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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 10, 2017 Page 7 townhouses and replace them with dry water retention ponds or rain gardens and recreation 1 space. He noted on TIF, it is not known how much is proposed and there would be no tax base 2 from this project for 25 years. 3 4 Ms. Ginny Lahti, 2601 Kenzie Terrace, stated she is in favor of the redevelopment of Lowry 5 Grove and affordable housing even to the level of 97 units. She is in favor of the rezoning of the 6 area to high density but within the allowable range of 25-40 units/acre. She stated density and 7 height were always the issue and scaling back the density should not reduce the affordable 8 housing. She hopes an agreement can be reached between the developer and the City. 9 10 Ms. Patricia LeBossier, 2653 Stinson, stated there is an issue with flooding in her basement when 11 there is a heavy rain. She is concerned about the density. She noted the alley way is used as a 12 walkway for residents to the strip mall and she is concerned about keeping the City the way it is. 13 14 Ms. Carol Weiler, 2312 St. Anthony Parkway, referred to The Legacy density, the EAW Record 15 of Decision, and the letter from the Met Council regarding the EAW. She also referred to 16 Exhibits provided by the developer, noting density was the major concern that neighbors voiced 17 at many meetings. Ms. Weiler asked if an EAW has been done on the Bremer site since it was 18 added. 19 20 Mr. John Grevious, 2239 Wilson Street, thanked the Council for listening to the concerns, noting 21 most are livability factors based on density. He stated there needs to be a revised traffic study 22 given the comments by Hennepin County and he hopes the TAP is pursued. 23 24 Mr. Thomas Issacson, 2604 Pahl Avenue, stated he supports the resolution presented to the 25 Council. He believed that density needs to be reviewed as it fits within the existing 26 neighborhood. He is concerned about the use of the public alley and noted that employee parking 27 has not been addressed in the plan as well as weekend guests. There are issues at other CPG 28 properties. Mr. Issacson voiced his concerns about the townhomes and asked that CPG and The 29 Village settle with the Lowry Grove residents. He stated the affordable housing cannot 30 automatically go to Lowry Grove residents as that is illegal. He would like to see more 31 affordable units and recommended AEON as a partner for the City. 32 33 Ms. Kari Domeyer, Pahl Avenue, stated she lives very close to the former Lowry Grove site. Her 34 children attend St. Charles school. She is concerned with how the development will affect the 35 safety of the children going to the school, thinks this plan would negatively affect St. Charles 36 school and is not a good fit for the community. She requested Council support the resolution to 37 deny the current plan. 38 39 Mr. Tom Deegan, 2616 Pahl Avenue, supports Mr. Casey’s discussion posted on the City’s 40 website last Friday. He noted Lowry being a one-lane road now should be addressed in a new 41 traffic study. He stated he spoke with the State Fire Marshall yesterday and provided Council 42 with some documents about the Fire Vehicle Access Roads. 43 44 Mr. Chad Gillard, 2524 Pahl Avenue, requested the Council support Resolution 17-070 as this 45 plan would not benefit the citizens of St. Anthony. He stated the density is 6 times that of the 46 7