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