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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 14, 20132 Ms. Kunkel reviewed the minimum and maximum development potentials for TCAAP explaining that traffic access would be a key factor. At this time, the zoning scenario consistent with the Comprehensive Plan would allow up to 1,500 residential units, 500,000 square feet of retail, and up to 1.7 million square feet of non-retail/commercial. The maximum scenario increases these uses to 2,500 residential units, 550,000 square feet of retail, and almost 2 million square feet of non-retail/commercial. These would be the two bookends for realistic development on the site. Councilmember Holden requested further information on the assumptions as to how the site would be accessed. Brian Smalkoski , Kimley-Horn, explained that the assumption made was that the County Road H and Highway 96 intersections with I-35W would be reconstructed as part of MnDOT and Ramsey County projects. He indicated that further information on these projects would be available in November. The hope would be to have better accommodations for pedestrians and bicycles. Mayor Grant stated that Kimley-Horn has made assumptions on these intersections in order to create the proposed scenarios. Ms. Kunkel indicated this was the case and then discussed the two goals of the AUAR. The first would be to define the limitations to the critical mitigations that would be required based on the maximum development scenario. The second goal would be to evaluate the potential density of the site development. Councilmember Holden expressed concern that one-third of the proposed residential units could enter the TCAAP site from County Road I if a connection is provided. Mr. Smalkoski discussed the assumptions made for the estimated trips per use for the site for residential, retail and commercial uses. Councilmember Holmes stated that she needed further information on the assumptions made by the consultants to know if the Council should proceed with the maximum development scenario. She found the information provided to be too vague to make an informed decision. Mr. Smalkoski stated that detail. He explained that both of the proposed scenarios would be investigated in great detail along with the impacts on the site. He indicated the proposed zoning scenario was created after that the maximum scenario was based on comments from the public and Council which indicated that the market may favor residential development and provided an option that would increase the retail available on the site. Mayor Grant questioned if actual development could be less or more than the scenarios. Mr. Smalkoski reported that actual development could be less than the zoning scenario but not more than the maximum scenario. Councilmember Holden asked how the maximum scenario was established.