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Development of the Twin Lakes area began in the 1950s. It developed as a major concentration of over-the-road trucking companies and related businesses because sites were large and inexpensive and the area was accessible to the highway system and close to both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. With the federal deregulation of the trucking industry in 1980s, the trucking industry nationwide was dramatically affected, which inevitably affected this portion of Roseville. It has resulted in trucking terminals reducing moving or consolidating their operations, and in some cases, even going out of business. This in turn affected the businesses that support the trucking activities in the area. Faced with this change and potential deterioration of the area in 1988, the City designated the area as the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area and created a tax increment financing district to assist with its long-range redevelopment. The City, with the assistance of the consulting firm of Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban, developed a land use plan, which called for the redevelopment of the area to provide a variety of office, retail, business and light industrial uses. (Refer to 1988 Twin Lakes Boundary Map). The City submitted it for review by the Metropolitan Council, and the Metropolitan Council asked for additional information concerning retail traffic and its impact on I-35 W. At the same time, community survey results indicated that citizens felt that there was no need for more retail development in the City. A s a result, the City withdrew its proposed Twin Lakes Plan from Metropolitan Council review and determined that there should be additional mixed-use office and light industrial in the area rather than retail. This could be accomplished under the e�sting Comprehensive Plan and zoning. The City adopted the revised redevelopment plan as part of a major Comprehensive Plan amendment approved in 1994. III. Goals and Policies The commercial industrial goals and policies of the City of Roseville are described in Section 3 of the Comprehensive Plan. The broad planning principles that were used in the Twin Lakes Renewal Process include the following: 1) Create a buffer to protect and enhance the public enjoyment of Langton Lake 2) Protect the residential neighborhoods with less intrusive land uses 3� Create a livable environment with a mix of uses 4) Create compatibility between uses and building designs 5) NTinimize the impact of commercial traffic onto residential streets; reduce congestion at main intersections 6) Clean up soil and groundwater pollution 7) Provide a range of quality jobs 8) Diversify tax base