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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - FEBRUARY 2,2005 11 . things they had to balancc was to make this project economically fcasible and thcre would be probably be some public financing of the project. He stated this plan would offer a wide variety of housing types that might or might not be available in the City. Hc statcd this plan would be differcnt than the rcst of the community, but it would otTer a high-end of architectural detail. Hc noted thcy havc assumed densities below what he would call normal development standards. He statcd the densities would be highcr than the current comprchcnsive plan, but it would be lower than the surrounding communitics. He noted the density discussion would come back to thc Planning Commission for their thoughts and rccommcndations which would be givcn to thc City Council. Commissioncr Holmes stat cd shc could not support this Rcsolution bccause it did not follow the vision goals of the TCAAP vision with respect to open space, regional parks, and traftic. She noted the amenities arc all in thc northern part of the area, which would not benefit any of the residents on the south side of the City. Shc stated she wanted more paSSIve open spacc. Commissioner ZimmeIman stat cd they were looking at a compressed picture of what things would look likc. If they would actually get a concept of what this looked like, it was dcsigncd with a lot of open space and he believed met the goals of the area set forth previously. He statcd he would support the Resolution, and as it was currently configured it was an cxccllcnt rendition of what a large majority of the peoplc in thc City wanted. . Commissioner Modesettc stated she liked thc fact that thcy wcre spcaking to things that would change and they had to keep in mind that things could change a lot. She stated she agreed this site ncedcd to start out as a high quality concept. Shc statcd as thcy lookcd at the details, she also had some concerns that thc high quality would make it so unique that it would become cxclusivc. Shc stated it was important to her that the end rcsult should represent the nonnal fabric of society and not become too out ofthc ordinary. Mayor Aplikowski stated the goal was to provide jobs and homes for the people in thc area and that was why thcy were proposing thc mixcd use. She notcd there would bc higher density, but they want cd the people who livcd to also work there. She stat cd the transportation pattern had always bccn a challenge on this piecc fi-om the beginning. She indicatcd the road would necd to be looked at again and again before any definite dccisions wcre made. She stated they had not ahandoncd the neighborhood par~ conccpt and there were pockets of grccn spacc. Commissioner Holmes stated shc did not understand why Ramscy County had obtained thcir land and did not need to devclop it whilc the City was going to acquirc the land and havc it all developed. Shc belicvcd this area needcd a suhstantial amount of grecn spacc. Mayor Aplikowski replied thc City could not afford to not develop the land. Mr. Clark notcd thcrc would be many acres to the east that would rcmain opcn spacc. Commissioner Holmcs noted the east was not available to the City. . Mr. Clark stated the principal of thc Vento plan was that thcy recognize that there would be development on this property, but a significant portion of this property would remain open. He stated thc majority of the rcst of this propcrty would remain opcn spacc in perpetuity.