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City of Roseville - Planning Commission Minutes for August 2, 2006http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/council/planning/minutes/2006/pm0802.htm homes in that specific neighborhood. Staff and the developer responded that the City and School District goals were to provide more affordable housing for young families with children; and that the property had been proposed for residential rather than mixed use. Fred Pringle, 2925 N Pascal Mr. Pringle opined that, overall the plan was good, even though it was a higher density than he cared for. Mr. Pringle, however, expressed concern with the four-unit complex related to access to Hamline Avenue and future increased traffic congestion and safety concerns. Mr. Pringle expressed his preference for a twin home, rather than a four-plex. George Bednar, 2940 N Hamline Mr. Bednar expressed his concern with density on the site; and his preference for a professional office complex; opining the neighborhood impacts with the future demolition of the Hamline Center and that proposed use for future housing. Faye Deuel, 3037 N Hamline Ms. Deuel expressed her preference for Roseville staying the way it is. Ms. Dueul opined that if housing was built, children would follow. Ms. Deuel expressed frustration with the content of and information provided at the three neighborhood meetings held to-date, with the majority of the discussion and presentation being about the contamination on the site; and limited time and/or discussion of the proposed housing units on the site or land use intent. Ms. Deuel questioned the future appearance of single-family homes versus a four-plex on neighborhood aesthetics. Floyd Deuel, 3037 N Hamline Mr. Deuel opined that traffic had significantly increased in that area of Hamline; and consideration of a four-plex Staff and the developer responded that, as part of the Concept Plan review process, the City and Ramsey County would review traffic and safety issues; proximity of the driveway and street intersections; curb cut locations; and noted that the Concept Plan had received verbal comments from Ramsey County, with formal review pending, based on development of the Concept Plan. Bob Wilmus, 2932 Hamline Mr. Willmus advised that he had provided written comments as well. Mr. Willmus noted the reduction in units from fifteen (15) to fourteen (14), but expressed concern regarding the four-plex. Mr. Willmus provided and displayed his personal proposal to accommodate lower income units for HRA involvement, shifting front yards and access, and proposed losing one (1) lot and development of seven (7) lots for larger single-family homes; and two (2) three-plexes existing onto Millwood and Lydia. Ms. Willmus concurred that the neighborhood meetings held to-date had been predominantly related to the pollution aspect, with very little time spent on land use and the proposed Concept Plans themselves. Mr. Willmus opined that this was an important development, and recognized the expertise of the developers, but encouraged that more neighborhood involvement be provided before the project went forward to address the proposed land use, neighborhood concerns and density issues. drainage pond space, retaining walls and driveways, in addition to accommodating elevation factors on the site for adequate pond drainage. Mr. Moser noted that while the School District had facilitated the neighborhood meetings, he and Mr. Zawadski had spent significant time talking to residents at and following the meetings; and the public concern appeared to be the contaminants on the site, rather than the proposed land use. Mr. Moser expressed his confidence that the site contamination would be well controlled under MPCA guidelines; and expressed his personal apologies for any perception that public comments had been cut off or disregarded; noting the significant contributions made to the plan by those comments from the original Concept Plan. the third meeting that he had attended; and noted the citizen-controlled discussion and concerns expressed related to site contamination; and the difficulty the developer would have had in curtailing that discussion to more-adequately address land use issues. to the other side of the lot. City Engineer Bloom advised that, due to the contour of the site, and existing homes, staff would not concur with 6 of 152/6/2007 11.13