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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 16, 2003 Page 14 1 they would prefer an alternative that provides a local experience versus having to go to another 2 location adding that the trip becomes more common for shopping, eating or going to the park. 3 4 Tricia Grimes, 3201 Townview, stated that the St. Anthony Housing Group have asked to be 5 included in the process. She explained that their goal would have been to identify 20% or 99 6 units as affordable housing and reviewed with the Commission. She stated that there are three to 7 four types of subsidies available and reviewed with the Commission. She stated that in return 8 for the subsidies that they would like to see local service workers included to service the areas 9 and that they would like to welcome the workers with an opportunity to live in St. Anthony. She 10 expressed her appreciation for all of the effort that has gone into the plans adding that they had 11 hoped for 20% of the housing to be identified as `affordable housing'. She asked the City to 12 consider asking the developer to research other possible funding options. She asked for further 13 clarification as to how many of the housing units would be identified for senior housing and how 14 many are identified for general public. She thanked the Planning Commission for their service 15 to the community. 16 17 Gary Braley, Braley Consulting, stated that his business is located in one of the endangered 18 office buildings, the Apache Office Park. He stated that he is happy to see that the area is going 19 to be redeveloped adding that from a business perspective he believes that affordable housing in 20 the area is vital. He stated that it is important to be able to afford to live in the area that one can 21 afford to work noting that housing costs have outpaced income levels. He expressed concerns 22 and encouraged the Commission to consider those who are providing services should be able to 23 have affordable housing. He stated that it is very important to have workers live in the 24 community and not be drive-in workers. 25 26 Mary Luckert stated that she is a business owner in the area noting that her business is located on 27 the corner of 39`h and Stinson. She asked what the timeline is and if they plan to redevelop that 28 area. Mr. Pratt clarified that the plan does not include anything along Stinson in first phase of 29 project and that they are looking at a two-year timeframe before inclusion. 30 31 Russ Esheioser, owner of Great Clips, asked if their business would be incorporated into the 32 design of the plan architecturally and would it include parking. Mr. Doran stated that they have 33 had some conversations with the owner of the building and have made some efforts to negotiate 34 acquisition of the building noting that they were not successful in their efforts. He explained that 35 unless the building is acquired there would be no modifications and that it would be up to the 36 owner of the building to modify. 37 38 John Lindstrom, 3371 Garfield Street, stated that he is a member of the St. Anthony Housing 39 group noting that he does not live in St. Anthony. He stated that he firmly believes that a 40 community should not be isolated to their particular needs. He referenced the affordable housing 41 and asked if it would only apply to the rental. He asked what would happen to the `For Sale' 42 homes. He provided a chart that reviewed the median income of the Twin City area noting that 43 public workers and teachers do not fall within the median wage range and suggested taking 10% 44 of the 20% to use for affordable `For Sale' housing. He reviewed his concerns with the 45 Commission and encouraged them to consider maintaining a diverse level of housing. 46