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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the 19th day of November, 2007, at
6:00 p.m.
The following members were present: Roe, Pust, Kough, Ihlan, and Mayor Klausing;
and the following were absent: None.
Member Pust introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 10569
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TWIN LAKES DESIGN PRINCIPLES
WHEREAS, in 2002, the City initiated the creation of Twin Lakes Design Principles; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the Community Development Department worked with Consultant
Peter Musty of the CharetteCenter to prepare a series of urban design guidelines for the Twin
Lakes area. These guidelines provided a design framework to promote livability, walkability, and
sustainability within this area; and
WHEREAS, the draft of the guidelines were completed however they were never adopted
by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, having a standard set of design guidelines is critical to promote the level and
quality of design the City envisions for this area; and
WHEREAS, On October 3, 2007, the Community Development Department brought the
2002 Design Principles to the Planning Commission to discuss updating this document. Prior to
commencing this work, the Planning Commission felt that it needed direction from the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, On October 15, 2007, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to
work with the Community Development Department to review and evaluate design principles
that the Planning Commission determines to be valuable to the Twin Lakes Redevelopment
Area; and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2007, the Interim Community Development Director
presented the design guidelines to the Planning Commission, from which the following
recommendations were offered:
1. The Commission asked that the length and width of blocks be removed as this
information becomes too prescriptive for the guidelines
2. The Commission asked that a photo that depicted an undesirable amount of
impervious surface be eliminated
3. The Commission suggested that corridors should connect to all public spaces and
not just lakes and parks
4. The Commission's overall comments regarding the guidelines included increasing
language regarding environmental preservation and sustainability, a
supportiveness ofhuman-scaled neighborhoods, and a desire to see the area
served by mass transit
WHEREAS, Community Development staff and the SEH Planning and Urban Design
Group made revisions to the design standards that addressed the Planning Commission's
recommendations for the design standards of the Twin Lakes area;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Roseville City Council, to APPROVE
the TWIN LAKES DESIGN PRINCIPLES, subject to the following:
The TWIN LAKES DESIGN PRINCIPLES are intended to be general standards
which developers can use when new development is proposed within the Twin
Lakes area.
2. The TWIN LAKES DESIGN PRINCIPLES are intended to support the technical
aspects of the ordinance by providing written and graphic standards.
3. The TWIN LAKES DESIGN PRINCIPLES shall assist in clarifying the intention
of the Roseville Planning Commission and City Council related to sustainability,
walkability, connectivity, form and function
4. The City of Roseville wishes to encourage a broad range of new technologies
through innovative design and preservation. Efforts to incorporate sustainable
development practices may be rated on LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design). As such, these standards are intended to provide models
for innovative and sustainable development.
5. The appropriate implementation of The TWIN LAKES DESIGN PRINCIPLES
within individual developments shall ensure that the public realm of the Twin
Lakes area remains livable, walkable, and sustainable for all of its residents,
workers and customers.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member
Ihlan, and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Roe, Pust,
Kough, Ihlan, and Mayor Klausing;
and the following voted against the same: None.
WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
Reso: Twin Lakes Design Principles
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF RAMSEY )
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified City Manager of the City of Roseville,
County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have carefully compared
the attached and foregoing extract of minutes of a regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 19th day of November, 2007 with the original thereof on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND officially as such Manager this 19th day of November, 2007.
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William J. Malinen, City Manager
(Seal)