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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 9, 2008 Page 20 Mr. Kysylyczyn concluded his comments by referencing an election flyer from a past election (2004) and questioned why each year there had been a levy increase that was double the rate of inflation, and suggested that a more fiugal organization was needed with smart thinking and spending. Eugene Bahnemann, 2656 N Lexington Avenue Mr. Bahnemann, based on his personal observations as a neighbor to the City Hall campus, strongly encouraged the City to consider additional conservation meas- ures on the City Hall campus related to outdoor and indoor lighting. T Mayor Klausing closed the Public Hearing at 8:25 p.m. 12. b. Consider Request by Metro Transit for a Park and Ride Sketch Plan Review for 2750 Cleveland (PF08-021) Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon introduced Mr. Pat Jones from Metro Transit for presentation of a sketch plan to construct a Park and Ride facility at 2750 Cleveland Avenue, formerly the Old Dominion Freight Line prop- erty. Mr. Trudgeon advised that this sketch plan had been presented to the Planning Commission last week for their initial concept and that draft minutes of that meet- . ing were not yet available. Mr. Trudgeon noted that discussion at the Planning Commission level had included the compatibility of this proposal with the Twin Lakes Master Plan; impact of parking, with a traffic analysis pending as the pro- posal proceeds through the application process; and assurances sought by the Planning Commission that the project would fall within the parameters of Twin Lakes design guidelines to become an attractive and beneficial addition to the Twin Lakes area in this early stage of development of the area. Mr. Pat Jones, Metro Transit Mr. Jones provided an overview of Met Transit's existing Park and Ride facility locations, network, ridership survey, and ongoing development and increased use of the network over the last 10 years. Mr. Jones reviewed the existing Rosedale site, expiration of that lease in 2011, and potential plans for competing uses and shopping center trends being considered by Rosedale management. Mr. Jones advised that Roseville had been identified in long-range plans for an additional site due to increasing needs of riders in that area; however, noted that the timeta- ble for this project had been fast-tracked due to funds recently allocated by the Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) of $133 million for three Park and Ride sites in the metropolitan area, with Roseville being one of those chosen sites based on access to the I-35W corridor and utilization of the sites in this area. Mr. Jones indicated that the capacity had been reached due to its successful use at • the Rosedale Park and Ride facility, and had resulted in creation of the two over- flow lots at Grace Church and the City Skate Center; and that the main goal of