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COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 8, 2004 APPROVED 332 • 333 Mr. Coyle advised the re -zoning and development plan are the first steps. He stated if blessed with 334 approval they will roll up their sleeves and proceed with the details and financial aspects of the 335 project. He indicated the Hartford Group supports staff's recommendation and conditions of 336 approval. He stated they are excited to be here, and comment Lino Lakes for holding to the vision of 337 what they wanted the property to be. 338 339 Councilmember Carlson noted that on page 14 of the Development Guide, the 2nd paragraph talks 340 about land use plan. She asked if the last sentence contradicts. Community Development Director 341 Grochala advised it is included in the Comprehensive Plan as 10 to 24 units, and they have 342 incorporated that into residential use. He stated where it gets confusing is this is mixed uses. He 343 indicated it was originally shown as 10 to 30 units; however that was brought back to 10 to 24 units 344 to match the Comprehensive Plan. He noted it is further defined by area in the mixed use 345 development because of layout of sites. He stated they need to keep in mind all of the property is not 346 being platted. The parking space and open space is taken out, so the density appears to be much 347 smaller. 348 349 Councilmember Carlson asked if someone looking at the Comprehensive Plan could say it would be 350 okay to build more than 450 units because 450 units is only building to 13.02 per acre. Community 351 Development Director Grochala stated what they have done here is stipulated the maximum number 352 of units by area in the ordinance. 353 354 Councilmember Carlson indicated there is never a mention of senior housing, and when the density 355 was set it was conditioned on some of the housing being senior housing. She stated she is aware it 056 went to Planning and Zoning and more market studies are being done because of projects taking place 357 surrounding Lino Lakes, but she indicated Lino Lakes is a big geographical area, and there are a 358 number of people looking for senior housing for themselves or their parents. She asked how they can 359 be assured there will be senior housing in this development. 360 361 Community Development Director Grochala stated the developers fully intend to have senior 362 housing; however they are doing more market studies to see what can be supported in Lino Lakes. 363 He agreed that senior housing and affordable housing are not specified, but he believes their security 364 blanket is the Development Agreement. 365 366 Ms. Kautz stated they are working with a marketing firm specifically for seniors to identify price 367 points for senior housing. She reinforced they fully intend to have senior housing in this 368 development. Councilmember Carlson stated she brought up the subject to have it on the record. She 369 commented there are several communities around Lino Lakes that are addressing this issue and she 370 feels the Council needs to make sure their residents know they are addressing it also. 371 372 Councilmember Carlson inquired about the park dedication, noting no details are provided on how it 373 will be determined. Community Development Director Grochala stated they will have a park 374 dedication, but are working through how to handle it with the mixed use. He stated it has been 375 suggested they calculate per unit on the residential, and per acre on the portion that has only 376 commercial buildings. He indicated they also need to work through how to handle the land 377 dedication. He advised he is working with Rick DeGardner on thoughts of how to take the dollars 378 and use them for trails and pedestrian access within this development area. .379 8