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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 9, 2023 4 Councilmember Fabel explained the JDA had a work session with Alatus and other experts where they brought back a proposal at the request of the JDA with a density range between 1,700 and 2,300. The 1,960 unit number came from Alatus. This was the first time they had something concrete to look at that was different from the 1,460 that had been before the City. The JDA has looked at the new number carefully between the work session and a regular meeting and he was enthusiastic about having it evaluated and considered. He would ask that they direct staff to draft the necessary changes and bring it forward to the Planning Commission and City Council for approval. This is the proposal that will be on the table at the November 1 public event. But in the meanwhile, he thought the administrative work should move forward as swiftly as possible. Councilmember Holden asked if they were going to get feedback on November 1 but it didn't matter what the feedback was, it would be the 1,960 no matter what? Councilmember Fabel said it won't be the number until it has been approved by the City, the JDA, the Planning Commission and the comprehensive planning goes before the Met Council. Councilmember Holden asked if the JDA was open to changing the number from 1,960 to something else? She stated that one of the examples given was The Heights that has 11 entrances/exits to that 1,000 unit area, we have 2 or 2 '/2. Thousands of hours were put into deciding on 1,460. Several public safety officers and police chiefs told them that putting 880 units in a three block area was detrimental and they shouldn't be doing it. She was hoping the current JDA has done similar follow-up. The Heights have two major bus lines by them, so she hoped they had in writing that Met Council would guarantee them a bus line. They have so far had no input from citizens and they don't know what the cost will be to the City. The "water feature" is a storm water pond—who would be responsible for it? She said it's never been about affordable housing, it's been about the density and traffic. She asked again if the 1,960 can change. Councilmember Fabel replied she should bring her concerns to the JDA. Councilmember Holden stated she didn't have to, she was bringing them to him as he was on the JDA. She said there were hundreds of things that they looked at in thousands of hours that haven't been touched by producing this number. Councilmember Rousseau wondered if Councilmember Fabel was asking that a document would be put together for the open house with that number so people could see it in plain writing and provide feedback? Was he thinking of a redline of the previous term sheet or something completely new? Councilmember Fabel said he didn't know if there would be a term sheet, but more like a graphic demonstration of what it would look like. Councilmember Rousseau imagined it would be some of what the developer had shown them. Mayor Grant stated his understanding of the 1,960 units is that they couldn't really get there without taking 31 acres out of the southwest corner of the development, which would lose a lot of jobs. He felt simply building a bunch of housing without providing jobs in the area isn't a good choice. One of the things they looked at was what would they do if they lost one of the big employers in the city, and TCAAP had the ability to bring in other major companies. The whole