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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes February 26, 2018 Page 17 be a meaningful way to encourage affordable housing. Ms. Rothstein stated the Planning 1 Commission needs to make a recommendation on the land use with any contingencies they wish. 2 3 Chair Papatola asked for a revision to the recommendation. 4 5 Commissioner Kalar stated he is concerned about being too specific in the recommendation, 6 thinking the Council should define it. 7 8 Commissioner Larson asked Commissioner Kalar if he was saying TIF should be offered in 9 return for affordable housing, noting that is up to the City Council. 10 11 Commissioner Neumann asked if there could be senior affordable housing and affordable 12 housing for families. 13 14 Chair Papatola stated the wording can be changed or he can commit to discuss it at the City 15 Council meeting when the project is reviewed. 16 17 Ms. Rothstein stated she would request a motion be made on the land use this evening then add a 18 request to the City Council for what the Commission would like to have on the record. 19 20 Motion by Commissioner Westrick, seconded by Commissioner Bartel, to approve the 21 preliminary PUD development plan and preliminary plat, contingent upon the items listed in the 22 staff report and its attachments as amended. 23 24 Commissioner Socha stated she is in favor of the plan but there has not been much discussion on 25 the traffic concerns on the parkway. Ms. Rothstein stated the recommendations in the traffic 26 study will go forward. 27 28 Commissioner Kalar would like to amend the motion to have further study on the traffic impact 29 on 27th Avenue NE and TIF financing, if discussed, would be connected to a greater quantity of 30 affordable housing for families and not only targeted to seniors. Commissioner Kalar removed 31 his amendment regarding TIF financing. 32 33 Amended motion by Commissioner Kalar, seconded by Commissioner Socha to conduct further 34 study on the traffic impact on 27th Avenue. 35 36 Motion on amendment carried 6-1 (Papatola). 37 38 Motion on original motion as amended carried 7-0. 39 40 This item will come before the City Council on March 27, 2018. 41 42 Motion by Commissioner Socha, seconded by Commissioner Westrick, to recommend the City 43 Council strongly consider tying any TIF for this development to inclusion by the developer for 44 an increased level of affordable housing. 45 46