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City Council Regular Meeting — 09/27/04 <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 25 <br />budget climate; and noted his receipt of public comment <br />estimated at a ratio of 10/1 against the project. Councilmember <br />Kough further questioned whether high-density housing projects <br />are saturating the market, making the potential for filling <br />vacancies in the residential portion of the project feasible. <br />Councilmember Kough concluded by thanking the developers <br />for their work to-date. <br />Councilmember Schroeder observed that people were wondering <br />why he continued to support the project so consistently and <br />adamantly. Councilmember Schroeder recognized <br />Councilmember Ihlan's consistency in her opposition to the <br />project from its initiation. Councilmember Schroeder opined <br />that is was too early in the process to make a final determination; <br />that it was the Council's responsibility to hold their conclusions, <br />to move forward by further defining the proposed project to <br />determine its feasibility and whether or not it was in the best <br />interest of the City. <br />Councilmember Maschka opined his support of moving forward <br />with the process to further refine the "big picture" and long-term <br />impacts to the City of Roseville. Councilmember Maschka noted <br />that past TIF projects have created spin-off businesses that <br />improve the City's tax-base; noted the potential for clean up of <br />an incredibly blighted and polluted area of the community and <br />reviving it for a better and superior use. Councilmember <br />Maschka opined that, while he wasn't sure if this was the right <br />project for the area, from his perspective as a Financial Planner <br />by profession, he was willing to continue at this point in refining <br />the project due to potential creation of jobs for unskilled <br />workers, widows and retirees through additional retail, noting <br />that those types of retail jobs were different than head of <br />household jobs. Councilmember Maschka further opined that <br />retail centers always follow transportation, changing over time <br />from rivers to interstate freeway systems, and was part of our <br />economy. Councilmember Maschka spoke in support of the <br />synergy created by other shopping areas, and the need to look at <br />this opportunity for additional and diverse housing options; <br />creation and protection of a new neighborhood that defines <br />transitions through mixed use; and reducing pollution issues; and <br />creating additional tax-base. Councilmember Maschka <br />