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