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<br /> ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES <br /> MARCH 28, 2005 PAGE 3 OF 5 <br />. Councilmember Holden asked if there was anything else that could eat away at the TIF. Ms. <br /> Kvilvang replied she believed County Roads was the only thing that she could think of unless <br /> the State Auditors changed their figures for some reason. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski asked how the Council felt about the affordable housing requirements. She <br /> noted this could playa part in the public financing also. <br /> Councilmember Larson noted there were creative ways to incorporate affordable housing. He <br /> stated he would support a broader mix of housing. <br /> Councilmember Grant stated he wanted to see this be a first class development and affordable <br /> housing, while it had a place, did not pull in as much TIF as other housing types. He stated ifhe <br /> had to take a side, he would want a high scale development. Ms. Kvilvang noted apartments <br /> being built today had affordable units in them, but you could not tell which they were and <br /> therefore, the appraiser did not differentiate this. She noted the biggest disparity was in the <br /> single-family homes, so most of the affordable housing, if any, could probably be in the higher <br /> density areas. <br /> Councilmember Larson noted other funding authorities might be more willing to assist with <br /> funding if there is affordable housing. <br /> Former Mayor Dennis Probst also noted there were life cycle developments which should also <br />. be looked at. He indicated seniors had no choice but to leave the community when they sold <br /> their singe-family homes and the kids who lived in the community could not afford to buy within <br /> the community once they were out of school. He noted the school district attendance was <br /> declining at an alarming rate because young families could not afford to live within the <br /> commtmity and this was something they needed to take into consideration. <br /> Mayor Aplikowski noted work force housing was important to her and she recommended they <br /> have some of this type of housing. <br /> Mr. Clark asked if Council wanted to consider the policy at their April II th Council meeting. <br /> Councilmember Larson responded he did. <br /> Conncilmember Grant responded his inclination was to say yes. He asked where they were on <br /> the timeline. Mr. Barr replied they were a little behind on the timeline, but it was important the <br /> Council was in agreement with this and it be a unanimous agreement. He noted they were under <br /> tight timeframes with the Army and GSA. <br /> Conncilmember Grant stated he would like the residents to understand more about this <br /> financing, but he realized that could take a long time. He suggested they get the residents to <br /> understand this better. He noted by renaming this development from TCAAP to something else, <br /> he believed this would raise the awareness of the development with the residents. <br />. Councilmember Holden stated it was fine with her to put this on the April II th agenda. <br /> 3 <br />