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The first neighborhood meeting was on October 22, 2003 with the McCarrons Lake Neighborhood Association. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the study area and purpose and generate a list of study issues to be reviewed. The following study issues were identified. From that meeting a list of task force members was developed to assist in the study process. Meeting 2. On December 9, 2003 staff met with area property owners to understand what the current and future land use issues and opportunities were from their perspective.Invitation letters were mailed to all commercially zoned property within the study area. The following members attended the meeting: Galilee Lutheran Church members had the following comments: Concern about how will the church be affected by development of the property at 185 North McCarrons? The Church is interested in partnering and/or some relationship in uses. Envision a coordinated plan between the Church, then to the west including the Armory. The site should be used to serve the neighborhood. Currently the church outreaches into the community with their multi purpose space. They have relationships with other groups such as a Hispanic Congregation and “Project Home”. The Church is interested in being a good neighbor. Currently they have a good relation ship with Carl Seidel rental properties and have provided food and gifts for the children and families in those units. The church site is underutilized and they have talked about adding gym space to the west. They have not been able to adequately fund such a project but would be interested in partnering. The church would like to see the pond at 185 North McCarrons cleaned up and serve as more of an amenity such as walking paths for the area when the site is developed. Terry Palmer, the representative of the Armory had the following comments: The armory site is state owned by The MN Department of Military Affairs and was purchased from the Roseville School District. It is used by the MN National Guard. Typically the Guard properties are within neighborhoods and they have partnered in other areas like Rosemont and Brooklyn Park to build Community facilities with National Guard facilities. They have no long range plans to change the use of the site and the current site serves their need well for offices and training rooms. There is limited use of outside space and some use of gym space for drills. DRAFT MARCH 10, 2004 20