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Mounds View City Council December 11, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 4 Dave Auge, 8401 Groveland Road, stated he had reviewed the proposed plans for “Boulevard”. He explained he was pleased to see the proposal did not include driveways onto Groveland Road. He expressed concern with the fact that all of the people from this development would impact Mounds View Boulevard given the large number of u-turns that would be created. Matt Oquist, 8408 Groveland Road, stated he had reviewed the brochure for the proposed development. He believed it was a travesty that the City failed to report this development was denied by the Planning Commission. He questioned why the City had not posted the Planning Commission minutes to the City’s website where this action would be reflected. He encouraged the Council to respect the direction and actions taken by the Planning Commission and vote to deny this development. He reported this building could have up to 40% Section 8 voucher holders. He understood the developer had received an award of $6.2 million from the MHFA to fund their $14.7 million project. This equated to almost 42% of the total project costs. He indicated the applicant would be requesting an additional $550,000 in TIF funding from the City. He did not support the City providing the developer additional tax dollars for this project. He stated he did not support the City adding 60 units of affordable housing and recommended the Council follow the recommendation of the Planning Commission. He noted this building would not have services available to meet the needs of low income individuals. He commented on the easement behind the project and asked if this came about after a meeting with the County. Lastly, he believed the traffic numbers within the report were inaccurate and he too feared that Mounds View Boulevard would have issues because of this development. Andrea Shoup, 8330 Groveland Road, expressed concerns with how the proposed development would further concentrate the socio-economic disparity in the community. She explained Pinewood Elementary already served 56% of students that required free and reduced lunch. She stated the other elementary schools in the district served roughly 14%. She feared how Pinewood would be impacted by funneling additional low-income students into this area. She encouraged the City Council to change the landscape of the City by providing integrated schools that are more balanced. She stated she supported low income housing in the community, but recommended another location be pursued for the proposed development. Mayor Mueller closed the meeting for public comment at 6:52 p.m. City Planner/Supervisor Sevald reviewed the Preliminary Plat for “Boulevard” with the Council. He discussed the history of this request in further detail and noted it began with a rezoning of two properties. He noted the rezonings were approved by the Council in May of 2017. He explained the original Preliminary Plat was discussed in July and a public hearing was held. He reported this item was tabled to allow for further conversations with Ramsey County regarding access to the site. After the Council and the County Commissioners met in October to discuss this matter, the County has agreed to allow a shared access to the site. He described the conditions that would have to be followed in order for this access to be approved. He provided further comment on the plans for Mounds View Boulevard, along with how the shared access point would service future properties to the west. City Planner/Supervisor Sevald reported the developer was proposing to construct a three-story