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<br />the City and the role of the JDA moving forward. He was frustrated with the level the City has <br />micromanaged this project to the point that no flexibility remained in the plan. <br /> <br />Commissioner Holden believed that the TRC was the City’s one chance to pull together its <br />thoughts on how TCAAP and its neighborhoods should develop. The City wanted to see diverse <br />housing types, size and price range on TCAAP and not one style of house. Because of this, <br />numerous housing categories were written into the TRC. <br /> <br />Chair Sand stated that a certain level of flexibility would be beneficial and asked if a meeting <br />should be held between the JDA and the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Commissioner Ortega asked that the County Attorney be included in the meeting. <br /> <br />JDA Attorney Norton advised that based on his discussions with the City Attorney and staff, <br />there was no fundamental disagreement on how the JDA works in terms of implementing the <br />TRC and the relationship with the City Council. The only concern may be the level of flexibility <br />within the TRC, however the TRC was being written by the City due to its zoning authority. He <br />had not heard that the Council was not accepting certain levels of flexibility. He understood <br />that the Met Council also had to approve the CPA. He commented that he would be more than <br />happy to meet with the City Attorney to go over some of the JDA‘s concerns. <br /> <br />Chair Sand was in favor of getting all three parties together to resolve the County and JDA’s <br />concerns. <br /> <br />Commissioner Huffman requested further information on the design and development <br />flexibility that would be allowed for future developments on TCAAP. <br /> <br />Development Director Hutmacher reviewed the design standards further with the JDA. She <br />explained that Table 3.3 in the TRC allows the JDA to grant up to 10% flexibility on numerical <br />standards within the TRC with the exception of the Schedule of Uses, building height, <br />definitions, residential density, and clear height for commercial/industrial buildings. <br /> <br />Commissioner Ortega asked if the City Council was interested in receiving a BRT (Bus Rapid <br />Transit) line. He understood that a density of 10 units per acre would be necessary in order to <br />have a BRT line. <br /> <br />Commissioner Holden commented there was no guarantee the TCAAP site would receive a BRT <br />line, even if the density was over 10 units per acre. <br /> <br />Commissioner Huffman questioned the proposed density for TCAAP at this time as proposed by <br />the City. <br /> <br />Development Director Hutmacher explained the difference between gross and net density. She <br />reported that the Town Center area had a net density well over 10 units per acre. She