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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—NOVEMBER 28, 2016 7 Mayor Grant asked if the Council could support a 50/50 mix for the retail and commercial space. Councilmember Holden supported this recommendation. Councilmember Wicklund stated for the record that he supported the office/retail line on Attachment A. Councilmember McClung explained in the past he wanted to see more space of office/mixed- use. He wanted to see this done through a reduction of flex-office. He hoped the City could offer flexibility to the developer's vision while still allowing for some level of retail. He suggested the dark blue office line be slid down in order to address the developers concerns. Mayor Grant reviewed how the light blue flex-office line and dark blue office line would be realigned. Councilmember Holmes supported this recommendation. Mr. Lux commented on how the restaurants would assist in supporting the surrounding office and corporate users. Interim City Planner Zweber stated the last items that needed discussion was the requirement for residential garage doors to be double clad solid core doors and decking for front porches shall be grade II or better, being made of cedar, composite or concrete. Todd Stutz, Robert Thomas Homes, supported this requirement. The Council supported the recommendation from staff. Mayor Grant asked for any last comments from the Council. Councilmember Holmes requested staff fix the pagination of the document. Councilmember Holden recommended the definition of Civic be addressed within the Code. She questioned if the Council supported the developer being able to reduce the park sizes by 10%. Mayor Grant suggested the 10% language be removed from the TRC. Mr. Lux asked that 5%be written into the code to allow for some variation. Councilmember Holden suggested the percentage be no more than 3%. Mayor Grant supported 3%variance in park sizes. Mr. Lux stated he could go along with 3%. Councilmember Holden discussed the garage percentages and asked that 20-25% be added for the houses that do not have large garage percentages (50-55%).