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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2018 Page 8 Mayor Faust noted the building was moved 14 feet and the contingency noted 20 feet. Ms. Rothstein stated 14 feet meets the intent of the recommendation. Councilmember Jenson asked what the distance is between the Kenzington and the assisted living building. Ms. Rothstein replied it is approximately 100 feet. 8 Mr. Link Wilson, Architects, stated there are a number of team members with him this evening. 9 He introduced the presentation team members. Mr. Wilson presented the outline for their 10 presentation this evening. He gave a detailed description of the PUD, noting the public amenities 11 on the site include trails, the boulevard through the site, vast green space on the site and the long - 12 term service to the community. They feel they are able to service many generations on the site. 13 Mr. Wilson noted the first site plan had many faults and many changes have been made. The 14 boulevard through the site would connect with Stinson Boulevard and Stinson Parkway; the trails 15 could be used by the residents living in the development and neighbors; and, Frana Companies 16 will be the builders of the site. They have built quality projects in Minnesota and throughout the 17 Midwest. 18 19 Mr. Wilson reviewed the affordable housing aspect and noted there are 79 apartment units that 20 meet 80% of AMI. Once the assisted living is built out, there would be 13 units of a waiver. This 21 totals 92 of the 430 units that would be affordable, which is 21% of the total project. The updated 22 traffic report was completed and provides for necessary offsite improvements consisting of turn 23 lane extensions and signal timing optimization. Mr. Wilson stated a meeting with Park Board 24 Staff will be held later this week. 25 26 Mr. Jared Ward, Wenck, was available to address any civil engineering issues with Mr. Ken 27 Haberman available to address environmental issues. 28 29 Mr. Link Wilson provided the data on the buildings. The green space calculation is 43.3 %, which 30 does not include the patio to the northwest and the plaza. Ms. Susan Farr was available to speak 31 on the services for the assisted living building. It was noted that the market rate building is the 32 only one where a variance is requested. Renderings of the buildings were shown to the Council. 33 Mr. Wilson continued with bird's -eye view renderings of the buildings, open space, and the 34 entire project area. They are attempting to preserve as many of the mature trees as possible. 35 36 Mr. Wilson reviewed the next steps if Council approves their request this evening. They will 37 apply for an environmental grant, work with the City Attorney on development agreement 38 negotiations, final plat application and final PUD approval, building inspections, and 39 construction would begin in the fall. Statistics for the culture of this community were shared. 40 41 Councilmember Jenson asked about parking and the number of parking spaces compared to 42 units. He also asked if there will be parking available for visitors. Mr. Wilson provided statistical 43 information about parking that would be provided below grade for the residents with surface 44 parking being mainly for guests as well as street parking along the boulevard. Half of the market 45 rate building surface parking would be available for visitors. He feels there is more parking that 46 is needed.