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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 25, 2010 Page 12 Ayes: Johnson; Roe; Ihlan; Pust; and Klausing. Nays: None. d. Consider Changing the 2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Designation and Rezoning of 3253 and 3261 Old Highway 8 from High Density Residential to Low Density Residential City Planner Thomas Paschke briefly reviewed the request as detailed in the RCA dated October 25, 2010; noting further staff analysis as directed by the City Council at their July 12, 2010 meeting and a subsequent public open house and Public Hearing before the Planning Commission. Mr. Paschke highlighted the history of this area, specifically addressed in Section 2.3 of the RCA; and noted those comments received to -date from adjacent property owners, included in the staff report, and in opposition to High Density Residential (HDR) designation; while the property owners of the two subject parcels were in favor of that designa- tion, with interest expressed by a current developer for purchase of the parcels at the HDR designation. Mr. Paschke noted that the Planning Commission voted 512 in support of a designation of Medium Density Residential (MDR; with staff re- commending that the designation remain as it is today, HDR; rationalizing that such designation is appropriate and does not warrant a correction. Discussion among staff and Councilmembers included land use designation of those properties on the other side of the city limits in St. Anthony Village; and tank farm land use designation as Industrial; and clarification that these parcels had been removed from the original list of anomaly properties presented by staff for further consideration based on public comment at that time. Public Comment Karen Hagen, 2485 West County Road C -2, Roseville Ms. Hagen noted her previous comments related to safety concerns, following her son being struck by a vehicle last year at this vicinity; and the increasing traffic concerns since her purchase of the property in 1999, with traffic on the trunk highway. Ms. Hagen asked that consideration be given to this trunk highway as the City Council makes its determination. Ms. Hagen referenced Ramsey Coun- ty's 2030 Comprehensive Plan and whether the municipalities took that into con sideration in its review, specifically Ramsey County's comments in their Plan, Section B -6, in future design implementations and precedents of traffic safety concerns. Rita Mix, 3207 Old Highway 8, St. Anthony (townhome) and President of Woods Edge Homeowners Association Ms. Mix noted that she had read her comments into the record at last week's meeting, and had nothing more to add, but reiterated her main points related to traffic, lack of infrastructure (e.g. bike trails or sidewalks); and not public trans- portation. Ms. Mix addressed drainage issues on their property and evaluation of