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Mounds View City Council May 8, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 7 speak for him, since he was in attendance. 1 2 Council Member Bergeron questioned who would be conducting the traffic engineering study. 3 Mr. Stoka reported a third party would be hired to conduct the traffic study. 4 5 Council Member Meehlhause commented on the BioLife access point and stated he looked 6 forward to hearing more from the County on this issue. He encouraged Mr. Stoka to be on 7 contact with Ramsey County Engineer Jim Tolaas. He asked if the site had proper police and fire 8 access. Mr. Stoka discussed the site plan and noted a hammerhead may need to be added to 9 ensure proper fire access. He stated he would be working on more detailed drawings with the 10 Mounds View Fire Department. 11 12 Mayor Mueller inquired where the garbage dumpsters would be located. Mr. Stoka reported the 13 dumpsters would be located in the underground parking and would be wheeled out on garbage 14 day. 15 16 Mayor Mueller commented on the number of rental units currently available within the City and 17 understood the market study showed there was a need for additional affordable rental units. 18 Planner Sevald reported this was the case. He then discussed the proposed rental rates and 19 income levels for the new apartment complex. 20 21 Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 8:00 p.m. 22 23 Andrea Bodie, 8020 Groveland Road, requested further information on TIF. City Administrator 24 Ericson explained Tax Increment Financing provides an opportunity for a development to receive 25 a subsidy from the City that is based on the taxes generated by the project above and beyond the 26 properties current value. He indicated the rationale for TIF was a “but for” statement meaning 27 but for the provided subsidy or financial incentive, the project could not be completed. 28 29 Mayor Mueller commented on the growing need for workforce housing in the metro area. 30 31 Tom Lange, 2558 Ridge Lane, expressed concern with the proposed project and believed the 32 Council was not looking at the big picture. He feared the Council was jumping at the first 33 project when this may not be the best option for the City. He believed the proposed development 34 would further reduce the City’s average income. It was his hope the City would instead work to 35 bring development that attracted higher income and higher property values. He believed it was 36 very telling that the Planning Commission did not support the CUP request. For this reason, he 37 encouraged the Council to not offer their support of the proposed development. He then read the 38 City’s goals within the Comprehensive Plan and believed this project was contradictory to the 39 City’s vision. 40 41 Hearing no further public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 8:10 p.m. 42 43 Mayor Mueller asked if the units would be government subsidized. Mr. Stoka explained the 44 proposed units would be moderate income (60% of the median) and not low income (30% of the 45