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. . e ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES MARCH 28, 2005 PAGE 3 OF 5 Councilmember Holden asked if there was anything else that could eat away at the TIP. Ms. Kvilvang replied she believed County Roads was the only thing that she could think of unless the State Auditors changed their figures for some reason. Mayor Aplikowski asked how the Council felt about the affordable housing requirements. She noted this could playa part in the public financing also. Couucilmember Larson noted there were creative ways to incorporate affordable housing. He stated he would support a broader mix of housing. Councilmember Grant stated he wanted to see this be a first class development and affordable housing, while it had a place, did not pull in as much TIP as other housing types. He stated if he had to take a side, he would want a high scale development. Ms. Kvilvang noted apartments being built today had affordable units in them, but you could not tell which they were and therefore, the appraiser did not differentiate this. She noted the biggest disparity was in the single-family homes, so most of the affordable housing, if any, could probably be in the higher density areas. Councilmember Larson noted other funding authorities might be more willing to assist with funding if there is affordable housing. Former Mayor Dennis Probst also noted there were life cycle developments which should also be looked at. He indicated seniors had no choice but to leave the community when they sold their singe-family homes and the kids who lived in the community could not afford to buy within the community once they were out of school. He noted the school district attendance was declining at an alarming rate because young families could not afford to live within the community and this was something they needed to take into consideration. Mayor Aplikowski noted work force housing was important to her and she recommended they have some of this type of housing. Mr. Clark asked if Council wanted to consider the policy at their April 11 th Council meeting. Councilmember Larson responded he did. Councilmember Grant responded his inclination was to say yes. He asked where they were on the timeline. Mr. Barr replied they were a little behind on the timeline, but it was important the Council was in agreement with this and it be a unanimous agreement. He noted they were under tight timeframes with the Army and GSA. Councilmember Grant stated he would like the residents to understand more about this financing, but he realized that could take a long time. He suggested they get the residents to understand this better. He noted by renaming this development from TCAAP to something else, he believed this would raise the awareness of the development with the residents. Councilmember Holden stated it was fine with her to put this on the April 11 th agenda. 3