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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />AND JOINT WORK SESSION WITH JDA – AUGUST 15, 2016 5 <br /> <br />Mr. Lux discussed the amount of mass grading that would occur for this complex site. He stated <br />the water feature was a high priority for his team. <br /> <br />JDA Chair Sand questioned if two entrances and exits would adequately serve the site. <br /> <br />Mr. Lux indicated this was an excellent question. He further commented on the traffic plan that <br />was completed by Kimley-Horn. He then turned the conversation over to Todd Stutz to address <br />the residential portion of the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Stutz, Robert Thomas Homes, noted he was working on the Hill and the Creek <br />neighborhoods as well as the housing within the Town Center. He described the design principle <br />framework that was laid out within the Master Plan. He explained a wide range of housing would <br />serve a broad spectrum of buyers at all phases in life. This means housing would be considered <br />for millennials through baby boomers. He understood walkable neighborhoods and trail <br />connections were important. He discussed numerous housing products that would be provided, <br />noting he would be responding to the marketplace and proposed to have one-third executive move <br />up housing, one-third first time buyers and one-third empty nesters. He anticipated the housing <br />would have a wide range of prices starting at $350,000. The Creek neighborhood would have 140 <br />homes and the Hill neighborhood would have 267 units. He commented on the plans for the <br />residential area south of the Hill neighborhood. <br /> <br />Mr. Stutz then reviewed the housing plans for Town Center. He described the various housing <br />products that would be offered, along with the architectural styles that would be used. The <br />proposed lot sizes were discussed, along with the location of the natural resources corridor. <br />Further discussion ensued regarding the various housing products. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden reviewed the City’s home count versus Alatus’ home count. She asked <br />if the numbers included space for infrastructure. <br /> <br />Mr. Stutz reported the number of proposed homes did include infrastructure. He noted the <br />numbers may adjust slightly after the site begins to be graded. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden questioned in Alatus had a location for the water tower picked out. <br /> <br />Mr. Lux stated this has not been looked at extensively. He anticipated it would be located in the <br />public park in the middle of the site. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden inquired how much the park space had been reduced by Alatus. <br /> <br />Mr. Stutz explained the parks were smaller and noted there was a certain level of flexibility <br />written into the TRC regarding the park space. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung expressed concern with the park deficiency. He stated the original <br />planning called for park programming given the level of density on the site. He feared that too <br />much stress would be put on existing Arden Hills parks if the greenspace within TCAAP was not <br />reconsidered. He commented that this portion of the plan did not meet his standards.