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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 15, 2013 Page 2 of 10 THE JANUARY 2, 2012 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED BY CONSENSUS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Council Member Bloyer abstained. PUBLIC COMMENTS/INQUIRIES: None PRESENTATIONS: • LENNAR CORPORATION SKETCH PLAN PRESENTATION City Administrator Zuleger introduced Joe Joblonski. Also with Mr. Joblonski were Alan Dale and Bruce Miller, who are the property owners of the proposed area. Mr. Joblonski further introduced himself and explained his reason for speaking. Invited the Council to discuss the proposal and provide feedback. He gave a brief history of Lennar. Since 1954, Lennar has been building custom homes. Provided an overview of the proposed area. Majority of area has been farm land with a few commercial uses. Gave overview of the proposed development. Demonstrated how the development would connect to surrounding area. Council Member Bloyer asked about unit price. Joe said that it was still early in the marketing stage but expected a range of $180-$200K townhouses, $350-$450K smaller single family homes, and $450-$550 for larger single family homes. City Administrator asked about the number of floor plans. Mr. Joblonski said the 75’ lot width list has 8 or 9 plans each and each of those includes 6 elevations. There are 8 or 10 plans in the 65’ lot width list again with 6 elevations each. A discussion was had regarding the proposed townhome plans including slab on grade designs and the current popularity of smaller detached townhomes versus the proposed back to back or row style. Mr. Joblonski stated that Lennar is continually examining concept but proposal is currently based on meeting the density target. The smaller detached townhomes would affect the target range. Mr. Joblonski said staff has been great to work with and felt the staff recommendations are mostly acceptable. Any details should be able to be worked out as group moves forward. Mr. Joblonski asked for guidance from council as to whether Lennar is on right path. Council Member Park likes the townhome price point. There is a definite need. Ms. Park asked for more info on trails. Mr. Joblonski gave greater description of connecting trails. A discussion was had regarding greenbelts/buffers, power lines, and easements. There currently is not dedicated park land space, but if that if Lennar does put some in, there would be an expectation of some type of credit. Mr. Joblonski stated that no active parks were suggested at this time. Council Member Smith said this was because the City has never done a sewered project. Ms. Smith recommended that the developer consider adding an active park. She suggested that it would be a benefit for builder and help sell the homes. There was a consensus agreement that and active park would be a great thing