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"fi, \c. '. w\~~ ~ \'T'"V 1455 Rose Place St. Paul, MN 55113 Nov.6, 1996 MikeFalk City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 Dear Mike: This note is a follow up to our conversation of the week of October 21. We in the Rose Place neighborhood are still concerned that neither Mr, Albrecht nor Mr. Wicklund has acted to replace the downed evergreens in that 15 foot visual barrier of trees which was mandated when the properties facing County Road C were developed in the mid IgJQ's. It has always been my understanding that the City intended to enforce this, although it has asked twice for the neighborhood's patience as other issues have been resolved. Specifically, we were asked to wait until the A+ mediation went through, and, of course, lately we waited while the Master Landscape Buffer Plan issue could be attended to. It appears we are losing yet another growing season. We have been asking for the City's help on enforcement of this matter since 1988. The careful examination you and your staff did of the area as you prepared the Master Buffer Plan showed you, I am sure, how that strip is deteriorating, and how dependent proximate homes are on that strip for screening, and how important it is to the market values of the homes. A second issue you mentioned waS that the City was checking what the pre-existing use of the MIOC property was for unscreened storage. It is my understanding, based on conversations with Ed Wadnal, whose residence here precedes the industrial development, that the earlier owner-- although he stored a minor amount of construction materials compared to AlbrechtlWicklund' s designs-had to have that storage screened from view by opaque fencing. Both Ed and I have photos of that original wood fencing. Per our conversation, and given the photos you've seen of what visibility we have of the MIDC lot now that all the leaves are down, we hope you can find a way to get Albrecht & Co. to put replacement trees in that 15 foot zone. Again. I was astonished that Mr. Wicklund withdrew his conditional use request. As we have said many times, we did not feel either request was incompatible, if residential concerns were addressed. We had gone through the process at great length and in good faith, and still are dismayed that it fell apart without warning. It would be my hope that the City could still find some way to resolve both sets of needs. At one point, you requested copies of my photos. Do you need negatives, or do you just want to copy from the actual photos? Thank you for your attention to this request. Sincerely, () ~'4~"1 :f'JttAV' Molly Redmond