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affordable housing in the community, and this commitment will continue; The Village remains committed to affordable housing’s role in the Project. Of the apartment units, 79 meet the standard for affordable housing at 80% of the Hennepin County area median income (“AMI”), which means that 35% of the apartment units qualify as affordable housing under U.S. Housing and Urban Development department standards. The Village also proposes that a third party develop the adjacent Bremer Property for affordable housing. The Village will not develop the Bremer Property. It will, however, help ensure the future ability to offer affordable housing by requesting inclusion in the redevelopment tax increment district (eligibility for which it would not enjoy on its own). The Bremer Property’s inclusion in the redevelopment district will provide maximum flexibility to its eventual developer. Lastly, after the City denied the original applications, The Village and the City met to give the City a voice for its vision and provide a meaningful feedback loop. During the meetings, the City pointed out that SAV’s HRA currently owns the 0.9-acre former bowling site (the “HRA Property”). To generate even greater affordable housing as part of the development, the City identified the HRA Property as a potential additional location for an affordable housing developer to construct housing at an affordability level that the City and community desire and that is financially possible. The Village agrees that locating additional affordable housing on the HRA Property in conjunction with the Project is logical and The Village looks forward to further discussions with all stakeholders to make maximal use of the HRA Property as a potential location for additional affordable housing. 2) Compatibility with surrounding land uses. It is important that new development match existing surrounding land uses in scale, height, and use; For many years, the City’s Comp Plan has designated the Property for high-density residential redevelopment. The Project appropriately balances that designation and the existing neighboring uses. As the Comp Plan correctly notes, “[b]ecause the City is fully developed, additional housing would have to occur through redevelopment… [and] the anticipated density for this higher density housing development is 25 to 40 units per acre.” The Village has worked to design a project close to