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City Council Regular Meeting — 04/25/OS DRAFT Minutes - Page 3 Minneapolis, addressed the Twin Lakes Redevelopment project, questioning the justification of additional public monies spent in maintaining public roads. Mr. Howey spoke in opposition to tax increment financing, opining it was a"shell game" with taxpayer dollars, and did not serve in the public's best interests. Mr. Howey further opined that private developers should not have use of public monies when the budget had been cut in many other ways to the detriment of community services and programs. D. Bob Areda Mr. Areda spoke in opposition to the Twin Lakes project and particularly the use of tax increment financing (TIF). Mr. Areda expressed concern that Roseville would become too urbanized; and that traffic would gridlock the area and spill into the residential neighborhoods. E. Linda Neilson,1349 Brooks Avenue W Ms. Neilson spoke in opposition to the Twin Lakes project, concurring with Councilmember Ihlan's recent editorial in the Roseville Review. — Ms. Neilson expressed concern about the need to improve code enforcement given the city's aging housing stock. Ms. Neilson encouraged stronger enforcement, specifically with outside storage and the number of unrelated people living in some homes in the community. Ms. Neilson concluded by expressing her concern related to vehicular speed and the amount of traffic within the community. Mayor Klausing suggested that Ms. Neilson contact staff to make them aware of her specific code enforcement concerns. F. Jane Spartz, 649 Heinel Drive Ms. Spartz thanked the City Council for allowing the public to voice their opinions. Ms. Spartz spoke to two issues: 1} One concern regarding placement of the water ski course on the lower end of the lake, as it is narrow and doesn't allow room for boats to safely pass.