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Mounds View Planning Commission April 5, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION/SECOND: Chair Stevenson/Commissioner Rundle. To approve Resolution 1068-17, recommending approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a Multiple-Family Dwelling generally located at the Northwest Corner of Mounds View Boulevard and Groveland Road; Planning Case No. MU2017-001. Commissioner Klebsch requested further information on how the City manages the Conditional Use Permit extension process. Planner Sevald explained the applicant would have to make a written request to the City Council and the City Council would then take this matter under consideration. Commissioner Klebsch questioned what MWF’s timeline was for this project. Mr. Stokka hoped to have financing in place by November of 2017 which would mean the apartment complex would be completed by the end of 2018. He stated some financing requests took two or three years to be approved, which could delay the project. Commissioner Klander requested further information on the Housing Tax Credit program. Mr. Stokka explained the Housing Tax Credit program was a Federal program that allocates tax credits. He reported this was a very competitive program and requests were scored based on location benchmarks, access to transit, school systems, and job growth potential. He believed that the proposed site was extremely viable and the apartment complex would remain leased. Commissioner Klebsch asked for further information on the occupancy of the proposed complex. Mr. Stokka estimated 120 to 150 residents would occupy the apartment building. Commissioner Klebsch anticipated that up to 200 residents could occupy this building if more three bedroom units were constructed than one bedroom units. She questioned how the applicant determined this complex would not be a burden on the existing utilities. Planner Sevald explained he had held conversations with the school district and they were not concerned with the proposed plan. He discussed how the district was preparing for the completion of TCAAP. Commissioner Klebsch requested further information from staff on how the City would address traffic congestion. Planner Sevald indicated the City had traffic counts for Groveland Road and Mounds View Boulevard and both were manageable at this time. Commissioner French stated he was struggling with the idea of adding more rental units to the community given the number of rental units already located in Mounds View. Chair Stevenson commented on the differences between affordable housing versus low-income housing. He requested clarification from the applicant on what type of development was being proposed. Mr. Stokka stated he was proposing to construct workforce or mid-market housing. It was noted the apartment building would be managed by Velair Property Management. He stated this complex would not be all that different than market rate apartments. He encouraged the Commission to visit MWF’s website in order to learn more about the type of units MWF has constructed.