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Motion : Member Bean moved, seconded by Member Maschka , to amend the Roseville HRA Budget, Fund 723-78 Neighbo rhood Enhancement Program to allocate $13,000 to professional servic es to cover the maximum cost shar ing amount of the Roseville Visioning process. Ayes: 7 Nays: 0 Motion carried. 9. Information, Reports and Other Business a. Mounds View School District Redeve lopment Plan Discussion (HF0044)- Executive Director Bennett introduced John M aas from the Mounds View School District to provide information regarding their plan for redevelopment of the district services center at 2959 Hamline Avenue in Roseville. John Maas thanked the HRA for allowing them to present their propo sal for the site. Mounds View district is experi encing declining enrollment a nd have vacated their district offices from 2959 Hamline Avenue in Roseville. He noted that th ey and have put the property up for sale and selected a develope r for the site. He would like the HRA’s support in their effort to rede velop the site and their difficu lty in moving this forward due to property constraints. The site has contam ination issues and the District will take the responsibility for cleaning up the site prior to sale. They ha ve worked closely with the neighborhood and met with them three sepa rate times and will be holding another neighborhood meeting on May 30, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Roseville City Hall. Mr. Maas provided a history of the site and the process to date. The land is currently zoned B-1 and he provided a proposal of what could go on the site. He would prefer to downzone the site rather than develop it as zoned. The comprehensive plan designates this site as low density residential. He al so noted that as part of the environmental cleanup there will likely be a negative imp act on the trees and shrubs on the property Mr. Maas noted that the District has se lected Bob Moser and Steve Zawadski to redevelop the site. Mr. Moser provided a summary of their business and development background. They presented a proposal for the site and noted that the plan is concept only. The proposal could accommodate young families with children, similar to homes in the area and provide a proposal to keep the costs down so that some of the homes could be for first time homebuyers. The target market would be for teachers, firefighters, etc. The density would be higher than low-density reside ntial so it would require a comprehensive plan amendment. The concep t elevation shown would be a smaller home on smaller lots. Member Kelsey asked about the densities wh ich would be only 1-2 units more than low- density. She asked what the land price poi nts would be? ($100,000 for the lot with