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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2018 Page 9 1 Mayor Faust asked City Attorney Phil Steger for comments. Mr. Steger reviewed the authority of 2 the Council and the procedural requirements. He quoted City Code and advised May 26 would 3 be the date by which Council has to decide the matter. 4 5 City Manager Casey noted City staff has had conversations with AEON and they are 6 aggressively engaged with Bremer Bank on the possible development of that property and 7 timelines will be coming up shortly for grant applications. 8 9 Mayor Faust stated he has been contacted by Bremer Bank and it is good to see AEON is moving 10 forward. He noted the Council has two decisions this evening in addition to the one from AEON 11 on affordable housing. With the reduction in units per acre and the building height reduction, 12 Mayor Faust indicated he is inclined to move forward on approving the preliminary plat and 13 PUD. 14 15 Councilmember Jenson stated the new revelation with AEON and Bremer Bank addresses some 16 of the concerns he would raise regarding the preliminary plat and PUD. He is happy to hear there 17 appears to be a breakthrough that would address the affordable housing concerns. 18 19 Councilmember Gray agreed the adjustments in the plan show the developers listened to the 20 concerns expressed. He feels good about AEON and Bremer Bank’s work. He noted the City-21 owned bowling alley site is also available to developers for affordable housing. He is inclined to 22 vote in favor of the preliminary plat and PUD this evening. 23 24 Mayor Faust stated he has not received any public input sheets so he would entertain a motion 25 from Council. Public input sheets were submitted. 26 27 Mr. Perry Thorvig, 3112 Townview Avenue, read a prepared statement and noted most of the 28 issues have been resolved but he has three issues remaining. He stated it is unreasonable for the 29 Kenzington to request a setback up to four times what they have in their building. He agrees with 30 the developer’s solution. He requested Council change the wording in the resolution to state that 31 the setbacks be as shown in the revised site plan dated 3/19/18. Mr. Thorvig’s second issue is the 32 park dedication requirements. He requested Council add an additional resolved statement that 33 reads as follows: “Notwithstanding the recommendation of the parks commission, the expenses 34 incurred in the construction of the 8’ walkway will not be credited against normal park 35 dedication fees for this project.” His third concern is on affordable housing. He requested 36 Council add another resolved statement requiring affordable housing units in this subdivision. 37 38 Ms. Sandy Sherman, 4008 Foss Road, stated there was an article in the newspaper. The Council 39 had promised that low-income housing would be part of this development but the only portion 40 that is affordable is the senior housing for those 80% of AMI. Ms. Sherman provided the Met 41 Council’s definition of 80% of AMI. She does not believe any of these rents are affordable when 42 the average pay is $15/hour and this does not provide a place for the Lowry Grove residents. Ms. 43 Sherman stated Bremer Bank was never part of this development. She said affordable housing is 44 supported elsewhere and she believes the City Administration does not want affordable housing. 45 9