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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 28 , 2017 Page 14 1 Chairman Gondorchin stated all speakers that have signed in have spoken. He asked if there was 2 a list of questions to be answered. City Planner Rothstein stated she does not have any specific 3 questions. 4 5 Commissioner Papatola stated he noticed a few comments about craft, traffic, 27th and 29th traffic 6 changes, the reference to the northern project in comparison to this project, fire truck access, and 7 the speakers wanted more clarity on these issues. 8 9 Chairman G ondorchin opened the floor for anyone that wishes to further speak this evening. 10 11 Mr. Alan Arthur, Aon, stated he felt compelled to clarify that Aon and the resident’s group beat 12 up The Village LLC. He stated the settlement reached was fair and honest and the best 13 resolution. He stated there is no question that the higher density has a direct relationship to the 14 affordable housing created on that site. Mr. Arthur stated he would be happy to do the 15 calculations. 16 17 Mr. Tom Deegan asked if the Commission would be voting this evening and Chairman 18 Gondorchin said the Commission will vote after all the speakers are finished. Mr. Deegan noted 19 there are no engineering statistics that those cities providing mutual aid to St. Anthony, their fire 20 trucks would not be able to access any of the roads based on the design which is against the law. 21 22 City Planner Rothstein stated the St. Anthony Fire Chief has reviewed the plan and made 23 detailed comments that are included in the staff report. One comment was there needs to be 24 appropriate turn-arounds in the NE corner of the site. This was the primary concern the Fire 25 Chief had and r evised plans have been requested from the developer to address this concern. 26 27 Mr. Michael Mergins, Legal Counsel for Developer, stated the preliminary PUD application is 28 before the Commission, comments are received from staff, and the projects are refined. Me 29 stated the Fire Department’s comments will be addressed and that’s why there is a final PUD 30 process. The level of detail is much greater on the final PUD. Mr. Mergins stated the settlement 31 was not a ploy. The parties reviewed the settlement many times, each party had legal 32 representation, and it is contingent upon the approval of the development plans. 33 34 Mr. Steve Baler, 2601 Kenzie Terrace, asked what the affordable housing density per acre is and 35 is there an access and egress out of the NE corner. Chairman Gondorchin stated per the Comp 36 Plan the range is 25 -40 units per acre. Commissioner Papatola clarified Mr. Baler was asking 37 what is the density requested for this project. Chairman Gondorchin stated 55 units per acre. City 38 Planner Rothstein stated there is not an access out of the NE Corner. Mr. Baler clarified the roads 39 do not drive into the alley and Ms. Rothstein agreed. 40 41 Mr. Perry Thorvig, 3112 Townview Avenue, stated earlier in the staff report it was mentioned 42 that in her opinion the use of the alley for access by the townhomes was consistent with City 43 practices. He stated the neighbors would agree what is presented by the developer is 44 unprecedented as there is no other alley with that type of access. 45 46 14