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This break could pose a traffic concern with the elimination of Finale Avenue between 147th and Upper 146th that is proposed in the Concept Plan provided by Bill Lentsch. The Parks Commission has had an opportunity to review the concept plan. They unanimously agreed that they would accept the land dedication in lieu of the park dedication fee, although they would like to have further discussion on the uses of the storm water pond as a recreational amenity. Housing Types The housing shown in the concept plan is proposed to be a three story Assisted Living Facility with 100 units, a three story CommonBond apartment building with 54 affordable housing units, and a three story Congregate Care center with 90 units. There will be 244 units in total when the development is fully complete. The Assisted Living Facility would be incorporated in the first phase of the development. CommonBond plans to be the second phase and the Congregate Care center would be the third phase. The plan shows the location of future phases of two of the buildings if the demand for more capacity was needed. Road Construction & Access The concept plan shows the proposed development to be accessed off of Upper 146th Street and 146th Street. The development proposes private driveways stemming from Upper 146th Street and 146th Street that will provide connection to the buildings. The buildings' parking will be accessed from these driveways as well as by a proposed driveway that runs in between the parking and buildings. A section of Finale Avenue that connects Upper 146th Street and 147th Street will be eliminated to accommodate the expansion of Lions Park. Staff is comfortable with this elimination and does not believe it poses any traffic issues because the road is underutilized, and it will not be necessary to service the proposed development. However, the proposed Lions Park Concept Plan by Brauer&Associates shows Finale Avenue to remain. Staff will work with the applicant on whether or not Finale Avenue should remain or be eliminated. Finale Avenue is currently in rough condition. This road will need to go through extensive repairs to adequately serve the proposed development. These repairs will be needed whether or not Finale Avenue is eliminated between 147th Street and Upper 146`h Street. Finale Avenue will also have to extend to the south to connect with Frenchman Road to provide feasible access to the development site. Alternatively, primary access to the site would be via 145th Street to Finale Avenue. Staff has been working with the applicant about the extension of 147th Street to connect with Oneka Parkway. Staff believes this is a vital construction piece that will need to happen with the Page 13