The church is an organized body with a prepared plan while the neighborhood is not an organized institution and needs time to respond to the proposal and seeks to rely on the comprehensive plan. 15. Park space and community parks have a value and it's important to understand that neighborhood spaces and larger park areas do not necessarily meet the same needs. 16. It is important to understand that the church may leave if the proposal is denied. 17. The church is expanding at a rate that may cause it to leave anyway even if the development takes place as currently proposed. 18. From a business perspective the church proposal is positive. 19. The current success of the church may not continue. 20. A majority of the congregation are not from Roseville and do not pay taxes in Roseville. 21. Improvements in Bruce Russell Park were paid for by citizens of Roseville.