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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 08, 2010 Page 12 Councilmember Pust asked Mr. Merkens how it was that Roseville residents in the vicinity, yet highly impacted by the proposed redevelopment, had been ex- cluded from the process. Mr. Merkens admitted that it had been short- sighted on the part of Presbyterian Homes; noting their attempts in ensuring notice requirements were met with three specific neighborhoods and the lake association, and subsequent open houses and/or meetings on seven different occasions. Mr. Merkens advised that their concerns had focused on relocating employee parking and they had inadvertently not anticipated significant impact to the south. However, Mr. Merkens advised that he had heard loud and clear the concerns of those excluded residents; and ex- pressed his openness to a meeting the Wheeler Street neighborhood to clarify in- formation and misinformation. While not recognizing that further discussion would ultimately affect the design, he noted the need for a fair dialogue to get the correct information before residents. Councilmember Pust expressed interest in making space available at Roseville City Hall to accommodate that meeting. Councilmember Ihlan suggested that the proposed letter to the Arden Hills City Council include language alerting them to the lack of notice provided to Roseville residents impacted by this proposed development, and the need to ensure that they were included in the process as it moves forward, and that their comments be con- sidered. Mr. Merkens noted that, even while following ordinance requirements of Arden Hills, the staffs of the two communities shared significant dialogue from engi- neering, planning and traffic standpoints; and Presbyterian Homes believed they were working in good faith with both communities for a reasonable and adequate review of their redevelopment plan. Klausing moved, Roe seconded, directing staff to memorialize tonight's discus- sion with a letter from the Roseville City Council to the Arden Hills City Council, highlighting the following points: Asking for a proposed traffic study south of Wheeler Street and Shorewood Lane; Asking that Presbyterian Homes consider closing the road from the brown- stone buildings to the main road; Asking that consideration be given to moving the driveway further west so it doesn't directly align with Wheeler Street; Asking that the City of Arden Hills facilitate conversation between the Rose- ville residential neighborhoods and Presbyterian Homes (Councilmember Pust request); and If the agreement for parking on the north side of County Road D to accommo- date the Cox Insurance building was eliminated as part of the redevelopment,