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Commissioner Monson requested further information regarding the process that would have to be followed by Ryan Companies in order to amend the TRC. Director Jagoe explained if the applicant chooses to seek a TRC amendment, this would be a 60 day process. She indicated a TRC amendment would also have to be approved by the County, which will add a couple more weeks to the process. She stated a final approval would also be needed from the JDA, which may add another 30 days to the process. She reported final plans would be needed in order to consider a TRC amendment. She explained a public hearing would have to be held by the City and JDA. Chair Wicklund asked if there were any project stopping comments from the JDA. Chair Wicklund requested an example of a TRC code that the JDA could modify within a certain percentage. Director Jagoe discussed the TRC parking requirements and noted the JDA could approve a deviation of 10%, otherwise a TRC amendment would have to be considered by the City. Chair Wicklund commented on how the TRC deviations were built into the code in 2016 in order to allow for minor variances without having to go back to the City for consideration. Commissioner Monson reported she supported the proposed variances in Attachment C. She suggested Ryan Companies provide staff with feedback on potential development hurdles. Commissioner McGuire stated she would welcome any feedback Ryan Companies had regarding any difficulties they were having with the TRC. She commented she was more concerned with the sustainability goals than the requested variances. Commissioner Weber indicated he did not have any issues with the proposed variance requests. He was of the opinion the EV parking information was very short within Ryan’s proposal and asked that this be further investigated in order to meet the sustainability guidelines. Commissioner Jebens-Singh questioned if the TRC was too stringent in order to meet the practical application for building materials. She stated it would be helpful to understand how much of this project was deviating from traditional building codes and sustainability standards. Mr. Wolf stated he would try and quantify this for the JDA. Commissioner Weber suggested Ryan Companies attend a future JDA worksession meeting in order to provide an update on the plans. Administrative Director’s Report Ms. Mitchell noted the County was working on an amendment for the purchase and sale agreement for the first ten acres of Outlot A and the remaining portion would be closed on later. She then provided the JDA with a legislative update noting Ramsey County would be