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DRAFT 3. 100+ apartment units. (Councilmember DeLapp said that is a very large percentage of our new unit count.) 600— 350 Affordable = 250 new single family housing. 4. 440 Units + 160 units = 600 units. 5. Green Belt 6. Transfer of Development Rights a. Green Belt b. Ponds c. Public Facilities 7. Schiltgen Horse Farm (108 acres not included in the Village Plan). The Mayor said if the legislature says we have to have 250 units, it was not their intention to give Peter Bell the power to sign that away. He asked the City Attorney if the MOU negates legislative requirements. City Attorney Filla said the MOU is criteria though we tend to think of it as a contract and policy statement. He believes the City has the right to choose housing. Councilmember DeLapp said if that is the case we need to deal with number three. The Mayor clarified that we have to review these items for submission but we have not yet reviewed it for policy. The Planner read from the MOU for clarification of the audience where it indicated we had options to choose our housing below l Orh Street but it is silent above 10t' Street. He read from an e-mail received from Blair Tremere this morning. He said we must provide enough information regarding: • Verify RECs to be used • Provide adequate protections for continuing airport function • How many sewered acres for new minimum and high density housing and submitting anew graphic labeled "Preliminary with refinements to follow as a Comp Plan Amendment." The Planner introduced the Master Village Planner for him to explain the Village Concept and steps taken to get there with broad use and infrastructure considerations. Bob Engstrom, Bruce Jacobsen Close Landscape Architects, and Jerry Mazzara Mr. Engstrom said the consultants have worked to develop a vision for what they think can be accomplished in the Village. He said MPCA is planning on pumping 130,000,000 gallons per year of water to alleviate water concerns. He said this is merely a concept and has nothing to do with zoning and does not directly affect any individual's property. They will be ready for a complete presentation in three or four weeks. Bruce Jacobsen said this is not a unit based plan nor does it zero in on technical aspects. The consultants reviewed Calthoipe and Thorbeck Plans created over the years. He said that at all costs, integrity and existing uses in the Old Village are the heart of the Village, and need to be protected. Signature anchors would include things like a YMCA -type of facility, city hall, etc. He said those anchors should be placed carefully, like the Village itself, intimate and close to the heart for walkability. There will be green connections into neighborhoods, neighborhood greens, and park spaces that will be connected by some sort of loop. Those are the basic ingredients for the plan.. The core will be preserved and strengthened, a loop for circulation, and Highway 5