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Please state your reasons for wanting to serve on the Commission /Committee /Task Force: (Be im speck as possible - FF;q additional sheet if necessary) I am a 30+ year Roseville resident who has raised her family here and knows the community well. I believe my desire to serve and my background will enable me to make a positive contribution to the community through service on the Planning Commission. Running for Roseville city council in 2006 provided me with a great opportunity to speak directly with residents from all part of Roseville, and my relatively strong showing at the polls buoys my desire to serve. My specific background and training make service on the Planning Commission particularly apt. 1 can bring my knowledge of land use, administrative, and environmental law to bear, as well my understanding of public finance and taxation. Our community stands at somewhat of a figurative crossroads (as do many first -ring suburbs) and those of us who have reaped thebenefits of the good life provided in our community, if possible, should volunteer to work toward preservation of that good life, tailored to ! 21 st century needs, for future generations. What is vour view of the role of this Com mission /Commi.tteefTask Force? The Planning Commission is responsible for bringing Roseville's vision (as articulated by the City Council and its Comprehensive Plan) to bear on the various land use and development decisions that fall within the Planning Commission jurisdiction. In iffs- role the Planning Commission is faithful to the received vision. Given the vagaries of the decisions that come before the Planning Commission, however, blind reiteration of the vision is insufficient and not possible. The members must bring to bear their knowledge of the community, their common sense and their sense of public duty to the decisions that come before the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission also has the affirmative duty to bring forward to the City Council issues which the Planning Commission believes that should receive more or sooner attention ffo—m the City Council and/or city staff. In this role the Planning Commission is a participant in the on -going development of �e vision which it, in turn, must apply to the specific decisions that come before it. Planning Corranission service typically is dominated by the press of decision - making on the applications that are placed before it. However, the importance of the Planning Commission, the handmaiden of the city council, in the on- going development of the vision should not be overlooked.