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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 13, 2008 Page 11 the wishes of "all citizens." Mr. Pogsehl opined that the Planning Commission should support the community's taxpayers; and further opined that if any of the Planning Commissioners were considering running for public office, he would remember their action and vote against them. Mayor Klausing refocused discussion on specific issues regarding the Compre- hensive Plan, and asked that. personal attacks against Planning Commissioners cease. Mayor Klausing noted that, whether citizens were in agreement with deci- sions of the Commission or not, the Commission was attempting to act in the best interests of the entire community. Mr. Pogsehl opined that, when the Commissioners were discussing master plans, they were seeking clarification from staff; and questioned if appointed officials apparently didn't understand what the Plan was about, how could citizens under- stand it. Lee Schreurs, 3058 N Wilder Ms. Schreurs questioned why the existing master plans were proposed to be re- moved from the Comprehensive Plan, opining that they were developed by mem- bers of the community with lots of community input, specifically addressing the Twin Lakes area master plan impacting her neighborhood. Ms. Schreurs opined that, with this new "Community Business" designation there would be no restric- tions, and questioned how many large retail developments were needed in that area, when the City of Roseville already had more retail square footage that any other Minnesota city; and further questioned what would satisfy commercial in- terests. Ms. Schreurs opined that the City needed more high-paying jobs so peo- ple could live and work in the community. Al Buczkowski, Reporter with MN Sun Focus Mr. Buczkowski directed his comments specifically to Councilmember Ihlan, specifically related to those differences originally seen by the public and those submitted for review at this time; and sought clarification as to the main differ- ences between those two versions and any other areas that should be brought to light. Councilmember Ihlan proceeded to fill in the background on how those changes came to be since the August 27, 2008 Open House, the subsequent and final Steering Committee meeting held on September 11, 2008, and tonight's version. Councilmember Ihlan opined that, upon receipt by the City Council of a letter from Roseville Properties, included in tonight's staff report, and their request for changes to the draft, specifically requesting removal of the 100,000 square foot requirement in the "Community Business" category, and their rationale for this request, along with an additional written request requesting removal of master plans from the Comprehensive Plan; that at that time major changes had been made to the draft Comprehensive Plan.