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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION — DECEMBER 18, 2023 19 Councilmember Monson thought what he would design wouldn't be the same as how Mounds View School District would assess numbers. Mayor Grant suggested they ask the school district demographer what they think. Councilmember Holden thought they should ask the developer because if they were building affordable housing they would need to know how many three -bedroom units they were building. Councilmember Monson said he spoke on the tour about a building that had a lot of three and four -bedroom units because the city of Hopkins gave them multiple millions of dollars in order to have a strong family -oriented building. She loved the idea of having units that are family focused. Councilmember Rousseau asked if the average number in Arden Hills was at 2.1 or 2.3 units per household? Mayor Grant thought it was around 2.3. The number fluctuates but it's in that general range. Councilmember Holden said one of the things they strived for was to not have concentrations of affordable units all together. Councilmember Monson thought they were all aligned with that. City Administrator Perrault stated the 1.7 number stuck out in his mind as the developer was talking about market rate apartments but not the site as a whole. He thought the explanation was one to two people occupied per market rate unit but up to four in the affordable units. He can ask for clarification. I. Council Tracker Councilmember Holden asked if the tracker was up to date. City Administrator Perrault said to his knowledge it was. In the past Council had asked staff to not take anything off of the tracker until they were told by Council. 4. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Councilmember Rousseau said PTRC had a few motions that she wanted to bring Council's attention. They were asking to have some of the members attend a work session for clarity on plans to improve the roundabout at Lindey's. Some residents were disappointed with the grass and PTRC put together a few other options. Councilmember Holden said staff only has so many hours and they have raingardens that need to be cleaned. If they do this the City takes total responsibility for that area from that point on, to her they needed to know if Public Works had time for that. Also, where did PTRC separate from roadways and site lines? She would like to hear from staff to find out the financial implications and how much more work it will be before they meet with PTRC about it.