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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 13, 2008 Page 12 plans from the Comprehensive Plan; that at that time major changes had been made to the draft Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Buczkowski surmised and commenting that the flyer appeared to be correct. Mayor Klausing interjected that he strongly took issue with continuing under the perception that the flyer was correct. Mr. Buczkowski opined that it was important for the Roseville public to have the facts. Mayor Klausing clarified that the existing Comprehensive Plan did not have a "Community Business" land use designation. Councilmember Pust clarified that, when the new draft Comprehensive Plan came forward, some of those initial items were changed; however, noted that there was no "Community Business" land use designation related to HarMar Mall or any- where else in the community; and only within the draft under discussion over the last six months, had that concept been considered. Councilmember Willmus advised that the Community Development Department had video recordings of all meetings of the Steering Committee that would pro- vide the media with afirst-person understanding of the process to-date and how meeting discussions progressed. Councilmember Roe clarified one aspect of Councilmember Ihlan's response to Mr. Buczkowski and action of the Steering Committee at their September 11, 2008 meeting, as not respectful of individual judgments taken, not as a result of any correspondence received from Roseville Properties; but in acting in the best interests of the community. Councilmember Roe noted that there was genuine disagreement, but that the particular vote was 8/5 in favor of designating HarMar Mall as "Regional Business;" and acknowledging that it was a 7/6 vote to remove master plans from the Comprehensive Plan update. Councilmember Roe opined that it was important for the City Council to focus on citizen input at tonight's meeting, as previously requested. Mayor Klausing concurred that public comment continue; and asked that mem- bers of the public, if they had already spoken at the Planning Commission keep their comments brief, as the City Council had received their comments as part of the Planning Commission record and in tonight's staff report. Kathryn Park, 2070 Midlothian Road Ms. Park spoke in support of her neighborhood, noting that her first public in- volvement had come when there was discussion of a potential pawn shop in the neighborhood. Ms. Park opined that developers and some business owners didn't