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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — DECEMBER 17, 2018 5 Councilmember Holmes said she doesn't have a problem with the land swap but wants to know what Mr. Winiecki thinks. Mayor Grant wondered what might happen if someone bought the Winiecki property years from now and wanted to redevelop it. The design being proposed makes the property rectangular in shape. City Planner Mrosla stated that approximately 12 people were in attendance at the informal neighborhood meeting held by Summit. Most of the comments were about the timing of the project, screening of the parking lot and other parking questions, setbacks, density and traffic access onto Old Highway 10. Most residents at the meeting were in general support of the plan. Another neighborhood meeting with more information will be held at a later date. Councilmember McClung noted that the land is oddly shaped, the swap would allow us to make improvements to the city owned park land and gain the asset of a trail segment, so he thought the Council would be setting a pretty high precedent that would have to be met by others that may want to land swap. He is leaning toward supporting the swap but would love the building to be closer to 100 units. And he wanted to be sure there would be enough landscape buffering. Mr. Kohout said buffering is a concern for them as well and that some berming and tree plantings will not be an issue. As a next step, they will figure out the unit combination so they can give a firm response to parking needs. Councilmember Holden asked if there was a category for the Comprehensive Plan that would allow 22 units per acre without making it generally high density, and what would that classification be? City Planner Mrosla responded that the current land us is 12 units per acre, they are asking for 22.5 units per acre. Memory care units are often looked at as .5 units so that would give flexibility to the number of units. Councilmember Holden said she was also interested in making sure a sidewalk was put in from Old Highway 10 to the cul-de-sac. City Planner Mrosla stated as part of the application Staff was going to require some kind of dedication or trail easement area so if the trail system ever gets built down Old Highway 10 that property easement on Parkshore Drive would be available. Councilmember Scott said that he doesn't feel as restrictive on the 120 units, but what sells this for him is the underground parking concept, as that minimizes the footprint of asphalt. Mr. Kohout gave an explanation of building heights and midpoint measurements. They are planning to build the facility as low as possible on the lot. From I-694 it may look like a three story structure with a half of a basement. He also explained what some of the interior features of the facility may look like. Mayor Grant said he was OK with the land swap and didn't feel the additional units would add that much to traffic in the area.