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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 4 132 Councilmember Lyden thanked staff for making a commitment to an opening date and 133 noted that the selection of the right facility director is crucial. He supports moving 134 forward. 135 136 Councilmember Stoesz said he is one hundred percent in favor of moving forward. It’s 137 an opportunity to have the building in place and offer the services; it would cost more to 138 start from the ground up. 139 140 Mr. DeGardner added that another opportunity is the availability of ARP (American 141 Rescue Plan) funds. He remarked that he hopes each councilmember will approach him 142 for additional details to ensure that they are completely comfortable. 143 2. Main & Lake Drive Redevelopment – Community Development Director 144 Grochala introduced Greg Anderson (Anderson Companies). Staff has had ongoing 145 conversations with the Carpenter family and the City has already bought their property at 146 77th; the family also own property at Lake and Main. They are interested in selling and 147 are working with the City on what is allowed/planned; it is guided for multi-148 family/commercial. Another land owner in the area is interested in joining on a 149 development. Staff has subsequently talked with the Anderson Companies about their 150 interest in developing; they want to talk about mutual goals and possible scope. 151 152 Greg Anderson of Anderson Companies, Rod Bader of Bader Development and Mike 153 Waldo of Ron Clark Construction and Design, noted their respective backgrounds and 154 experience in development. Mr. Anderson noted his discussions with property owners 155 and his vision of developing housing and medical. They are interested in hearing the 156 council’s view especially in the area of density. They would like to learn about the 157 council’s goals for the property. 158 Councilmember Lyden asked what the developer sees as a breakdown of use. Mr. 159 Anderson mentioned 300+ housing units (market rate and senior), 20,000-30,000 sf 160 commercial space (medical?) and a home for the current Tavern on Main. 161 The Mayor asked about the designation of the area as “signature gateway” even though 162 it’s not right at the border of the City. Staff explained other gateways that aren’t 163 necessarily at the border. 164 Councilmember Cavegn remarked that, based on the location, he’s favoring what he is 165 hearing. He noted that traffic is already a concern and would be more so with housing 166 development. The developer remarked that there would be growth in traffic control 167 points. 168 Councilmember Stoesz remarked that his goal for the city is to bring in jobs and a 169 medical element would be a good start. A developer remarked that there are 26,000 jobs 170 in senior care that are not filled just in this state and senior care facilities favor adjacent 171 housing to attract workers. 172