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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - FEBRUARY 2, 2005 12 . Chair Sand stated he understood if they looked at the whole 2400 acres, the eastern half would remain as open space and even in that area there was discussion as to whether it would be active or passive open space and he believed the passive open space had a greater influence on the outcome. He believed there was a promise made that the eastern half would be open to the public, not just accessible to the Guard. He stated he had a concern with the density, but he believed this could be controlled through the proper design guidelines set by the City, as well as good architecture. He stated even though this was dense, they needed to take into account that this needed to be economically feasible to the City. Commissioner Holmes stated the thing that concerned her most with the density was the increase in traffic that this would generate. She believed this development would have a negative impact to the community. Mayor Aplikowski noted there were more people working in Arden Hills thM did not live in Arden Hills. Commissioner Thompson stated a lot of people wanted to live in the City, but did not want the large lot or wanted to downsize, so she believed there was an expectation that there would be other types of housing arrangements in the City. Mr. Clark stated if the City was not a part ofthis process; the Army could go out and look . for another buyer, which meant the City would have little control over the property. He noted right now the City had all of the control as to what type of a developnJent would be built. Chair Sand stated having sat through thc various meetings; he did not want to throwaway the hard work of 10 years due to the concerns of density. He believed the density issue could be addressed in the design concepts. He noted there has been a lot of input from a lot of people and he believed that should be respected. Commissioner Holmes stated what concerned her was that there were only three plans, which all looked the same. She believed thcre had not been a lot of work done on this. Chair Sand stated he would tend to defer to the experts on this because they had worked in this area for a long time. He noted there was not much they could do with respect to the road layout and the mixed use. Commissioner Zimmerman moved, seconded by Commissioner Larson to approve Resolution Recommending Adoption of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant Framework Plan dated January 13, 2005 with the correction to the fourth Whereas clause changing the date to January 24, 2004. The motion carried unanimously (5-1) (Commissioner Holmes opposed). . B. PLANNING COMMISSION 2005 PC WORK PLAN Mr. Hellegers presented the potential Planning Commission work plan for 2005. He indicated the plan showed two ongoing activities; TCAAP Land Use Planning, and