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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 11, 2016 3 Councilmember McClung agreed stating that the main goal for developers should be compliance with the City and Met Council approved Comprehensive Plan, in addition to the TCAAP Redevelopment Code from a broad perspective. Community Development Director Hutmacher stated that the City’s goals have the rule of law behind the TCAAP development. She believed that the County’s goals were aspirational in nature and may not be consistent or realistic with what the market will support. Mayor Grant stated that while this may be the case, the County’s goals were attached to the solicitation while the City of Arden Hills’ were not. Councilmember McClung stated that he believed that the City should simply refer to the approved Comprehensive Plan and TRC for its goals. Councilmember Holden wanted to see the TCAAP development succeed and not end up in court. She had hoped that the County would more closely define the type of “high paying jobs” they were seeking for TCAAP. Councilmember Holmes indicated that she is in favor of the job wages being compared to the five neighboring cities and not the seven county metro area. Mayor Grant agreed that this would be a more reasonable comparison. He was in favor of placing the City’s maximum residential units of 1431 within the goals as well. Councilmember McClung suggested another goal state that the City supports a mixture of development within the approved Comprehensive Plan and TRC that would encourage the extension of public transit to the TCAAP site. City Attorney Jamnik recommended that the Council walk through the County’s goals and cross compare. He understood that the Council was interested in more senior housing, higher paying jobs, more office, housing diversity, 1,431 units with a maximum overall density of 9.5 units per acre, in addition to transit and mobility that was consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Holden stated that she wanted to see the City encouraging LEED certified housing and green energy solutions. She was also in favor of a single garbage hauler. She recommended buildings on TCAAP be constructed in a manner that reduces public safety costs. She expressed concern with the affordable housing numbers and the County’s interpretation of those numbers. Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed the County’s affordable housing goal numbers. She reported that the County’s goal was for 10% of all housing and 20% of occupied housing to be affordable. She then discussed several scenarios with rental versus owner occupied based on 1,431 units. Councilmember Holden believed that the language as written was unclear. She questioned how future developers would monitor the percentage of affordable housing on the site. She stated that