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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—APRIL 20, 2015 7 Councilmember Holmes was in favor of not decreasing the park sizes. Mayor Grant asked if staff completed a park space analysis and questioned if the adult softball fields were necessary. Public Works Director Maurer reported that the analysis was completed by staff and noted that the original size of the adult softball complex was cut in half. Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed the park amenities within Option I and Option 2 of the Fit Test. She then reviewed the zoning requirements with regard to parks. The Council further discussed the density within the NB-1 and NB-2 Zoning Districts. Councilmember Holden supported staff adjusting the lot sizes within the Hill neighborhood to reach the 268 units. Mayor Grant was in favor of staff adjusting the density levels within the Hill to reflect the proposed units within Option 1 of the Fit Test, which was closer to the Land Use Plan. Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed how the Hill neighborhood would be impacted if the NB-1 and NB-2 densities were adjusted to match the Creek. Mayor Grant stated that he would rather the Council come up with a vision for the property than having a magic number be achieved for density. Councilmember McClung questioned what level of flexibility would be needed to have the TRC be more closely aligned with the Land Use Plan. He believed the most important number would be the buildable number of units. Mayor Grant questioned what direction the Council wanted to provide staff with regard to the Town neighborhood. Councilmember Holden wanted to see senior housing within the Town neighborhood and questioned what actions the Council had to take in order for this to occur. Community Development Director Hutmacher explained that property could be zoned in a certain manner to provide for senior housing. Councilmember Holden stated that she liked the layout of Option 2 of the Fit Test for the Town. She appreciated the vision provided through Option 2 and wanted to see the cul-de-sac removed. She did not believe there was a strong need for rental apartments on TCAAP and suggested that some proposed apartment buildings be turned into NT-1 or NT-2. Public Works Director Maurer did not believe the City would be able to get the Land Use Plan number of 1085 units within the Town given the level of infrastructure and parking that would be required.