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MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF OCTOBER 18, 2022 Chair Weidt called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. PRESENT: Chrun, Denaway, Gallivan, Klein, Puleo, Roberts, Weidt ABSENT: Arcand STAFF: Bryan Bear, City Administrator Rachel Juba, Community Development Director Max Gort, Associate Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE EDA MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 Commissioner Klein made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Denaway, to approve the September 20, 2022 EDA meeting minutes. Ayes: All. Nay: None. Motion carried. ONEKA COMMONS SKETCH PLAN Staff gave background on the proposed sketch plan for development on a 92-acre property located on the south side of CSAH 8. The applicant, Peter Stalland, is proposing to develop the property into 8 separate parcels with the first development being two 70-unit apartment buildings near the intersection of Oneka Parkway and CSAH 8. The property has a multitude of zoning districts and land use designations on site. Along CSAH 8, the land is zoned and guided for Commercial use (COM) to the west and Mixed Use (MIX) to the east. In order to develop the property as presented in the sketch plan, the applicant would need to rezone and change the land use designation of this portion of property from Commercial to High Density Residential. Currently, the City Code and Comprehensive Plan allow for up to 10 units per acre of residential development, and the Mixed-Use land use designation allows for up to 60 units per acre when integrated into a true mixed-use development. The applicant is proposing extending the mixed-use designation further to the west to accommodate higher density. Staff recommended that the applicant should follow existing land use designations, and stated that higher density residential may be supported in the lower density guided areas on the property. Staff also recommended that the EDA discuss developing the property using existing land use designations, whether the commercial corridor originally envisioned should remain, and the location within the 92-acre property may be the best for the project. The applicant, Peter Stalland spoke to the EDA stating that a density of 20 units per acre is needed for financial viability in the development market, and that developing entire 92 acres was beyond his scope. The EDA Commissioners discussed possible locations for the apartments, generally agreeing that the proposed location immediately south of CSAH 8 would drastically alter the character of the area and was not in the vision of the Comprehensive Plan. The EDA discussed whether the project could be built with a horizontal orientation of uses in the area designated for Mixed-Use development, on the corner of the intersection of CSAH 8 and Highway 61. Chair Weidt suggested that the applicant continue working with staff to find solutions, and City Administrator Bear suggests that the applicant complete the sketch plan review process with the Planning Commission and City Council to collect comments from all levels of city government before proceeding with a more formal plan.