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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 18, 2007 Page 20 Councilmember Ihlan opined that this project should be required to provide an environmental review to determine its impact to surround- ing properties, and should be done prior to City Council approval; in addition to addressing height restrictions in the shoreland ordinance, and determining whether wetland setbacks are being met. Mr. Paschke advised that staff would verify those issues as part of the process between preliminary and final plat approvals. Councilmember Roe sought, and staff provided clarification, regard- ing the park access road and lack of feasibility for town homes in the original plan with inclusion of the road, based on parking, dedicated rights-of--way, and traffic conflicts of residents and vehicles in the parking lot, based on the experience of the developer from their other senior housing developments. Applicant, Alex Hall and Brian Carey, United Properties with ownership interest in 3010 Cleveland Avenue Mr. Hall thanked staff for their presentation and introduced Mary Bu- jold, President of Maxfield Research, a residential real estate consult- ant, who provided a short presentation on senior housing needs in the metropolitan area. Mary Bujold, Maxfield Research Ms. Bujold provided an overview of the Twin Cities housing market to answer specific questions related to types of senior housing; the wide variety of different product types for this specific market seg- ment; different service levels in Roseville housing needs; and demo- graphic data to support growing senior population trends. Ms. Bujold noted that there were many housing requests going outside the metropolitan area due to lack of land availability; and noted the high occupancy rates and high traffic generated at current senior hous- ing developments in Roseville; lifecycle housing trends; and benefits to the community with increased age diversity, retention of estab- lished residents, and increased tax base through lifecycle housing trends.