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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — JANUARY 25, 2021 5 Councilmember Holden suggested this be revisited considering a large number of people only use a sink and microwave in their kitchen. Mayor Grant inquired if the .5 designation for the memory care units only applied to the B-2 Zoning District. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported this was the case. Councilmember Holmes asked if the memory care units go down to .5, would all three of the deficiencies be taken care of. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla indicated this would address the density concern. He stated the minimum lot area per unit requirement would be very close if the memory care units counted as .5. He commented further on the common space that was located within the memory care unit. Councilmember Holmes inquired if the $20,000 cash payment for trees equated to the cost for the trees that were missing. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla explained the applicant would have to pay over $100,000 for tree replacement on the site. He discussed the restrictions on the site and noted the applicant was meeting the tree mitigation requirements per the code, but not the replacement requirements. For this reason, the applicant was proposing to pay $20,000. He commented further on the difference between tree mitigation and tree replacement. Councilmember Holmes stated in the past the City worked to get the amount of the donation to be approximately the amount for the tree loss. Councilmember Scott asked if there was a significant oak located on the site. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla stated there is no oak tree on site, but rather the large trees on site are cottonwoods. Mayor Grant opened the public hearing at 8:06 p.m. Bobby Goldman, County Road F - Unit 309, explained he grew up in Arden Hills and uses the trails in the area. He expressed concern with the number of mature trees that would be lost and feared this project could set a precedent for tree preservation. He commented on the City's tree preservation requirements noting the applicant was only proposing to replace a fraction of the trees that are being removed. This was concerning because future developers could then opt to make a payment in lieu of replanting trees. He reported he supported new types of housing coming into Arden Hills but recommended the development consider further tree preservation. Gregg Larson, 3377 North Snelling Avenue, discussed affordable housing in Arden Hills. He explained this development would include 146 senior units and would provide a great opportunity to affordable housing. However, this opportunity was squandered. He asked of the 146 units, how many had been set aside for low income Arden Hills seniors. He questioned if the Arden Hills