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.• Page 5UNAPPROVED September 3, 1997 Mounds View City Council • 1 street). Before any votes are made,he stated he would like to hear from the entire council as to how each one 2 feels about the proposed development. 3 4 Mike Anderson,8350 Eastwood Road,stated he has an in-home business in Mounds View,where he has 5 invested a substantial amount of money. In his opinion,renters generally do not care about their properties 6 because it is not theirs. He feels the city already has too many rental units. He would prefer to see a nice 7 business on that piece of property. He stated he,as well as several of his neighbors,are opposed to the 8 project. 9 10 Ann Connelly,a renter at Woodlawn Terrace,stated Mr.Anderson's opinions of renters is a common 11 misconception and that the condition of many rental properties is a result of careless landlords. 12 • 13 Mayor McCarty noted that some changes have been made to the original proposal. One change is that the 14 developer has withdrawn his request for Tax Increment Financing and also his request to purchase the land 15 from the city. As a result the number of new townhomes proposed for the site has decreased from sixteen 16 units to ten units. 17 18 Mr.Jim Ericson,Planning Associate,provided a brief summary of the changes to the original site plan. The 19 city-owned parcel is no longer a part of the development project. The townhomes,now reduced to ten,will 20 consist of seven three-bedroom units and three four-bedroom units,each with their own garage and driveway. 21 New garages will be provided for the apartments. He noted that the location of the play area has been 22 shifted,more plantings have been added to the property line adjacent to the city land. 23 24 Mr.Ericson noted that necessary criteria has been met and that staff is recommending approval of Resolution 25 5154. 26 27 Milo Pinkerton,President of MSP Real Estate,explained that their company developed the Silver Lake Point 28 Apartments in Mounds View under the same affordable housing bracket as is proposed for the ten new • 29 townhomes. There are forty existing apartments and they are proposing to renovate those units and add ten 30 new townhomes. By adding the townhomes,they are adding green space to the development, to allow the 31 apartments,as a part of the overall development to conform with density requirements. He provided a 32 diagram of the proposed development. 33 34 Council member Stigney noted that the number of proposed townhomes has decreased from 2S units down to 35 10 units. He wondered how many people they anticipate occupying the ten units. This information was not 36 available. 37 38 Council member Stigney asked how long MSP Real Estate would be providing on-site management. Mr. 39 Pinkerton stated they would be willing to provide it indefinitely. 40 41 Council member Stigney asked how much money will be set aside for ongoing maintenance. Mr.Pinkerton 42 stated they will be setting aside$250.per unit/year. 43 44 Paul Kemensky,Attorney representing Milo Pinkerton,explained that Mr.Pinkerton's development proposal 45 meets/exceeds the standards that are set forth in the code. Mr.Pinkerton has proceeded in good faith to put 46 together a project that meets Mounds View's City Code and they are requesting that the City Council proceed. 47 48 Gayla Keyes,7730 Greenwood Drive,asked if any consideration has been given to developing these 49 townhomes as"for sale"townhomes rather than rental units. 50 51 Mr.Long,City Attorney,noted that the City Council cannot legally ask the developer to sell the townhomes. 52 Mayor McCarty noted that the developer has indicated that this is not an option. 53 54 Cameron Obert asked that Resolutions 5111 and 5112 be read aloud. i