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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 25, 2011 Page 5 photographs of her property and stated she is uncomfortable with the City removing snow from the street and boulevard into her yard and is very concerned about the weight of the snow being dumped on the retaining wall. She informed the Council of the effort and money put into her yard with backfilling and landscaping after the reconstruction of 29`h Avenue. She stated the snow is being dumped at least 15 feet into her yard and that there is also a safety concern as she is unable to see if there are pedestrians when she is driving out of her driveway. 8 Mayor Faust informed Ms. Kohner that someone from the City will be in touch with her in 9 regard to her questions and concerns. 10 11 Councilmember Roth requested the City Manager to report back to the City Council with 12 information on who owns the retaining walls that have been put in with street reconstruction 13 projects throughout the City. 14 15 Mr. Brian Buck, 3609 33`d Avenue, addressed the City Council and stated he is present to 16 broaden awareness on the rezoning on Old Highway 88 and 33`d Avenue in Roseville, kiddy - 17 corner from his house. There are currently two parcels with single family homes in this location, 18 the property is guided for high density, and Roseville has gone through the process to align the 19 zoning map with the comprehensive plan. He stated his concern is that the community's ability 20 to provide input has not been present during this process. Mr. Buck stated high density does not 21 fit the character of this neighborhood, and that there are many valid reasons why the City of 22 Roseville could have considered a compromise at medium density, which is what was 23 recommended by the Planning Commission. There has now been turnover of two of the city 24 council members in Roseville and there is precedent in the comprehensive plan for moving away 25 from high density in this neighborhood. There has been a lot of opposition from the community 26 and a lot of involvement at public meetings. Mr. Buck stated his propose of broadening 27 awareness of the rezoning, determining if the City Council shares his concern, and exploring 28 whether more support could be built to move towards medium density with the rezoning. 29 30 Mayor Faust informed Mr. Buck that typically the residents that vote have more influence than 31 other elected officials and that more could be accomplished if the elected officials are more 32 subtle in their approach than backing the other city into a corner by attending their meetings. 33 34 Councilmember Stille suggested discussing the topic at the next City Council work session in 35 order to keep abreast of the situation. He informed Mr. Buck that the City of Roseville has 36 indicated that City Manager Mornson will be kept informed of further actions. 37 38 Mr. Buck reiterated his concerns regarding the rezoning and the lack of resident involvement in 39 the process. 40 41 Mr. Fuller addressed the City Council and stated his position that the plowing equipment will 42 remain in better condition and will do a better job of scraping the snow if the drivers slow down. 43 He suggested that the City consider replacing a couple of the squad cars included in the budget 44 with four door pickup trucks. 45 46 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 5