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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 26, 2010 Page 27 Mr. Carey advised that is was not economically viable to scale the project back in a material manner without a material subsidy to do so. Mr. Carey advised that the developer was not proposing the road, and in their first proposal had suggested townhomes as a buffer between the single family homes to the north and the Coop building itself, but that that proposal had not been viewed favorably by staff or the City Council; and that both staff and the City Council had been adamant that a road to the park was vital, so the developer had moved in that direction. Mayor Klausing refocused the discussion on whether there was a public purpose and to schedule a public hearing; to determine whether additional public comment was called for, and a more formal staff report needed. Mr. Carey listed ways the project met a public purpose ^ Provide permanent and improved access to public park at no city cost ^ Permanent highly visible signage to public park ^ Provide life cycle housing consistent with the City's recent housing study by Maxfield Research ^ Many of our buyers will move from within Roseville, with those home re- cycled for younger families with children regenerating the City and School District ^ Clean-up a highly blighted, visible area along Cleveland Avenue, with two blighted homes removed, and plans to eliminate another three homes to the south ^ Phase I works as a catalyst to Phases II and III ^ Plan review fees are substantial ^ Increases tax base at the of end of TIF District ^ Improve quality of wetlands and Langton Lake ^ Park dedication fees are substantial; with further discussion and possible ne- gotiation requested by the developer ^ Consistent with overall mixed use proposed for the Twin Lakes area Mayor Klausing spoke in support of pursuing additional public comment at a pub- lic hearing; and was in support of the permanent connection for park access and meeting a specific housing need in the community; and the potential for the build- ing to serve other purposes in the future. Councilmember Roe noted that the proposed project met the basic criteria for public purpose of a TIF District, and while not entirely agreeable to the proposal, opined that additional public comment at a public hearing was worth hearing. Mayor Klausing suggested that, in the developer's written narrative, Item No. 5, the developer give serious consideration to multi-modal transportation due to the project's proximity to the new Park and Ride facility and linking to bus transpor- tation.